The Scott brothers aren’t like the Coens. Ridley’s got his sci-fi stuff and Gladiator; Tony sticks to gunfire and explosions. Both, however, share the Denzel Washington casting itch, a production company called Scott Free and the gene to be prolific as hell. In the spirit of Tony’s The Taking of Pelham 123 arriving in theaters, let’s break down their success 1, 2, 3-style.
71
Age of Ridley Scott
64
Age of Tony Scott
18
Number of Feature Films Ridley’s Directed
15
Number of Feature Films Tony’s Directed
1977
Year of Ridley’s First Feature Film, The Duellists
1983
Year of Tony’s First Feature Film, The Hunger
1,960,000,000
Total Dollars Earned in Box Office
13,000,000
Dollars Earned From Biggest Duds
Ridley’s 1492: The Conquest of Paradise and Tony’s The Hunger
4,130
Total Running Time of All Films in Minutes
2
Number of Harrison Ford’s Fingers Rutger Hauer Breaks in Blade Runner
2
Number of a Kidnapper’s Fingers Denzel Washington Cuts Off in Man on Fire
4
Number of Shots Fired by Lorraine Bracco to Kill Andreas Katsuala in Someone to Watch Over Me
1
Number of Shots Fired by Susan Sarandon to Kill Geena Davis’ Rapist in Thelma & Louise
1
Number of Shots Fired by Denzel Washington in The Taking of Pelham 123
10
Approximate Number of Shots Fired at Hostages by John Travolta in The Taking of Pelham 123
3
Number of Best Directing Oscar Nominations
Ridley: 3, with no wins (Thelma & Louise, Gladiator and Black Hawk Down); Tony: 0
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35
Number of Oscar Nominations Films Have Earned
Ridley: 31, with 9 wins (including Best Picture for Gladiator); Tony: 4, with 1 win (Best Original Song for “Take My Breath Away,” from Top Gun)
6
Number of Films Starring Denzel Washington
Ridley: 1 (American Gangster); Tony: 5 (Crimson Tide, Man on Fire, Deja Vu, The Taking of Pelham 123, 2010’s Unstoppable)
5
Number of Films Starring Russell Crowe
Ridley: 5 (Gladiator, A Good Year, American Gangster, Body of Lies, Robin Hood); Tony: 0
3
Number of Films Starring Brad Pitt
Ridley: 1 (Thelma & Louise); Tony: 2 (True Romance, Spy Game)
1
Times Hannibal Lecter feeds in Hannibal
5
Times 2,000-year-old vampire Catherine Deneuve feeds in The Hunger
90
Minutes into GI Jane when Demi Moore “quits” Navy SEAL training
99
Minutes into GI Jane when Moore returns to training
77
Minutes into Top Gun when Tom Cruise “quits” the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School
84
Minutes into Top Gun when Cruise returns to training
1966
Year of Susan Sarandon’s Thunderbird Convertible in Thelma & Louise
635
Digits Displayed on the License Plate of Susan Sarandon’s 1966 Thunderbird Convertible in Thelma & Louise (FRS 635)
731
The Naval Vessel Register of the USS Alabama in Crimson Tide (SSBN-731)
4
Number of Remakes/Retellings Directed
Ridley: 2 (1492: The Conquest of Paradise, Robin Hood); Tony: 2 (Man on Fire, The Taking of Pelham 123)
274,800,000
Dollars Earned From Films Starring Tom Cruise
Ridley: Legend; Tony: Top Gun, Days of Thunder
2
Number of Films Starring Ex-Mrs. Tom Cruises
Ridley: Someone to Watch Over Me (Mimi Rogers); Tony: Days of Thunder (Nicole Kidman)
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8,000
Dollar Amount of Drug Money Michael Douglas’ Police Officer is Accused of Stealing in Black Rain
35,000
Dollar Amount of Bribe Money Denzel Washington’s Mass Transit Authority Bureaucrat is Accused of Accepting in The Taking of Pelham 123
51
Number of Racing Car Tom Cruise Drives in Daytona 500 Victory in Days of Thunder
33
Number Displayed on San Francisco Giant Jersey Wesley Snipes Wears After Breaking Out of His Slump in The Fan
900,000
Number of People a Russian Rebel Threatens to Kill for Every 1 of His Countrymen Killed in Crimson Tide
2
Number of Hostages John Travolta Threatens to Kill for the Death of a Fellow Hijacker in The Taking of Pelham 123
2
Number of Tom Berenger’s Family Members Taken Hostage by Andreas Katsulas‘ Killer at the End of Someone to Watch Over Me (wife and son)
1
Number of Wesley Snipes’ Family Members Taken Hostage By Robert De Niro’s Stalker at the End of The Fan (his son)
20
Number of People Taken Hostage by Subway Train Hijacker John Travolta in The Taking of Pelham 123
10,000,000
Dollar Amount of Ransom Travolta Demands in The Taking of Pelham 123
10,000,000
Dollar Amount of Ransom Dakota Fanning’s Kidnappers Demand in Man on Fire
99
Amount of Money Keira Knightley Pays in Seminar Costs to Become a Bounty Hunter in Domino
2
Number of Unicorns Glimpsed in Legend
3
Number of Unicorns Glimpsed in Blade Runner
250,000
Dollar Amount of Money Gary Oldman Pays for Hannibal Lecter’s Mask in Hannibal
10,000,000
Record Paycheck Amount Author Thomas Harris Earned for Selling the Movie Rights to Hannibal
1,750,000
Record Paycheck Shane Black Earned for Writing The Last Boy Scout
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1,000,000
Dollar Amount Nicolas Cage Pays to Ensure His “Daughter” Alison Lohman’s Future in Matchstick Men
54
Minutes into GI Jane of First Sighting of Demi Moore in Tank Top and Panties
40
Minutes into Top Gun of First Sighting of Tom Cruise’s Abs
40,000,000
Dollar Amount of Baseball Player Wesley Snipes’ Multiyear Contract in The Fan
10,000,000
Dollar Amount of Money Stolen from An Armored Car in Domino
10,100,000
Dollar Amount Domino Grossed at the U.S. Box Office
77,000,000
Dollar Amount of Profit Russell Crowe’s Trader Makes on $3 Billion in Sell Orders on the Bond Market in A Good Year
7,400,000
Dollar Amount A Good Year Grossed at the U.S. Box Office
2
Number of Times Tom Berenger Cheats on Lorraine Bracco with Mimi Rogers Before Things Turn Bloody in Someone to Watch Over Me
5
Number of Times Madeleine Stowe Cheats on Anthony Quinn with Kevin Costner Before Things Turn Bloody in Revenge
2
Number of Helicopters Downed in Black Hawk Down
2
Number of Women Who Deck Harrison Ford in Blade Runner (Joanna Cassidy and Daryl Hannah)
1
Number of Women Who Deck Viggo Mortensen in GI Jane (Demi Moore)
1
Number of Women Kevin Costner Decks in Revenge
9
Number of Years John Travolta Spent in Jail in The Taking of Pelham 123
15
Number of Years Denzel Washington Spent in Jail in American Gangster
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70
Approximate Number of People Killed in Amsterdam Terrorist Attack in Body of Lies
543
Number of People Killed in New Orleans Terrorist Attack in Deja Vu
6
Number of Crew Members of Space Ship Nostromo to Perish During the Encounter with the Alien
5
Number of Crew Members of Schooner Albatross to Perish During a Violent Windstorm in White Squall
1
Number of Crew Members of the U.S. Nuclear Submarine USS Alabama During Its Mission
12
Years It Took for the Release of Vangelis’ Blade Runner Soundtrack
7,000,000
Copies Sold of Top Gun Soundtracks
2,000,000
Copies Sold of Jay-Z’s American Gangster Album Inspired by the Film
4
Lifespan in Years of a Nexus-6 Model Replicant in Blade Runner
2
Times Tony Scott Has Worked with Quentin Tarantino (
1
Number of Films Tarantino Riffs on Top Gun (Sleep With Me)
1
Number of Tattoos on Joanna Cassidy’s Face and Neck in Blade Runner (a snake)
1
Number of Tattoos on John Travolta’s Neck in The Taking of Pelham 123 (the prison variety)
5
Number of Bike-Riding Japanese Mobsters It Takes to Locate and Decapitate Andy Garcia in Black Rain
1
Number of Lap Dances Keira Knightley Gives to Locate and Capture a Fugitive
2010
Year of Release for Ridley’s Robin Hood and Tony’s Unstoppable
Bonus:
1
Number of iPhone Apps Based on a Scott Movie (The Taking of Pelham 123)
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