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Ridley Scott‌

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Ridley Scott

South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

Ridley Scott

South Shields, County Durham, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1937-11-30

Popularity

star31.2

Biography

Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937) is an English filmmaker. He was raised in an Army family, meaning that for most of his early life, his father — an officer in the Royal Engineers — was absent. Ridley's older brother, Frank, joined the Merchant Navy when he was still young and the pair had little contact. During this time the family moved around, living in (among other areas) Cumbria, Wales and Germany. He has a younger brother, Tony, also a film director. After the Second World War, the Scott family moved back to their native north-east England, eventually settling in Teesside (whose industrial landscape would later inspire similar scenes in Blade Runner). He enjoyed watching films, and his favourites include Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane and Seven Samurai. Scott studied in Teesside from 1954 to 1958, at Grangefield Grammar School and later in West Hartlepool College of Art, graduating with a Diploma in Design. He progressed to an M.A. in graphic design at the Royal College of Art from 1960 to 1962. At the RCA he contributed to the college magazine, ARK and helped to establish its film department. For his final show, he made a black and white short film, Boy and Bicycle, starring his younger brother, Tony Scott, and his father. The film's main visual elements would become features of Scott's later work; it was issued on the 'Extras' section of The Duellists DVD. After graduation in 1963, he secured a job as a trainee set designer with the BBC, leading to work on the popular television police series Z-Cars and the science fiction series Out of the Unknown. Scott was an admirer of Stanley Kubrick early in his development as a director. For his entry to the BBC traineeship, Scott remade Paths of Glory as a short film. He was assigned to design the second Doctor Who serial, The Daleks, which would have entailed realising the famous alien creatures. However, shortly before Scott was due to start work, a schedule conflict meant that he was replaced on the serial by Raymond Cusick. At the BBC, Scott was placed into a director training programme and, before he left the corporation, had directed episodes of Z-Cars, its spin-off, Softly, Softly, and adventure series Adam Adamant Lives! In 1968, Ridley and Tony Scott founded Ridley Scott Associates (RSA), a film and commercial production company.Five members of the Scott family are directors, all working for RSA. Brother Tony has been a successful film director for more than two decades; sons, Jake and Luke are both acclaimed commercials directors as is his daughter, Jordan Scott. Jake and Jordan both work from Los Angeles and Luke is based in London. In 1995, Shepperton Studios was purchased by a consortium headed by Ridley and Tony Scott, which extensively renovated the studios while also expanding and improving its grounds.  

Movie Credits

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard‌
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calendar 2007

Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film

Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film‌
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calendar 2007

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory‌
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calendar 2022

The Making of the Last Duel

The Making of the Last Duel‌
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calendar 2021

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling‌
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calendar 2007

The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth

The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth‌
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calendar 2007

50 Films to See Before You Die

50 Films to See Before You Die‌
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calendar 2006

The Beast Within: Making Alien

The Beast Within: Making Alien‌
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calendar 2003

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema‌
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calendar 2005

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner‌
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calendar 2007

The Real Robin Hood

The Real Robin Hood‌
star5.7
calendar 2010

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus‌
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calendar 2012

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'‌
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calendar 2005

Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'

Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'‌
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calendar 2002

L'Âge d'or de la pub

L'Âge d'or de la pub‌
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calendar 2023

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'‌
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calendar 2000

Murder by Numbers

Murder by Numbers‌
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calendar 2004

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul‌
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calendar 2001

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies‌
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calendar 2017

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey‌
star7.9
calendar 2003

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood‌
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calendar 2005

Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'‌
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calendar 2015

The Alien Legacy

The Alien Legacy‌
star6.9
calendar 1999

A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema

A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema‌
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calendar 1986

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine‌
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calendar 2015

The Alien Saga

The Alien Saga‌
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calendar 2002

Black Rain: Making The Film

Black Rain: Making The Film‌
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calendar 2006

Giger's Alien

Giger's Alien‌
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calendar 1979

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money‌
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calendar 1996

Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'

Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'‌
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calendar 2014

Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous

Robin Hood - En vert et contre tous‌
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calendar 2017

Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman‌
star6.6
calendar 2013

The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema

The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema‌
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calendar 2018

Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us

Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us‌
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calendar 2005

Sword-and-Sandal

Sword-and-Sandal‌
star7.0
calendar 2019

The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'

The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'‌
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calendar 2016

Trumbull Land

Trumbull Land‌
star7.6
calendar 2018

One of the Missing

One of the Missing‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport

Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport‌
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calendar 2000

Hollywood Halloween

Hollywood Halloween‌
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calendar 1997

Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds‌
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calendar 2002

Memory: The Origins of Alien

Memory: The Origins of Alien‌
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calendar 2019

The Path to Redemption

The Path to Redemption‌
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calendar 2006

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal‌
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calendar 2001

Kreka: Dreamcatcher

Kreka: Dreamcatcher‌
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calendar 2021

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

The Blade Runner Phenomenon‌
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calendar 2021

The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'

The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'‌
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calendar 2002

Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero

Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero‌
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calendar 2023

The Making of Gladiator II

The Making of Gladiator II‌
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calendar 2024

Tv Credits

The Directors

The Directors‌
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calendar 1999

The Hollywood Greats

The Hollywood Greats‌
star3.5
calendar 1977

Prophets of Science Fiction

Prophets of Science Fiction‌
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calendar 2011

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction‌
star6.8
calendar 2018

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter‌
star5.7
calendar 2015

Kulturzeit

Kulturzeit‌
star3.5
calendar 1995

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma‌
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calendar 2023

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors‌
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calendar 2021