Ridley Scott

With celebrated works such as Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, and Gladiator, Ridley Scott has secured his place in Hollywood. This legendary director and filmmaker has had an undeniable influence on art and the culture of filmmaking, but is also a respected media businessman.

In Ridley Scott: A Biography, Vincent LoBrutto delves into Ridley Scott's oeuvre in a way that allows readers to understand the yin and yang of his exceptional career. Presented is a unique crosscut between the biographical facts of Ridley Scott's personal life—his birth and early days in northeast England, his life in New York City—and his career in Hollywood as a director and producer of television commercials, TV series, miniseries, and feature films. Every film is presented, analyzed, and probed for a greater understanding of the visionary, his personality, and his thought process, for a deeper perception of his astounding work and accomplishments. The voices of cast and crew who have worked with Ridley Scott, as well as the words of the man himself, are woven throughout this book for a fully realized, critical biography, revealing the depth of the artist and his achievements.

Introduction
Mother's Milk: The Early Life of Ridley Scott
Brother and Brother: Boy and Bicycle
The Professional: From the BBC to Television Commercials
Fencers: The Duellists
Alienation: Alien
Electric Ladyland: Blade Runner
Mythology: Legend
Noir One/Noir Two: Someone to Watch over Me and Black Rain
Male Feminist: Thelma & Louise
Columbus Day: 1492: Conquest of Paradise
Adventures Not in Paradise: White Squall
Not G.I. Joe: G.I. Jane
Ridley Scott's Spartacu: Gladiator
You Don't Say No to 'Big Dino': Hannibal
The Burden of Men: Black Hawk Down
Con Job: Matchstick Men
Crusades and Romantic Comedy: Kingdom of Heaven and A Good Year
Crime Story: American Gangster
I Spy: Body of Lies
Revisionist Robin: Robin Hood
Prequel? Prometheus
At Law: The Counselor
Not Otto Preminger's Exodus: Exodus: Gods and Kings
Red: The Martian
Son of Prometheus: Alien: Covenant
True Crime Again: All the Money in the World
Epilogue