The 5: Great Ads Directed by Tony Scott

This Week on The 5:  Tony Scott Commercials

Tony Scott, who died last week was best known for directing action films like Top Gun, True Romance and Crimson Tide was also pretty well known for directing great ads. In fact, it was his amazing work directing television commercials that paved the way for him to direct feature films.  Here are 5 great ones, starting with the most recent ad, which debuted just last week.  He did many other great ads, but these 5 were among the most memorable that we could find.

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1.  The Last Mountain Dew with Mark Cuban, 2012

2.  SAAB 900 Turbo Ad, Just Before Top Gun, 1985

3.   Barclay’s “Big” with Anthony Hopkins, 2000

4.  Telecom Italia, with Marlon Brando, 2000

5. BMW Beat the Devil Short, With Clive Owen, James Brown, Gary Oldman, 2002