Jan de Bont Biography (1943-)
Born October 22, 1943, in Amsterdam (one source cites Eindhoven), Netherlands; immigrated to the U.S., c. 1977; married Monique van de Ven (an actress anddirector; divorced); married Trish Reeves (producer of commercials); children: (second marriage) two. Addresses: Agent: The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- Dutch
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer, director, producer
- Birth Details
- October 22, 1943
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Cinematographer
- Body and Soul, 1966
- Paranoia, 1967
- Drop-Out, 1969
- De Blanke slavin (also known as Intriges van een decadente zonderling), 1969
- Baby in de boom (also known as The Baby in the Tree), 1969
- De Worstelaar (also known as The Wrestler), 1970
- Een Winterliefde, 1970
- Wat zien ik? (also known as Any Special Way, Business IsBusiness, and Diary of a Hooker), 1971
- Blue Movie, 1971
- Joao en het mes (also known as Joao), 1972
- Turkish Delight (also known as Turks fruit), Cinemation, 1973
- De Blinde fotograaf, 1973
- The Family, 1974
- Dakota, 1974
- Keetje Tippel (also known as Cathy Tippel, A Girl CalledKaty Tippel, Hot Sweat, and Katie's Passion), Cinema National, 1975
- De Laatste trein (also known as The Last Train), 1975
- Max Havelaar, 1976
- Speed Fever, 1978
- Private Lessons (also known as Philly), Jensen Farley, 1981
- Roar, Alpha-Filmways, 1981
- I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can, Paramount, 1982
- Breach of Contract, 1982
- De Vierde man (also known as The Fourth Man), InternationalSpectrafilm, 1982
- Cujo, Warner Bros., 1983
- All the Right Moves (also known as All Right), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- Bad Manners (also known as Growing Pains), New World, 1984
- (With others) American Dreamer, 1984
- The Jewel of the Nile, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
- Flesh & Blood (also known as The Rose and the Sword andFlesh + Blood), Orion, 1985
- (With Donald E. Thorin) Mischief, Warner Bros., 1985
- Ruthless People, Buena Vista, 1986
- The Clan of the Cave Bear, Warner Bros., 1986
- Who's That Girl?, Warner Bros., 1987
- Leonard, Part 6, Columbia, 1987
- Die Hard, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
- Bert Rigby, You're a Fool, Warner Bros., 1989
- Black Rain, Paramount, 1989
- The Hunt for Red October, Paramount, 1990
- Flatliners, Columbia, 1990
- Shining Through, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
- Basic Instinct, TriStar, 1992
- Lethal Weapon 3, Warner Bros., 1992
- Film Director, Except Where Indicated
- Speed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
- Twister, Warner Bros., 1996
- (And producer) Speed 2: Cruise Control, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
- (And executive producer) The Haunting, DreamWorks, 1999
- The Making of "The Haunting," 1999
- Other Film Work
- Executive producer, SLC Punk!, Sony Pictures Classics, 1999
- Producer, Strawberry Fields, 2001
- Producer, Equilibrium, Dimension Films, 2001
- Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Dutch cameraman, Lethal Weapon 3, Warner Bros., 1992
- De Domeinen Ditvoorst (documentary; also known as The DitvoorstDomains), CineTe Filmproductie, 1993
- Television Cinematographer
- Movies
- Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story (also known as The Ray Mancini Story), 1985
- Parker Kane, 1990
- Episodic
- "Split Personality," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1992
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- Wrote the story for Speed 2: Cruise Control, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997