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