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

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