Jan de Bont
Jan de Bont (born October 22, 1943 in Eindhoven , Province of Noord-Brabant ) is a Dutch cameraman , film director and film producer .
Life
Jan de Bont was born into a large family with 14 children and grew up in Eindhoven. As a 12-year-old boy, he made Normal-8 films and took jobs at wedding events.
He later studied at the Amsterdam Film Academy . There he met Paul Verhoeven , with whom he often worked. Together they made, among other things, the short film De Worstelaar in 1970 and the feature film What am I seeing ...! What do I see…! with Verhoeven directing and de Bont working as cameraman. The two gained a foothold in the US in the early 1980s and later worked there again in the films Flesh and Blood (1985) and Basic Instinct (1992). Jan de Bont has also worked as a cameraman in several major Hollywood productions: Die Hard (1988), Hunt for Red October (1990), Like a Light in a Dark Night (1992) and Focal Point LA - The Professionals Are Back (1992), in which he has a brief cameo as a Dutch cameraman. As a cameraman he has worked on more than 50 productions.
In 1994 Jan de Bont first directed. His action film Speed, starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock , was a huge hit. His next film, the disaster film Twister (1996), grossed as much as 495.7 million US dollars worldwide . The speed sequel Speed 2 - Cruise Control , for which he also wrote the script, as well as The Ghost Castle with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Owen Wilson and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life with Angelina Jolie , Gerard Butler , Ciarán Hinds , Djimon Hounsou and Til Schweiger , however, were flops.
Jan de Bont was married to the Dutch actress Monique van de Ven from 1973 to 1988 . He has two children with his new partner.
Filmography (selection)
- camera
- 1965: Ik kom wat later naar Madra
- 1970: De Worstelaar
- 1971: Stamping Ground (Rockfieber, Love and Music)
- 1972: What do I see ...! What do I see…! (Wat zien ik?)
- 1973: Turkish fruits (Turks fruit)
- 1975: The girl Keetje Tippel (Keetje Tippel)
- 1981: Roar
- 1983: The fourth man (De vierde man)
- 1983: Cujo
- 1985: Flesh and Blood (Flesh & Blood)
- 1985: The Jewel of the Nile (The Jewel of the Nile)
- 1986: The Incredible Kidnapping of Mad Mrs. Stone (Ruthless People)
- 1987: Bill Cosby - The Super Cannon (Leonard Part 6)
- 1988: Die Hard
- 1989: Black Rain
- 1990: The Hunt for Red October (The Hunt for Red October)
- 1990: Flatliners - Today is a beautiful day to die (Flatliners)
- 1992: Like a Light in a Dark Night (Shining Through)
- 1992: Basic Instinct
- 1992: Brennpunkt LA - The pros are back (Lethal Weapon 3)
- Director
- 1994: speed
- 1996: Twister
- 1997: Speed 2 - Cruise Control (also screenplay)
- 1999: The Haunting (The Haunting)
- 2003: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life)
- production
- 1997: Speed 2 - Cruise Control
- 1998: Punk (SLC Punk!)
- 1999: The Haunting (The Haunting)
- 2002: Equilibrium (Equilibrium)
- 2002: Minority Report
- 2003: Thought Crimes
Web links
- Jan de Bont in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bont, Jan de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch cameraman, film director and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eindhoven , Netherlands |