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Jan de Bont

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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Jan de Bont at an event for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
Jan de Bont was born in the Netherlands to a Roman Catholic Dutch family on the 22 of October 1943. He has always had a creative mind and good mentality for camera techniques and soon got into film as a popular cinematographer. He worked on a huge number of films before finding himself on the production of the film Speed (1994), which became his first as a director. The film was a success and took him onto the next set for Twister (1996), which he also directed. But then the total flops started coming his way: firstly, Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), which he wrote and directed but without the company of Keanu Reeves. He also directed the star-packed The Haunting (1999) but that also failed him at the Box Office.

Later, Jan directed Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003), and is still active in cinema. His brilliant direction of Speed (1994) proves he is a director with a spark of his own.
BornOctober 22, 1943
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BornOctober 22, 1943
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 8 nominations

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Jan de Bont in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
Jan de Bont and Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
Lili Taylor and Jan de Bont in The Haunting (1999)
Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Jan de Bont, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in The Haunting (1999)
Keanu Reeves and Jan de Bont in Speed (1994)
Jan de Bont in Speed (1994)
Jan de Bont in The Haunting (1999)
Jan de Bont in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
Jan de Bont and Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
Jan de Bont and Angelina Jolie at an event for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
Jan de Bont and Angelina Jolie at an event for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
Jan de Bont at an event for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)

Known for:

Keanu Reeves in Speed (1994)
Speed
7.3
  • Director
  • 1994
Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in The Haunting (1999)
The Haunting
5.0
  • Producer
  • 1999
Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report
7.6
  • Producer(as Jan De Bont, produced by)
  • 2002
Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
Twister
6.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department(uncredited)
  • 1996

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Louis van Gasteren in Nema aviona za Zagreb (2012)
    Nema aviona za Zagreb
    • Cinematographer
    • 2012
  • Madonna in Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection (2009)
    Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
    • Cinematographer (video Who's That Girl" film segments)
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Beyond Words
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 1997
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    Tales from the Crypt
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, and Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
    Lethal Weapon 3
    • director of photography
    • 1992
  • Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992)
    Basic Instinct
    • director of photography (as Jan De Bont)
    • 1992
  • Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffith in Shining Through (1992)
    Shining Through
    • director of photography (as Jan De Bont)
    • 1992
  • Kevin Bacon, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Kiefer Sutherland, and Oliver Platt in Flatliners (1990)
    Flatliners
    • director of photography (as Jan De Bont)
    • 1990
  • Parker Kane (1990)
    Parker Kane
    • director of photography
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)
    The Hunt for Red October
    • director of photography (as Jan De Bont)
    • 1990
  • Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)
    Black Rain
    • director of photography (as Jan De Bont)
    • 1989
  • Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)
    Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989
  • Bruce Willis and Hart Bochner in Die Hard (1988)
    Die Hard
    • Cinematographer (as Jan De Bont)
    • 1988
  • Bill Cosby in Leonard Part 6 (1987)
    Leonard Part 6
    • director of photography (as Jan DeBont)
    • 1987
  • Madonna in Madonna: The Look of Love (1987)
    Madonna: The Look of Love
    • Cinematographer
    • Music Video
    • 1987

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
    Twister
    • addditional cinematography (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Mischief (1985)
    Mischief
    • additional photographer (as Jan DeBont)
    • 1985
  • Roar (1981)
    Roar
    • camera operator
    • 1981
  • Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven in Turkish Delight (1973)
    Turkish Delight
    • camera
    • 1973
  • Stamping Ground (1971)
    Stamping Ground
    • camera operator
    • 1971
  • Joop Strikes Again...
    • camera operator
    • Short
    • 1970
  • Beat-Club (1965)
    Beat-Club
    • filmbeiträge
    • TV Series
    • 1970
  • Obsessions (1969)
    Obsessions
    • camera operator: second unit
    • 1969
  • Now Do You Get It Why I'm Crying? (1969)
    Now Do You Get It Why I'm Crying?
    • camera operator
    • 1969

Producer

  • John Cusack, Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, and Zac Efron in The Paperboy (2012)
    The Paperboy
    • executive producer (as Jan De Bont)
    • 2012
  • Thoughtcrimes (2003)
    Thoughtcrimes
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Christian Bale and Taye Diggs in Equilibrium (2002)
    Equilibrium
    • producer (as Jan De Bont, produced by)
    • 2002
  • Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)
    Minority Report
    • producer (as Jan De Bont, produced by)
    • 2002
  • Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in The Haunting (1999)
    The Haunting
    • executive producer
    • 1999
  • SLC Punk! (1998)
    SLC Punk!
    • executive producer
    • 1998
  • Sandra Bullock and Jason Patric in Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
    Speed 2: Cruise Control
    • producer
    • 1997

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jan De Bont
  • Born
    • October 22, 1943
    • Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
  • Spouses
      Monique van de Ven1973 - 1988 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Feature audio commentary for the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003).
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Interviews
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was scalped by a lion on the set of Roar (1981).
  • Trademarks
      Frequently includes references to Stanley Kubrick's movies
  • Salary
    • Speed 2: Cruise Control
      (1997)
      $5,000,000

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