Jan de Bont
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Jan de Bont | |
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Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, cinematographer |
Years active | 1965–present |
Spouse(s) | Monique van de Ven (1977–1988) Trish Reeves (?–present) |
Jan de Bont (born 22 October 1943) is a Dutch cinematographer, producer, and film director.
Early life and career
De Bont was born, one of 17 children, to a Roman Catholic family in Eindhoven, Netherlands. His earliest work after studying at the Amsterdam Film Academy was with the Dutch avant garde director Adriaan Ditvoorst. De Bont was cinematographer/cameraman on many of Ditvoorst's early films including the prizewinning nl . He first came to fame in the Netherlands as the cinematographer for the 1973 movie Turkish Delight, directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven. Since the early 1980s, he worked frequently in Hollywood.
Directing
De Bont made his directorial debut with the action thriller Speed in 1994, which was a surprise hit. He followed this up with the even more successful Twister in 1996. His output since has had mixed commercial and critical success. In 1997 he returned to direct the sequel Speed 2: Cruise Control, which was a commercial and critical failure. In 1999 he directed The Haunting remake. It was a commercial success, but heavily panned by critics, receiving five Razzie Award nominations and widely considered one of the worst remakes in cinema history.
Personal life
He was married to Dutch actress Monique van de Ven from 1973 to 1988. Monique starred in the 1973 film Turkish Delight, for which De Bont did the cinematography. De Bont has two children from his second marriage with Trish Reeves, Alexander (who had a part in Speed 2) and Anneke (who had a part in Twister).
Filmography
Lost Godzilla project
De Bont began pre-production on an American Godzilla film for a summer 1996 release, but quit the film at the end of 1994 when Sony Pictures would not approve his budget request.[citation needed]
Collaborations
Speed | Twister | Speed 2 | The Haunting | |
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Sandra Bullock | ||||
Todd Field | ||||
Richard Lineback | ||||
Joe Morton | ||||
Glenn Plummer | ||||
Alan Ruck |
See also
External links
- Jan de Bont at IMDb