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Apr 11, 2015 · Director of photography Jan de Bont (who later directed “Speed”) had his scalp ripped off by a lion and required 120 stitches.
Cinematographer Jan de Bont was scalped by a lion, an injury requiring 220 sutures. Most members of the crew were injured, including de Bont, who was scalped by Cherries while he was filming under a tarpaulin; he received 220 sutures, but resumed his duties after recovering.
Apr 22, 2020 · The cinematographer Jan de Bont—who ultimately directed “Speed” and “Twister”—had his scalp torn off and needed a hundred and twenty stitches.
Nov 18, 2016 · (From our own deep dive on the film: “cinematographer Jan de Bont was scalped, requiring 220 stitches; Griffith was mauled by a lion, which required facial reconstructive surgery; an A.D ...
Award winning cinematographer Jan de Bont has photographed over 20 major films, and he has no doubt that "Roar" was the most intriguing, the most demanding, and the most challenging. "It was also pretty dangerous," de Bont recalled.
While serving as cinematographer for the 1981 film Roar, de Bont experienced one of many on-set injuries during filming, when a lion lifted his scalp, requiring 220 stitches. After Roar , de Bont shot the 1983 horror film Cujo , an adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name .
Jun 22, 2017 · As IndieWire detailed at the time: “Some of the injuries sustained in the course of production: cinematographer Jan de Bont was scalped, requiring 220 stitches; Griffith was mauled by a lion,...
