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Jan de Bont ( Dutch: [ˈjɑn də ˈbɔnt]; born 22 October 1943) is a Dutch retired cinematographer, director and film producer. He is best known for directing the films Speed (1994) and Twister (1996).
Jan de Bont. Director: Speed. Jan de Bont was one of 17 children born into a Roman Catholic Dutch family in Eindhoven on 22 October 1943. Credited with being creative and having a good mentality for camera techniques, he became a popular cinematographer.
2 days ago · If he’d only ever been a cinematographer, Jan de Bont would have had an impressive career. Working with Paul Verhoeven, Richard Donner and Ridley Scott, the Dutch cameraman helped lens some of the most memorable action films and thrillers of the 1980s and 1990s. (Two of the best movies of that era, “ Die Hard ” and “ The Hunt for Red October ” were shot by him.) But in the early ...
Jul 9, 2024 · With the 4K release of “Twister” and ahead of the release of “ Twisters ,” a standalone sequel he says he had nothing to do with, de Bont recently spoke via Zoom about the arduous process ...
Jul 10, 2024 · Director Jan de Bont on Twister, revisiting the film for the 4K transfer, producer Kathleen Kennedy, that iconic cow, and the Twisters sequel.
Jul 10, 2024 · Celebrating the 4K remaster of their 1996 blockbuster, 'Twister' star Helen Hunt and director Jan de Bont reflect on the 'hard' shoot, Bill Paxton's talent, and the film's legacy ahead of the...
Jul 10, 2024 · In a new interview, Twister director Jan de Bont talks about fighting the studio to cast Helen Hunt and working with Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Jul 2, 2024 · ‘Twister’ Director Jan de Bont Remembers “Shapeshifters” Bill Paxton and Philip Seymour Hoffman. The filmmaker, who jumped to the director's chair after shooting classics like 'Die Hard' as a...
Jan de Bont. Director: Speed. Jan de Bont was one of 17 children born into a Roman Catholic Dutch family in Eindhoven on 22 October 1943. Credited with being creative and having a good mentality for camera techniques, he became a popular cinematographer.
Aug 12, 2023 · As he prepared to shoot the opening scene of Cujo, Jan de Bont began experimenting. Instead of gathering generic wide shots of a playful Saint Bernard chasing a rabbit throughout a green...
Jul 10, 2024 · With the release of the 4K remastering of Twister, director Jan de Bont finally gets to deliver the version of his vision he's happy to sign off on.
Jan de Bont had never been to Oklahoma or even seen a tornado in person when he first read the script for "Twister." But the Dutch filmmaker knew right away where and when he needed to make...
Imagine the irony, then, if Cruise were to learn the full story behind his one-time Eyes Wide Shut collaborator Stanley Kubrick supporting Jan de Bont on the original Twister, allowing him to use ...
Nov 5, 2020 · In a new interview timed to the 4K Blu-ray of The Haunting, the director of Speed and Twister talks about his horror movie with Steven Spielberg, killing Owen Wilson by chopping off his head, and...
Jun 30, 2024 · Jan de Bont, director of 1994's Speed, shares insights into the film's unique concept and Hollywood's initial skepticism. De Bont highlights the importance of the actors' experiences and...
Nov 5, 2020 · As a director, de Bont (who, we must remember, shot the original Die Hard) crafted the most ingenious son-of- Die-Hard movie ever with Speed and directed the equally groundbreaking Twister, which...
Nov 26, 2019 · Jan de Bont (b. 1943) has always been a very accomplished and one of the most creative and innovative cinematographers of his generation. Later on, when he also began directing and producing films, he became one of the most successful filmmakers of his era.
Jul 3, 2024 · 'Twister' Director Jan de Bont recalled that the late Bill Paxton and Philip Seymour Hoffman each helped make the cast of the 1996 film 'feel as if they had worked together for a really long time'
Dutchman Jan de Bont began his Hollywood career as a cinematographer on the likes of "The Jewel of the Nile" (1985) and "Die Hard" (1988) before becoming a crowd-pleasing action movie...
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TV Movie. Freya McAllister suddenly starts hearing voices in her head on the night of her High School Prom. From then on her future ends and she is diagnosed as a violent schizophrenic and committed to a mental hospital where she spends the next eight years of her life in mental madness.
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.
May 10, 1996 · Twister: Directed by Jan de Bont. With Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz. Two storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
Jul 23, 1999 · The Haunting: Directed by Jan de Bont. With Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor. Dr Marrow enlists Theo, Luke and Nell for a study of sleep disorders at the Hill House. As soon as the terrifying truth about the mansion is revealed, everyone is found fighting for their lives.
