Jan de Bont

Biography

Jan de Bont (Dutch: [ˈjɑn də ˈbɔnt]; born October 22, 1943) is a Dutch retired cinematographer, director and film producer. He is best known for directing the films Speed (1994) and Twister (1996). As a director of photography, de Bont also worked on numerous blockbusters and genre films, including Roar, Cujo, Flesh and Blood, Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October, Lethal Weapon 3, and Basic Instinct.

Most Famous Work

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Tales from the Crypt

(1989) Director of Photography

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Twister

(1996) Director

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Speed

(1994) Director

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Die Hard

(1988) Director of Photography

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Minority Report

(2002) Producer

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Basic Instinct

(1992) Director of Photography

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Cujo

(1983) Director of Photography

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The Hunt for Red October

(1990) Director of Photography

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	Self	Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone 2020-12-15 Movie
2016	Self	Ken San 2016-08-20 Movie
2007	Self	Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo' 2007-09-01 Movie
2006	Self	Black Rain: Making The Film 2006-10-10 Movie
2003	Self	Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' 2003-05-06 Movie
1992	Self	The Ditvoorst Domains 1992-10-01 Movie
	N/A	HBO First Look 1992-06-12 TV Show
	Dutch Cameraman (uncredited)	Lethal Weapon 3 1992-05-15 Movie
1965	N/A	1, 2, 3, Rhapsody 1965-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Executive Producer	Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party 2023-11-19 TV Show
2012	Executive Producer	The Paperboy 2012-09-14 Movie
2003	Executive Producer	Thoughtcrimes 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Producer	Equilibrium 2002-12-06 Movie
	Producer	Minority Report 2002-06-20 Movie
1999	Executive Producer	The Haunting 1999-07-23 Movie
1998	Executive Producer	SLC Punk 1998-09-24 Movie
1997	Producer	Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997-06-13 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2012	Director of Photography	There Is No Plane to Zagreb 2012-11-20 Movie
1992	Director of Photography	Lethal Weapon 3 1992-05-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Basic Instinct 1992-03-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Shining Through 1992-01-31 Movie
1990	Director of Photography	Flatliners 1990-08-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Parker Kane 1990-08-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Hunt for Red October 1990-03-02 Movie
1989	Director of Photography	Black Rain 1989-09-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Tales from the Crypt 1989-06-10 TV Show
1988	Director of Photography	Die Hard 1988-07-15 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	Leonard Part 6 1987-12-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Who's That Girl 1987-08-07 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	Ruthless People 1986-06-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Clan of the Cave Bear 1986-01-17 Movie
1985	Director of Photography	Flesh + Blood 1985-08-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Jewel of the Nile 1985-08-01 Movie
1984	Director of Photography	Bad Manners 1984-11-11 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	All the Right Moves 1983-10-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Cujo 1983-08-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	The 4th Man 1983-03-23 Movie
1982	Director of Photography	I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can 1982-03-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	Breach of Contract 1982-01-01 Movie
1981	Director of Photography	Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker 1981-11-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Roar 1981-11-12 Movie
	Camera Operator	Roar 1981-11-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	Private Lessons 1981-05-01 Movie
1976	Director of Photography	Max Havelaar 1976-09-09 Movie
1975	Director of Photography	The Last Train 1975-09-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	Katie Tippel 1975-03-06 Movie
1973	Director of Photography	De blinde fotograaf 1973-12-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Family 1973-12-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	Turkish Delight 1973-02-22 Movie
1972	Director of Photography	João and the Knife 1972-04-01 Movie
1971	Director of Photography	Business Is Business 1971-09-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Blue Movie 1971-07-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Wrestler 1971-01-01 Movie
1970	Camera Operator	Joop Strikes Again... 1970-01-01 Movie
1969	Director of Photography	The White Slave 1969-11-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Carna 1969-05-19 Movie
1967	Director of Photography	Paranoia 1967-04-20 Movie
1966	Director of Photography	Body and Soul 1966-01-26 Movie
1965	Director of Photography	That Way to Madra 1965-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2003	Director	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life 2003-07-21 Movie
1999	Director	The Haunting 1999-07-23 Movie
1997	Director	Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997-06-13 Movie
1996	Director	Twister 1996-05-10 Movie
1994	Director	Speed 1994-06-09 Movie
1965	Director	1, 2, 3, Rhapsody 1965-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1997	Story	Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997-06-13 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1985	Cinematography	Madonna: The Virgin Tour — Live 1985-05-09 Movie
	Cinematography	Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story 1985-05-01 Movie
1976	Cinematography	She 1976-09-01 Movie
1970	Cinematography	Een winterliefde 1970-01-01 Movie
1969	Cinematography	De baby in de boom 1969-10-01 Movie
	Cinematography	Begrijpt u nu waarom ik huil? 1969-01-01 Movie
1967	Cinematography	Sabotage 1967-06-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1981	Supervising Editor	Roar 1981-11-12 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv