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De Bont was born, one of 14 children, to a Roman Catholic family in Eindhoven. He first came to fame in the Netherlands as the cinematagrapher for the 1973 movie Turks Fruit, directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven. Since the early 1980s, he worked frequently in Hollywood. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Eindhoven is a municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender brooks. ... Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (born July 18, 1938) is a Dutch-born film director best known for his sometimes extremely violent science fiction films. ... Rutger Hauer Rutger Hauer (born January 23, 1944, Breukelen, the Netherlands) is an international movie star. ... ...

De Bont made his directorial debut with Speed in 1994 which was a big success. He followed this up with Twister in 1996. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

De Bont was married, secondly, to Monique van de Ven (for 17 years). He has two children from his first marriage.

Filmography

Director

• Meg(2006); based on Steve Alten's novel of the same title
• Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
• The Haunting (1999)
• Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
• Twister (1996)
• Speed (1994)

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See also

• 1997 Golden Raspberry Awards

The 18th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 22, 1998 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to recognise the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1997. ...

External links

• Jan de Bont at the Internet Movie Database