5 Movies Directed by Jan de Bont

Speed

Speed

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-06-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (241786 Reviews)

Director:

Jan de Bont

Fullplot:

Bomber terrorist's elevator plan backfires, so he rigs a bomb to a LA city bus. The stipulation is: once armed, the bus must stay above 50 mph to keep from exploding. Also if LAPD Officer tries to unload any passengers off, Payne will detonate it. Joe Morton co-stars as Jack's superior, and Jeff Daniels supports Jack helping him try to defuse the bomb.

Twister

Twister

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-05-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (135891 Reviews)

Director:

Jan de Bont

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Crichton

Anne-Marie Martin

Fullplot:

TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.

Speed 2: Cruise Control

Speed 2: Cruise Control

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-06-13

Languages:

English, American Sign Language, Portuguese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

3.7 (57010 Reviews)

Director:

Jan de Bont

Cast:

Writer:

Graham Yost (characters)

Jan de Bont (story)

Randall McCormick (story)

Randall McCormick (screenplay)

Jeff Nathanson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Annie Porter, the woman who was held on a bus with a bomb attached to it that will go off if it slows down. She dated the cop who saved her but broke up with him because he was constantly putting his life in danger. She would then date a guy named Alex who is also a cop but told her that he does a mundane assignment. But she eventually learns that he works for the same unit that the other guy worked for and is also addicted to danger. She wants to break up with but he surprises her with a cruise. She agrees to go. And he's planning to propose to her. But when he notice another passenger act peculiarly, he can't help but try to find out what's up with him. He's Geiger, a computer man who designed the ship's systems, who was fired. He then takes over the ship's systems and sets it on a course that will send it into a tanker. Alex tries to stop him.

The Haunting

The Haunting

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-07-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (55337 Reviews)

Director:

Jan de Bont

Cast:

Writer:

David Self (screenplay)

Shirley Jackson (novel)

Fullplot:

A remake of the classic 1963 movie "The Haunting" about a team of paranormal experts who look into strange occurrences in an ill-fated house. Through the course of the night some will unravel, some will question, and all will fight for their lives as the house fights back.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-07-25

Languages:

English, Mandarin

Countries:

USA, Germany, Japan, UK

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (94719 Reviews)

Director:

Jan de Bont

Cast:

Writer:

Dean Georgaris (screenplay)

Steven E. de Souza (story)

James V. Hart (story)

Fullplot:

Intrepid British archaeologist Lara Croft has made perhaps the most important archaeological discovery in history: an orb that leads to the mythical Pandora's Box. Unfortunately, the orb falls into the hands of Jonathan Reiss, an evil scientist who deals in killer viruses and hopes to sell the secrets of the box as the ultimate weapon. Recruited by British Intelligence to get the orb back from Reiss, Lara recruits Terry Sheridan, a British marine turned mercenary (and her former love interest) to help. The two embark on an adventure that spans continents in an attempt to regain the orb...

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