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7 MPH / Jan de Bont’s Excellent Adventure (with Bilge Ebiri)

7 MPH / Jan de Bont’s Excellent Adventure (with Bilge Ebiri)

From50 MPH


7 MPH / Jan de Bont’s Excellent Adventure (with Bilge Ebiri)

From50 MPH

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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

From Holland to Hollywood! 50 MPH talks to New York Magazine film critic Bilge Ebiri about the career and influence of Jan de Bont. They discuss the cinematographer's early days collaborating with a young Paul Verhoeven, his studio success behind the camera of classics like Die Hard, Flatliners and Basic Instinct and his transition to the director's chair from Speed to Twister and beyond.
Released:
Jul 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (48)

Get ready for rush hour! 50 MPH is a podcast dedicated to the making and legacy of Jan de Bont’s 1994 summer movie blockbuster SPEED. Across 50 episodes, this one-of-a-kind oral history takes you on a breakneck journey from conception to execution, distribution and beyond. Join entertainment journalist Kris Tapley as he talks to the people who made it happen and discusses their memories of an electrifying thrill ride that defied expectations and became a global, star-making phenomenon. Through conversations with actors, executives, filmmakers, film scholars and film fans, 50 MPH will attempt to secure SPEED’s rightful place in the canon of action cinema on the way to celebrating its fast-approaching 30th anniversary in style. Don’t forget to fasten your seatbelts!