#the bont

[mostlyuk]

North Wales by Catherine

[frankehstein]

THE HAUNTING (1999) dir. Jan de Bont

[chernobog13]

Maquettes of Godzilla created by Stan Winston's team for the proposed 1994 American film that was to be directed by Jan de Bont (Speed, Twister) and released by TriStar.

This film was abandoned by TriStar when the budget was projected to be in the $110-130 million range. De Bont insisted the film could be made for $100 million or less, but TriStar insisted on a $90 million budget, so de Bont left the project.

A few years later, after the success of Independence Day (1996), TriStar contracted Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich to make Godzilla. Their film ended up costing $125 million, and leaving a bad taste that persists to this day.

[drwannabebigger]

Lloyd Bonte

[itsallmadonnasfault]

Madonna 1985

[discordantwords]

Ok so look, I'm never going to write this. Just getting that part out of the way up front.

BUT. Picture Sherlock assisting Lestrade in tracking down a mad bomber who always seems to be one step ahead of them. The bomber calls Sherlock to taunt him and lets him know he's placed a bomb on a double-decker bus somewhere in the heart of London. Once the bus goes over a certain speed, the bomb arms itself. If it drops below that speed, it will explode.

Meanwhile, John Watson, invalided soldier currently working as a GP and bored out of his mind, finds himself late for work yet again. He rushes to catch the bus and makes it in the nick of time. Must be his lucky day. Except... who's the madman in the long coat chasing after the bus, and why does he seem so intent on getting on board?

[lisamarie-vee]

[filmbook21]

[meep-meep-richie]

i don't give a shit that this movie gets crappy reviews... i have owen in my fave horror genre; walking through the hallways of a haunted house; in a cute ass pj's while throwing a baseball...that's all i need; i'm a simple girl

[sleepapparition]

lololol idk why but this made me laugh

[fitsofgloom]

Frankly awesome Godzilla costume based on Stan Winston's design from the aborted 1994 Jan De Bont project that was scuttled by the 1998 Roland Emmerich film. Standing 7' tall and 12'' long, it was created by a North Carolina fan out of latex and upholstery foam for Halloween back in 2012. The 1977 Mattel Shogun Godzilla action figure -- standing just under 20'' -- provides a nice sense of scale.

[nine-frames]

"Hey, business is business. You use a gun, I use a fountain pen what's the difference?"

Die Hard, 1988.

Dir. John McTiernan | Writ. Jeb Stuart & Steven E. de Souza | DOP Jan De Bont

[specific90saesthetics]

People fleeing a drive-in screening of The Shining during a F4 tornado in Twister (1996).

[scenesandscreens]

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003)

"I'm not leaving you because I couldn't kill you. I'm leaving you because I could."

Director - Jan de Bont, Cinematography - David Tattersall

[machetelanding]