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name: "Theo van de Sande"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/theo-van-de-sande"
fi1m_id: "theo-van-de-sande"
imdb_id: "nm0005856"
tmdb_id: 10815
wikidata_id: "Q1718760"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "10 May 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 57
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T01:41:15.827106+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Theo van de Sande

## Identity

Theo van de Sande

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/theo-van-de-sande
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** theo-van-de-sande
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005856
- **TMDB ID:** 10815
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1718760
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_van_de_Sande, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1718760, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005856/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10815

Cinematographer. Born 10 May 1947 in Tilburg.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 10 May 1947, Tilburg
- **Active:** 1992–2013
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Sandler](https://film.one/person/adam-sandler.md), [Dennis Dugan](https://film.one/person/dennis-dugan.md), [Jack Giarraputo](https://film.one/person/jack-giarraputo.md), [Tim Herlihy](https://film.one/person/tim-herlihy.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 68 (3), 2010s 24 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 57 to 49 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Action 1, Drama 1, Horror 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $796m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_van_de_Sande, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1718760, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005856/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10815

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*Wayne's World*](https://film.one/film/waynes-world.md) (72)
- **Netflix:** [*Big Daddy*](https://film.one/film/big-daddy.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Theo van de Sande is a Dutch cinematographer. He was born in Tilburg on 10 May 1947 and graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam in 1970. He has worked as a cinematographer since 1972.

His credits include *Wayne's World* (1992), *Volcano* (1997), *Blade* (1998), *Cruel Intentions* (1999), *Big Daddy* (1999) and *Grown Ups* (2010). He won the Golden Calf for Best Cinematography in 1982 and 1987, and has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 1991.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theasc.com, nl.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Grown Ups 2* (2013), Fi1m 24, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/grown-ups-2.md)
- *Big Daddy* (1999), Fi1m 55, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/big-daddy.md)
- *Blade* (1998), Fi1m 76, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/blade.md)
- *Wayne's World* (1992), Fi1m 72, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/waynes-world.md)

## Complete filmography (82)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *La Dolce Villa* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Beautiful Wedding* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Strip Down, Rise Up* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Magic Camp* (2020), Director of Photography
- *The Wrong Missy* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Bad Santa 2* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Bosch* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *Deliverance Creek* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Homefront* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Grown Ups 2* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/grown-ups-2.md)
- *Love and Honor* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Carjacked* (2011), Director of Photography
- *S.O.S.: State of Security* (2011), Associate Producer, Cinematography
- *Just Go with It* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Grown Ups* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Hole* (2009), Director of Photography
- *The Silent Army* (2008), Director of Photography
- *The Memory Keeper's Daughter* (2008), Director of Photography
- *College Road Trip* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Steal a Pencil for Me* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Yours, Mine & Ours* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Beauty Shop* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Cowboy del Amor* (2005), Co-Producer, Director of Photography
- *Little Black Book* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Out of Time* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Eddie Griffin: DysFunktional Family* (2003), Director of Photography
- *High Crimes* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Double Take* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Little Nicky* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Tuesdays with Morrie* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Big Daddy* (1999), Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/big-daddy.md)
- *Cruel Intentions* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Blade* (1998), Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/blade.md)
- *Colors Straight Up* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Volcano* (1997), Director of Photography
- *The Practice* (1997), series, Director of Photography
- *Tales of Erotica* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Bushwhacked* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Exit to Eden* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem* (1994), Director of Photography
- *It Was a Wonderful Life* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Wayne's World* (1992), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/waynes-world.md)
- *Body Parts* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Eyes of an Angel* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Once Around* (1991), Director of Photography
- *The First Power* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Miracle Mile* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Rooftops* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Crossing Delancey* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Looking for Eileen* (1987), Director of Photography
- *The Pointsman* (1986), Cinematography
- *Hitting the Fan!* (1986), Director of Photography
- *The Assault* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Stranger at Home* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Private Resistance* (1985), Director of Photography
- *We Come As Friends* (1984), Camera Operator
- *Darlings!* (1984), Director of Photography
- *The Mine Anna* (1983), Cinematography
- *Giovanni* (1983), Cinematography
- *The Illusionist* (1983), Cinematography
- *The Future of '36* (1983), Director of Photography
- *The Cool Lakes of Death* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Waves* (1982), Director of Photography
- *The Girl with the Red Hair* (1981), Cinematography
- *Charlotte* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Chaos in de Rechtsstaat* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Whitey* (1980), Camera Operator
- *My Friend, or The Hidden Life of Jules Depraeter* (1979), Camera Operator
- *Kasper in the Underworld* (1979), Cinematography, Camera Operator
- *Q & Q* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Q & Q De Film* (1978), Camera Operator
- *Doctor Vlimmen* (1978), Cinematography
- *The Debut* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Sun of the Hyenas* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Melancholy Tales* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Q&Q* (1974), series, Cinematography
- *Dakota* (1974), Director of Photography
- *The Romantic Agony* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Naked Over the Fence* (1973), Camera Operator
- *Carna* (1969), Director of Photography
- *The Haunting in Wicker Park*, Director of Photography

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