Monte Hellman
Biography
Monte Hellman (born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 — April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. He was born in New York City, where his parents were visiting, but he grew up in Los Angeles.Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the horror film "Beast from Haunted Cave" (1959), produced by Roger Corman. He would later gain critical recognition for the Westerns "The Shooting" and "Ride in the Whirlwind" (both 1966) starring Jack Nicholson, and the independent road movie "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971) starring James Taylor and Dennis Wilson. His later directorial work included the slasher film "Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!" (1989) and the independent thriller "Road to Nowhere" (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Monte Hellman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (50)
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")
2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director (Directing)
2013
Strutter
Thanks (Crew)
2013
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
2011
Godard Made in USA
as Self
2010
Road to Nowhere
Director (Directing)
2010
Sodankylä Forever
as Self
2010
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
as Self
2007
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
Director (Directing)
2007
On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
Executive Producer (Production)
2007
Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
Director (Directing)
2007
Trapped Ashes
Director (Directing)
2006
Wanderlust
as Himself
2006
Stanley's Girlfriend
Director (Directing)
2006
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
2003
L.A. Without a Map
as Himself
1999
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
as Self
1998
To Have and to Hold
Thanks (Crew)
1996
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
as Self
1994
Love, Cheat & Steal
Additional Editing (Editing)
1993
Warren Oates: Across the Border
as Self
1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as Self
1993
Grey Knight
Editor (Editing)
1993
Reservoir Dogs
Executive Producer (Production)
1992
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
Story (Writing)
1989
Hellman Rider
as himself
1989
Iguana
Director (Directing)
1988
Someone to Love
as Attendee / Richard
1987
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
as Self
1987
Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day
as Himself
1986
Room 666
as Self
1982
Inside the Coppola Personality
Director (Directing)
1981
The Big Red One
Second Unit Director (Directing)
1980
Avalanche Express
Editor (Editing)
1979
An Almost Perfect Affair
as Monte Hellman on Filmfestival in Cannes
1979
China 9, Liberty 37
Director (Directing)
1978
Sudden Death
Editor (Editing)
1977
The Killer Elite
Editor (Editing)
1975
Shatter
Director (Directing)
1974
Cockfighter
Director (Directing)
1974
The Christian Licorice Store
as Joseph
1971
Two-Lane Blacktop
Director (Directing)
1971
Target: Harry
Editor (Editing)
1969
Head
Editor (Editing)
1968
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Dialogue (Writing)
1967
Ride in the Whirlwind
Director (Directing)
1966
The Wild Angels
Editor (Editing)
1966
The Shooting
Director (Directing)
1966
Bus Riley's Back in Town
Assistant Editor (Editing)
1965