Monte Hellman

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).

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Filmography (20 Appearances)

A Fuller Life

2013

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

2011

Godard Made in USA

2010

Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor

2007

Wanderlust

2006

Reservoir Dogs Revisited

2005

A Decade Under the Influence

2003

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003

L.A. Without a Map

1999

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

1998

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

1994

Warren Oates: Across the Border

1993

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

1993

Hellman Rider

1989

Someone to Love

1987

Out of the Blue and Into the Black

1987

Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day

1986

Room 666

1985

An Almost Perfect Affair

1979

The Christian Licorice Store

1971 Debut
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