Monte Hellman
Directing
Born: July 12, 1929 · Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: April 20, 2021 (aged 91)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
1992
The Big Red One
1980
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971
The Terror
1963
The Killer Elite
1975
The Shooting
1966
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
Head
1968
Ride in the Whirlwind
1966
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
1989
The Wild Angels
1966
Beast from Haunted Cave
1959
Photos (3)
Movies (3)
Self / Appearances (16)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
Godard Made in USA
Self
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
L.A. Without a Map
Himself
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")
Room 666
Self
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
Self
Warren Oates: Across the Border
Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Self
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Self
Wanderlust
Himself
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
Self
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
Self
Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day
Himself
Directing (19)
The Big Red One
Second Unit Director
Two-Lane Blacktop
Director
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
Director
Ride in the Whirlwind
Director
Cockfighter
Director
Trapped Ashes
Director
The Shooting
Director
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
China 9, Liberty 37
Director
Road to Nowhere
Director
Beast from Haunted Cave
Director
Back Door to Hell
Director
Iguana
Director
Cordillera
Co-Director
Flight to Fury
Director
Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
Director
Inside the Coppola Personality
Director
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
Director
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
Director
Writing (4)
Producing (10)
Reservoir Dogs
Executive Producer
The Terror
Location Manager
Ride in the Whirlwind
Producer
The Shooting
Producer
China 9, Liberty 37
Producer
Road to Nowhere
Producer
Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
Producer
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
Producer
On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
Executive Producer
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
Producer
Other Crew (19)
The Killer Elite
Editor
Head
Editor
Two-Lane Blacktop
Editor
Ride in the Whirlwind
Editor
Cockfighter
Editor
The Shooting
Editor
The Wild Angels
Editor
Avalanche Express
Editor
Grey Knight
Editor
China 9, Liberty 37
Editor
Love, Cheat & Steal
Additional Editing
Bus Riley's Back in Town
Assistant Editor
Strutter
Thanks
To Have and to Hold
Thanks
Sudden Death
Editor
Iguana
Editor
The Wild Ride
Editor
Flight to Fury
Editor
Target: Harry
Editor