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).
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Filmography
A Fuller Life
2013
as Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
as Self
Godard Made in USA
2010
as Self
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007
as Self
Wanderlust
2006
as Himself
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
2005
as Self
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
L.A. Without a Map
1999
as Himself
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
1994
as Self
Warren Oates: Across the Border
1993
as Self
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993
as Self
- No poster
Hellman Rider
1989
as himself
Someone to Love
1987
as Attendee / Richard
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
1987
as Self
Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day
1986
as Himself
Room 666
1985
as Self
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979
as Monte Hellman on Filmfestival in Cannes
The Christian Licorice Store
1971
as Joseph