Monte Hellman
1929-07-12 (1929)Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USADirecting
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
A Decade Under the Influence
MOVIE • 2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
MOVIE • 2003
Someone to Love
MOVIE • 1987
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
MOVIE • 1993
An Almost Perfect Affair
MOVIE • 1979
L.A. Without a Map
MOVIE • 1999
A Fuller Life
MOVIE • 2013
Godard Made in USA
MOVIE • 2010
Room 666
MOVIE • 1982
Sodankylä Forever
MOVIE • 2010
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
MOVIE • 1998
The Christian Licorice Store
MOVIE • 1971
Wanderlust
MOVIE • 2006
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
MOVIE • 1994
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
MOVIE • 2011
Warren Oates: Across the Border
MOVIE • 1993
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
MOVIE • 1987
Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day
MOVIE • 1986