Monte Hellman
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jul 12, 1929
- Died
- Apr 20, 2021 (aged 91)
- Place of birth
- Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 36
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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Known for
Reservoir Dogs
1992Movie
Executive Producer
The Big Red One
1980Movie
Second Unit Director
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971Movie
Director, Editor
The Terror
1963Movie
Location Manager
The Killer Elite
1975Movie
Editor
The Shooting
1966Movie
Director, Producer, Editor
Filmography
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013Movie
Director
Strutter
2013Movie
Thanks
Road to Nowhere
2010Movie
Director, Producer
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007Movie
Director, Producer
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
2007Movie
Director, Producer
On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
2007Movie
Executive Producer
Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
2007Movie
Director, Producer
Trapped Ashes
2006Movie
Director
Stanley's Girlfriend
2006Movie
Director
To Have and to Hold
1996Movie
Thanks
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993Movie
Additional Editing
Grey Knight
1993Movie
Editor
Reservoir Dogs
1992Movie
Executive Producer
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
1989Movie
Story, Director
Iguana
1988Movie
Director, Writer, Editor
Inside the Coppola Personality
1981Movie
Director
The Big Red One
1980Movie
Second Unit Director
Avalanche Express
1979Movie
Editor
China 9, Liberty 37
1978Movie
Director, Producer, Editor
Sudden Death
1977Movie
Editor
The Killer Elite
1975Movie
Editor
Cockfighter
1974Movie
Director, Editor
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971Movie
Director, Editor
Target: Harry
1969Movie
Editor
Head
1968Movie
Editor
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967Movie
Dialogue
Ride in the Whirlwind
1966Movie
Director, Producer, Editor
The Wild Angels
1966Movie
Editor
The Shooting
1966Movie
Director, Producer, Editor
Bus Riley's Back in Town
1965Movie
Assistant Editor
Back Door to Hell
1964Movie
Director
Cordillera
1964Movie
Co-Director
Flight to Fury
1964Movie
Director, Story, Editor
The Terror
1963Movie
Location Manager
The Wild Ride
1960Movie
Editor
Beast from Haunted Cave
1959Movie
Director