Monte Hellman
Known For
Directing
Born
1929-07-12 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
2021-04-20
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.
Most Known For
L.A. Without a Map
as Himself
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
Godard Made in USA
as Self
Someone to Love
as Attendee / Richard
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
Room 666
as Self
An Almost Perfect Affair
as Monte Hellman on Filmfestival in Cannes
Wanderlust
as Himself
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
as Self
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as Self
Sodankylä Forever
as Self
Warren Oates: Across the Border
as Self
The Christian Licorice Store
as Joseph
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
as Self
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
as Self
Hellman Rider
as himself
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
as Self
Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day
as Himself