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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Monte Hellman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
L.A. Without a Map
Wanderlust
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
A Decade Under the Influence
An Almost Perfect Affair
Warren Oates: Across the Border
Room 666
All Movies (20)
- A Fuller Life2013 · as Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")
- Produce Your Own Damn Movie!2011 · as Self
- Godard Made in USA2010 · as Self
- Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor2007 · as Self
- Wanderlust2006 · as Himself
- Reservoir Dogs Revisited2005 · as Self
- A Decade Under the Influence2003 · as Self
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood2003 · as Self
- L.A. Without a Map1999 · as Himself
- Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs1998 · as Self
- Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder1994 · as Self
- Warren Oates: Across the Border1993 · as Self
- Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron1993 · as Self
- Hellman Rider1989 · as himself
- Someone to Love1987 · as Attendee / Richard
- Out of the Blue and Into the Black1987 · as Self
- Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day1986 · as Himself
- Room 6661985 · as Self
- An Almost Perfect Affair1979 · as Monte Hellman on Filmfestival in Cannes
- The Christian Licorice Store1971 · as Joseph