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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-07-12 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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Known For

Acting

2013

A Fuller Life as Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")

2011

Produce Your Own Damn Movie! as Self

2010

Godard Made in USA as Self

Sodankylä Forever as Self

2007

Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor as Self

2006

Wanderlust as Himself

2003

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self

A Decade Under the Influence as Self

1999

L.A. Without a Map as Himself

1998

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self

1994

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder as Self

1993

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron as Self

Warren Oates: Across the Border as Self

1989

Hellman Rider as himself

1987

Someone to Love as Attendee / Richard

Out of the Blue and Into the Black as Self

1986

Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day as Himself

1982

Room 666 as Self

1971

The Christian Licorice Store as Joseph

Production

2010

Road to Nowhere as Producer

2007

Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson as Producer

Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor as Producer

On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited as Executive Producer

Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin as Producer

1992

Reservoir Dogs as Executive Producer

1978

China 9, Liberty 37 as Producer

1966

The Shooting as Producer

Ride in the Whirlwind as Producer

1963

The Terror as Location Manager

Directing

2013

Venice 70: Future Reloaded as Director

Vive L'Amour as Director

2010

Road to Nowhere as Director

2007

Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson as Director

Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor as Director

Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin as Director

2006

Trapped Ashes as Director

Stanley's Girlfriend as Director

1989

Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! as Director

1988

Iguana as Director

1981

Inside the Coppola Personality as Director

1980

The Big Red One as Second Unit Director

1978

China 9, Liberty 37 as Director

1974

Cockfighter as Director

Shatter as Director

1971

Two-Lane Blacktop as Director

1966

Ride in the Whirlwind as Director

The Shooting as Director

1964

Cordillera as Co-Director

Back Door to Hell as Director

Flight to Fury as Director

1959

Beast from Haunted Cave as Director

Editing

1993

Love, Cheat & Steal as Additional Editing

Grey Knight as Editor

1988

Iguana as Editor

1979

Avalanche Express as Editor

1978

China 9, Liberty 37 as Editor

1977

Sudden Death as Editor

1975

The Killer Elite as Editor

1974

Cockfighter as Editor

1971

Two-Lane Blacktop as Editor

1969

Target: Harry as Editor

1968

Head as Editor

1966

The Shooting as Editor

Ride in the Whirlwind as Editor

The Wild Angels as Editor

1965

Bus Riley's Back in Town as Assistant Editor

1964

Flight to Fury as Editor

1960

The Wild Ride as Editor

Writing

1989

Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! as Story

1988

Iguana as Writer

1967

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre as Dialogue

1964

Flight to Fury as Story

Crew

2013

Strutter as Thanks

1996

To Have and to Hold as Thanks