Monte Hellman

Actor · Director · Writer· Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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Filmography

32 credits across 5 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2013	Venice 70: Future Reloaded	Director	Film
2010	Road to Nowhere	Director	Film
2010	Road to Nowhere	Producer	Film
2006	Wanderlust	Himself	Film
2006	Trapped Ashes	Director	Film
2005	Reservoir Dogs Revisited	Self	Film
2003	Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood	Self	Film
2003	A Decade Under the Influence	Self	Film
1999	L.A. Without a Map	Himself	Film
1994	Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder	Self	Film
1993	Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron	Self	Film
1992	Reservoir Dogs	Executive Producer	Film
1989	Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!	Director	Film
1988	Iguana	Director	Film
1988	Iguana	Writer	Film
1987	Someone to Love	Attendee / Richard	Film
1985	Room 666	Self	Film
1979	An Almost Perfect Affair	Monte Hellman on Filmfestival in Cannes	Film
1978	China 9, Liberty 37	Director	Film
1978	China 9, Liberty 37	Producer	Film
1974	Cockfighter	Director	Film
1974	Shatter	Director	Film
1971	The Christian Licorice Store	Joseph	Film
1971	Two-Lane Blacktop	Director	Film
1966	The Shooting	Director	Film
1966	Ride in the Whirlwind	Director	Film
1966	The Shooting	Producer	Film
1966	Ride in the Whirlwind	Producer	Film
1964	Back Door to Hell	Director	Film
1964	Flight to Fury	Director	Film
1963	The Terror	Location Manager	Film
1959	Beast from Haunted Cave	Director	Film

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