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Monte Hellman

Directing · Born July 12, 1929 · 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Monte Hellman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Monte Hellman movies and shows

  • Reservoir Dogs1992
  • The Big Red One1980
  • Venice 70: Future Reloaded2013
  • The Shooting1966
  • Ride in the Whirlwind1966
  • Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!1989
  • The Killer Elite1975
  • The St. Valentine's Day Massacre1967
  • Avalanche Express1979
  • Two-Lane Blacktop1971
  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood2003
  • China 9, Liberty 371978
  • The Terror1963
  • L.A. Without a Map1999
  • Beast from Haunted Cave1959
  • The Christian Licorice Store1971
  • An Almost Perfect Affair1979
  • A Decade Under the Influence2003
  • Head1968
  • The Wild Angels1966
  • Love, Cheat & Steal1993
  • Trapped Ashes2006
  • Bus Riley's Back in Town1965
  • Someone to Love1987