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.
Directed
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Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) — Director
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The Shooting (1966) — Director
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Ride in the Whirlwind (1966) — Director
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Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out! (1989) — Director
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Beast from Haunted Cave (1959) — Director
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Cockfighter (1974) — Director
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Trapped Ashes (2006) — Director
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Road to Nowhere (2010) — Director
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China 9, Liberty 37 (1978) — Director
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Shatter (1974) — Director
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Back Door to Hell (1964) — Director
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Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013) — Director
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Iguana (1988) — Director
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Flight to Fury (1964) — Director
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Inside the Coppola Personality (1981) — Director
- Stanley's Girlfriend (2006) — Director
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Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor (2007) — Director
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Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson (2007) — Director
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Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin (2007) — Director
Also appeared in
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) — Self
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Room 666 (1985) — Self
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L.A. Without a Map (1999) — Himself
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A Decade Under the Influence (2003) — Self
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A Fuller Life (2013) — Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")
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Someone to Love (1987) — Attendee / Richard
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Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993) — Self
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The Christian Licorice Store (1971) — Joseph
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Wanderlust (2006) — Himself
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An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) — Monte Hellman on Filmfestival in Cannes
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Reservoir Dogs Revisited (2005) — Self
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Warren Oates: Across the Border (1993) — Self
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Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder (1994) — Self
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Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998) — Self
- Hellman Rider (1989) — himself
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Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day (1986) — Himself
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Out of the Blue and Into the Black (1987) — Self
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Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor (2007) — Self
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Godard Made in USA (2010) — Self
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Produce Your Own Damn Movie! (2011) — Self