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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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Acting (19 movies)

5.8

L.A. Without a Map

1999

7.1

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

2003

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Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

1993

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Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

1998

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Someone to Love

1987

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

1986

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Wanderlust

2006

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Out of the Blue and Into the Black

1987

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Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

1994

6.5

Room 666

1982

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The Christian Licorice Store

1971

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Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor

2007

6.6

A Fuller Life

2013

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Godard Made in USA

2010

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Sodankylä Forever

2010

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Warren Oates: Across the Border

1993

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Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

2011

8.0

A Decade Under the Influence

2003

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An Almost Perfect Affair

1979

Directing (20 movies)

Title	Year	Job
The Shooting	1966	Producer
Ride in the Whirlwind	1966	Producer
China 9, Liberty 37	1978	Producer
Iguana	1988	Writer
Reservoir Dogs	1992	Executive Producer
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson	2007	Producer
On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited	2007	Executive Producer
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor	2007	Producer
Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin	2007	Producer
Road to Nowhere	2010	Producer