
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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Acting (19 movies)

L.A. Without a Map
1999

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998

Someone to Love
1987

Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day
1986

Wanderlust
2006

Out of the Blue and Into the Black
1987

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
1994

Room 666
1982

The Christian Licorice Store
1971

Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007

A Fuller Life
2013

Godard Made in USA
2010

Sodankylä Forever
2010

Warren Oates: Across the Border
1993

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011

A Decade Under the Influence
2003

An Almost Perfect Affair
1979
Directing (20 movies)

China 9, Liberty 37
1978

Two-Lane Blacktop
1971

Cockfighter
1974

Beast from Haunted Cave
1959

Trapped Ashes
2006

Ride in the Whirlwind
1966

The Shooting
1966

Road to Nowhere
2010

Back Door to Hell
1964

Iguana
1988

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013

Flight to Fury
1964

Shatter
1974

Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
1989
Stanley's Girlfriend
2006

Inside the Coppola Personality
1981

Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007

Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
2007

Venezia 70 - Future Reloaded, Monte Hellman
2013

Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
2007
| 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 |