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Monte Hellman

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Date of birth
Jul 12, 1929
Date of death
Apr 20, 2021(aged 91)
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Monte Hellman

Biography of Monte Hellman:

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 has directed:

Venice 70: Future Reloaded(2013)
Road to Nowhere(2010)
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson(2007)
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor(2007)
Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin(2007)
Trapped Ashes(2006)
Stanley's Girlfriend(2006)
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!(1989)
Iguana(1988)
Inside the Coppola Personality(1981)
China 9, Liberty 37(1978)
Shatter(1974)
Cockfighter(1974)
Two-Lane Blacktop(1971)
Ride in the Whirlwind(1966)
The Shooting(1966)
Back Door to Hell(1964)
Flight to Fury(1964)
Beast from Haunted Cave(1959)

Monte Hellman has acted in:

A Fuller Life(2013) ... as Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!(2011) ... as Self
Godard Made in USA(2010) ... as Self
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor(2007) ... as Self
Wanderlust(2006) ... as Himself
Reservoir Dogs Revisited(2005) ... as Self
A Decade Under the Influence(2003) ... as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood(2003) ... as Self
L.A. Without a Map(1999) ... as Himself
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs(1998) ... as Self
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder(1994) ... as Self
Warren Oates: Across the Border(1993) ... as Self
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron(1993) ... as Self
Hellman Rider(1989) ... as Himself
Someone to Love(1987) ... as Attendee / Richard
Out of the Blue and Into the Black(1987) ... as Self
Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day(1986) ... as Himself
Room 666(1985) ... as Self
An Almost Perfect Affair(1979) ... as Monte Hellman on Filmfestival in Cannes
The Christian Licorice Store(1971) ... as Joseph

Additional credits for Monte Hellman:

Strutter(2013)(Thanks)
Road to Nowhere(2010)(Producer)
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson(2007)(Producer)
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor(2007)(Producer)
On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited(2007)(Executive Producer)
Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin(2007)(Producer)
To Have and to Hold(1996)(Thanks)
Love, Cheat & Steal(1993)(Additional Editing)
Grey Knight(1993)(Editor)
Reservoir Dogs(1992)(Executive Producer)
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!(1989)(Story)
Iguana(1988)(Writer)
The Big Red One(1980)(Second Unit Director)
Avalanche Express(1979)(Editor)
China 9, Liberty 37(1978)(Editor)
Sudden Death(1977)(Editor)
The Killer Elite(1975)(Editor)
Cockfighter(1974)(Editor)
Two-Lane Blacktop(1971)(Editor)
Target: Harry(1969)(Editor)
Head(1968)(Editor)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre(1967)(Dialogue)
Ride in the Whirlwind(1966)(Producer)
The Wild Angels(1966)(Editor)
The Shooting(1966)(Producer)
Bus Riley's Back in Town(1965)(Assistant Editor)
Cordillera(1964)(Co-Director)
Flight to Fury(1964)(Story)
The Terror(1963)(Location Manager)
The Wild Ride(1960)(Editor)

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