Monte Hellman
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 12 Jul 1929
- Died
- 20 Apr 2021 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- 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).
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Known for
Reservoir Dogs199282Pop Score out of 100
The Big Red One198074Pop Score out of 100
Two-Lane Blacktop197178Pop Score out of 100
The Terror196355Pop Score out of 100
The Killer Elite197560Pop Score out of 100
The Shooting196677Pop Score out of 100
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre196763Pop Score out of 100
Ride in the Whirlwind196673Pop Score out of 100
Filmography
- 2013A Fuller Lifeas Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")
- 2013Venice 70: Future ReloadedDirector
- 2013StrutterThanks
- 2011Produce Your Own Damn Movie!as Self
- 2010Godard Made in USAas Self
- 2010Road to Nowhere