Monte Hellman

Monte Hellman

Known for

Directing

Born

July 12, 1929

Birthplace

Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died

April 20, 2021 (aged 91)

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 "Sile...

Best known work

Reservoir Dogs
Reservoir Dogs
1992
The Big Red One
The Big Red One
1980
Two-Lane Blacktop
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971
The Terror
The Terror
1963
The Killer Elite
The Killer Elite
1975
The Shooting
The Shooting
1966
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
Ride in the Whirlwind
Ride in the Whirlwind
1966
Head
Head
1968
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
1989

Filmography

  1. 2013

    A Fuller Life

    as Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")

  2. 2013

  3. 2013

    Strutter

    Thanks

  4. 2011

  5. 2010

  6. 2010

    Road to Nowhere

    Director, Producer

  7. 2007

  8. 2007

  9. 2007

  10. 2007

  11. 2006

  12. 2006

    Wanderlust

    as Himself

  13. 2006

  14. 2005

  15. 2003

  16. 2003

  17. 1999

  18. 1998

  19. 1996

  20. 1994

  21. 1993

    Love, Cheat & Steal

    Additional Editing

  22. 1993

  23. 1993

  24. 1993

  25. 1992

    Reservoir Dogs

    Executive Producer

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