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Monte Hellman

Producer, Editor, Director, Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born July 12, 1929Died April 20, 2021 (91 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Terror
  • Ride in the Whirlwind
  • Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
  • Cockfighter
  • Beast from Haunted Cave
  • China 9, Liberty 37
  • The Wild Ride

Known For

  • Reservoir Dogs
  • Two-Lane Blacktop
  • The Mechanic
  • The Shooting
  • The Big Red One
  • Ride in the Whirlwind
  • The Terror
  • Cockfighter
  • The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
  • Beast from Haunted Cave
  • Road to Nowhere
  • China 9, Liberty 37
  • Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
  • Avalanche Express
  • Back Door to Hell
  • The Greatest
  • Iguana
  • Reservoir Dogs: Deleted Scenes
  • Trapped Ashes
  • Shatter
  • Baretta
  • The Christian Licorice Store

Monte Hellman Filmography

2018
2013
A Fuller Life · as Self - Reader (segment "vision Of The Impossible")
2011
2006
Wanderlust · as Himself
2005
2003
2003
1998
L.A. Without a Map · as Himself
1993
1993
1982
Room 666 · as Self
1967
Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self

1989
1987
Someone to Love · as Attendee / Richard
1979
An Almost Perfect Affair · as Monte Hellman On Filmfestival In Cannes
1971

1988

1993
Love, Cheat & Steal · as Additional Editing
1989
1980
The Big Red One · as Second Unit Director
1979
Avalanche Express · as Post Director
1977
The Greatest · as Post Director
1972
The Mechanic · as Pre-Script Writer For Several Weeks
1967
1965
Bus Riley's Back in Town · as Assistant Editor
1964
Flight to Fury · as Story
1963
The Terror · as Assistant Director
1963
The Terror · as Location Manager

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