Director
Monte Hellman
July 12, 1929 · 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).
Often works with
Warren Oates
4 titles together
Two-Lane Blacktop, The Shooting, Cockfighter
Jaclyn Hellman
4 titles together
Two-Lane Blacktop, Beast from Haunted Cave, Flight to Fury
Jack Nicholson
4 titles together
The Shooting, Ride in the Whirlwind, Back Door to Hell
Harry Dean Stanton
3 titles together
Two-Lane Blacktop, Ride in the Whirlwind, Cockfighter
Millie Perkins
3 titles together
The Shooting, Ride in the Whirlwind, Cockfighter
John Hackett
3 titles together
Ride in the Whirlwind, Back Door to Hell, Flight to Fury
Full filmography · 20
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
20135
Road to Nowhere
Director
20105.8
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
Director
2007
Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
Director
2007
Trapped Ashes
Director
20065.1Stanley's Girlfriend
Director
2006
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
Director
19893.8
Iguana
Director and Writer
19886
Someone to Love
as Attendee / Richard
1987
Inside the Coppola Personality
Director
1981
An Almost Perfect Affair
as Monte Hellman on Filmfestival in Cannes
1979
China 9, Liberty 37
Director
19785.4