Monte Hellman (born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 — April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. 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
The Shooting
(1966)
Director
The Greatest
(1977)
Director
Cockfighter
(1974)
Director
Iguana
(1988)
Director
Trapped Ashes
(2006)
Director
China 9, Liberty 37
(1978)
Director
The Big Red One
(1980)
Second Unit Director
Two-Lane Blacktop
(1971)
Director
Shatter
(1974)
Director
Ride in the Whirlwind
(1966)
Director
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
(1989)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Beast from Haunted Cave
(1959)
Director
Back Door to Hell
(1964)
Director
Flight to Fury
(1964)
Director
Cordillera
(1964)
Co-Director
The Shooting
(1966)
Director
Ride in the Whirlwind
(1966)
Director
Two-Lane Blacktop
(1971)
Director
Cockfighter
(1974)
Director
Shatter
(1974)
Director
The Greatest
(1977)
Director
China 9, Liberty 37
(1978)
Director
The Big Red One
(1980)
Second Unit Director
Inside the Coppola Personality
(1981)
Director
Iguana
(1988)
Director
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
(1989)
Director
Trapped Ashes
(2006)
Director
Stanley's Girlfriend
(2006)
Director
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
(2007)
Director
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
(2007)
Director
Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
(2007)
Director
Road to Nowhere
(2010)
Director
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
(2013)
Director
Vive L'Amour
(2013)
Director
Acting
The Christian Licorice Store
(1971)
Joseph
Room 666
(1982)
Self
Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day
(1986)
Himself
Someone to Love
(1987)
Attendee / Richard
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
(1987)
Self
Hellman Rider
(1989)
himself
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
(1993)
Self
Warren Oates: Across the Border
(1993)
Self
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
(1994)
Self
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
(1998)
Self
L.A. Without a Map
(1999)
Himself
A Decade Under the Influence
(2003)
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
(2003)
Self
Wanderlust
(2006)
Himself
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
(2007)
Self
Godard Made in USA
(2010)
Self
Sodankylä Forever
(2010)
Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
(2011)
Self
A Fuller Life
(2013)
Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")
Editing
The Wild Ride
(1960)
Editor
Flight to Fury
(1964)
Editor
Bus Riley's Back in Town
(1965)
Assistant Editor
The Shooting
(1966)
Editor
Ride in the Whirlwind
(1966)
Editor
The Wild Angels
(1966)
Editor
Head
(1968)
Editor
Target: Harry
(1969)
Editor
Two-Lane Blacktop
(1971)
Editor
Cockfighter
(1974)
Editor
The Killer Elite
(1975)
Editor
Sudden Death
(1977)
Editor
China 9, Liberty 37
(1978)
Editor
Avalanche Express
(1979)
Editor
Iguana
(1988)
Editor
Grey Knight
(1993)
Editor
Love, Cheat & Steal
(1993)
Additional Editing
Production
The Terror
(1963)
Location Manager
The Shooting
(1966)
Producer
Ride in the Whirlwind
(1966)
Producer
China 9, Liberty 37
(1978)
Producer
Reservoir Dogs
(1992)
Executive Producer
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
(2007)
Producer
On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
(2007)
Executive Producer
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
(2007)
Producer
Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
(2007)
Producer
Road to Nowhere
(2010)
Producer
Writing
Flight to Fury
(1964)
Story
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
(1967)
Dialogue
Iguana
(1988)
Writer
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
(1989)
Story
Crew