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Monte Hellman

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Writer | * 07/12/1932 († 88, 04/20/2021) | Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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 Gene Corman, Roger Corman's brother. 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 1989 slasher film Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! and the independent thriller Road to Nowhere (2010). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Action

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A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic ...

Reservoir Dogs

R

1992 | 4.1/5 | 1h 39min
Crime, Thriller
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A passionate filmmaker creating a film based upon a true crime casts an unknown mysterious young woman bearing a disturbing resemblance to the femme fatale in the story. Unsuspectingly, he finds himse ...

Road to Nowhere

R

2010 | 2.9/5 | 2h 1min
Mystery, Thriller, Romance / Love
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Three cowboys, mistaken for members of an outlaw gang, are relentlessly pursued by a posse. ...

Ride in the Whirlwind

Certification unknown

1966 | 3.1/5 | 1h 22min
Western
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A grotesquely disfigured harpooner called Iguana is severely mistreated by his fellow sailors on a whaling ship in the 19th century. One night he escapes and takes up residence on a remote island. He ...

Iguana

NR

1988 | 2.9/5 | 1h 28min
Drama, Thriller
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Movies with Monte Hellman as Actor(16)

as Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")2013 A Fuller Life
as himself2011 Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as himself2010 Godard Made in USA
as himself2007 Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
as himself2006 Wanderlust
as himself2003 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as himself2003 A Decade Under the Influence
as himself1999 L.A. Without a Map
as himself1993 Warren Oates: Across the Border
as himself1993 Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as himself1989 Hellman Rider
as Danny1989 Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
as himself1987 Out of the Blue and Into the Black
as Attendee / Richard1987 Someone to Love
as himself1982 Room 666
as Joseph1971 The Christian Licorice Store

Movies with Monte Hellman as Crew(51)

Directing/Director2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Directing/Director2010 Road to Nowhere
Production/Producer2010 Road to Nowhere
Directing/Director2007 Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
Production/Producer2007 Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
Directing/Director2007 Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
Production/Producer2007 Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
Production/Executive Producer2007 On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
Directing/Director2006 Stanley's Girlfriend
Directing/Director2006 Trapped Ashes
Editing/Editor1993 Grey Knight
Production/Executive Producer1992 Reservoir Dogs
Directing/Director1989 Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
Editing/Editor1989 Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
Writing/Story1989 Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
Directing/Director1988 Iguana
Editing/Editor1988 Iguana
Writing/Writer1988 Iguana
Directing/Director1981 Inside the Coppola Personality
Directing/Second Unit Director1980 The Big Red One
Editing/Editor1979 Avalanche Express
Directing/Director1978 China 9, Liberty 37
Editing/Editor1978 China 9, Liberty 37
Production/Producer1978 China 9, Liberty 37
Editing/Editor1977 Sudden Death
Directing/Director1977 The Greatest
Editing/Editor1975 The Killer Elite
Directing/Director1974 Cockfighter
Directing/Director1974 Shatter
Directing/Director1971 Two-Lane Blacktop
Editing/Editor1971 Two-Lane Blacktop
Editing/Editor1969 Target: Harry
Editing/Editor1968 Head
Writing/Dialogue1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Directing/Director1966 Ride in the Whirlwind
Editing/Editor1966 Ride in the Whirlwind
Production/Producer1966 Ride in the Whirlwind
Directing/Director1966 The Shooting
Editing/Editor1966 The Shooting
Production/Producer1966 The Shooting
Editing/Editor1966 The Wild Angels
Editing/Assistant Editor1965 Bus Riley's Back in Town
Directing/Director1964 Flight to Fury
Editing/Editor1964 Flight to Fury
Writing/Story1964 Flight to Fury
Directing/Co-Director1964 Cordillera
Directing/Director1964 Back Door to Hell
Directing/Director1963 The Terror
Production/Location Manager1963 The Terror
Editing/Editor1960 The Wild Ride
Directing/Director1959 Beast from Haunted Cave

Full Name: Monte Hellman
Born: Tuesday, 07/12 1932 (July) in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 04/20 2021 (April) in Eisenhower Medical Center (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Stanford University, Los Angeles High School
Spouses (current/former): Barboura Morris
Other names for Monte Hellman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Monte Himmelbaum"
"M. Hellman"
"Monte Jay Himmelbaum"
"Monte Jay Himmelman"
Monte Hellman frequently works together with these people:
Roger Corman (16x, Crew)
Jack Nicholson (15x, Actor)
Peter Bogdanovich (8x, Actor)
Gabriel Cowan (6x, Crew)
John Suits (6x, Crew)
Fred Roos (6x, Crew)
Dennis Hopper (5x, Actor)
Warren Oates (5x, Actor)
Samuel Fuller (5x, Crew)
Jaclyn Hellman (5x, Actress)
Henry Jaglom (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:571373, Added: 10/13/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024