Monte Hellman (1929-2021)

Alias:
M. Hellman
Monte Himmelbaum
Monte Jay Himmelbaum

Birthplace:
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Born:
July 12, 1929

Died:
April 20, 2021

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).  Description above from the Wikipedia article Monte Hellman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Additional Editing:
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal

Assistant Editor:
1965  Bus Riley's Back in Town
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal

Co-Director:
1964  Cordillera
1965  Bus Riley's Back in Town
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal

Dialogue:
1964  Cordillera
1965  Bus Riley's Back in Town
1967  The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal

Director:
1959  Beast from Haunted Cave
1963  The Terror
1964  Back Door to Hell
1964  Cordillera
1964  Flight to Fury
1965  Bus Riley's Back in Town
1966  Ride in the Whirlwind
1966  The Shooting
1967  The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1971  Two-Lane Blacktop
1974  Cockfighter
1974  Shatter
1977  The Greatest
1978  China 9, Liberty 37
1981  Inside the Coppola Personality
1988  Iguana
1989  Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal
2006  Stanley's Girlfriend
2006  Trapped Ashes
2007  Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007  Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
2007  Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
2010  Road to Nowhere
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013  Vive L'Amour

Editor:
1959  Beast from Haunted Cave
1960  The Wild Ride
1963  The Terror
1964  Back Door to Hell
1964  Cordillera
1964  Flight to Fury
1965  Bus Riley's Back in Town
1966  Ride in the Whirlwind
1966  The Shooting
1966  The Wild Angels
1967  The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1968  Head
1969  Target: Harry
1971  Two-Lane Blacktop
1974  Cockfighter
1974  Shatter
1975  The Killer Elite
1977  Sudden Death
1977  The Greatest
1978  China 9, Liberty 37
1979  Avalanche Express
1981  Inside the Coppola Personality
1988  Iguana
1989  Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
1993  Grey Knight
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal
2006  Stanley's Girlfriend
2006  Trapped Ashes
2007  Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007  Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
2007  Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
2010  Road to Nowhere
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013  Vive L'Amour

Executive Producer:
1959  Beast from Haunted Cave
1960  The Wild Ride
1963  The Terror
1964  Back Door to Hell
1964  Cordillera
1964  Flight to Fury
1965  Bus Riley's Back in Town
1966  Ride in the Whirlwind
1966  The Shooting
1966  The Wild Angels
1967  The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1968  Head
1969  Target: Harry
1971  Two-Lane Blacktop
1974  Cockfighter
1974  Shatter
1975  The Killer Elite
1977  Sudden Death
1977  The Greatest
1978  China 9, Liberty 37
1979  Avalanche Express
1981  Inside the Coppola Personality
1988  Iguana
1989  Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
1992  Reservoir Dogs
1993  Grey Knight
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal
2006  Stanley's Girlfriend
2006  Trapped Ashes
2007  Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007  On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
2007  Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
2007  Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
2010  Road to Nowhere
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013  Vive L'Amour

Location Manager:
1959  Beast from Haunted Cave
1960  The Wild Ride
1963  The Terror
1964  Back Door to Hell
1964  Cordillera
1964  Flight to Fury
1965  Bus Riley's Back in Town
1966  Ride in the Whirlwind
1966  The Shooting
1966  The Wild Angels
1967  The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1968  Head
1969  Target: Harry
1971  Two-Lane Blacktop
1974  Cockfighter
1974  Shatter
1975  The Killer Elite
1977  Sudden Death
1977  The Greatest
1978  China 9, Liberty 37
1979  Avalanche Express
1981  Inside the Coppola Personality
1988  Iguana
1989  Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
1992  Reservoir Dogs
1993  Grey Knight
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal
2006  Stanley's Girlfriend
2006  Trapped Ashes
2007  Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007  On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
2007  Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
2007  Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
2010  Road to Nowhere
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013  Vive L'Amour

Producer:
1959  Beast from Haunted Cave
1960  The Wild Ride
1963  The Terror
1964  Back Door to Hell
1964  Cordillera
1964  Flight to Fury
1965  Bus Riley's Back in Town
1966  Ride in the Whirlwind
1966  The Shooting
1966  The Wild Angels
1967  The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1968  Head
1969  Target: Harry
1971  Two-Lane Blacktop
1974  Cockfighter
1974  Shatter
1975  The Killer Elite
1977  Sudden Death
1977  The Greatest
1978  China 9, Liberty 37
1979  Avalanche Express
1981  Inside the Coppola Personality
1988  Iguana
1989  Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
1992  Reservoir Dogs
1993  Grey Knight
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal
2006  Stanley's Girlfriend
2006  Trapped Ashes
2007  Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007  On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
2007  Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
2007  Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
2010  Road to Nowhere
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013  Vive L'Amour

Second Unit Director:
1959  Beast from Haunted Cave
1960  The Wild Ride
1963  The Terror
1964  Back Door to Hell
1964  Cordillera
1964  Flight to Fury
1965  Bus Riley's Back in Town
1966  Ride in the Whirlwind
1966  The Shooting
1966  The Wild Angels
1967  The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1968  Head
1969  Target: Harry
1971  Two-Lane Blacktop
1974  Cockfighter
1974  Shatter
1975  The Killer Elite
1977  Sudden Death
1977  The Greatest
1978  China 9, Liberty 37
1979  Avalanche Express
1980  The Big Red One
1981  Inside the Coppola Personality
1988  Iguana
1989  Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
1992  Reservoir Dogs
1993  Grey Knight
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal
2006  Stanley's Girlfriend
2006  Trapped Ashes
2007  Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007  On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
2007  Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
2007  Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
2010  Road to Nowhere
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013  Vive L'Amour

Story:
1959  Beast from Haunted Cave
1960  The Wild Ride
1963  The Terror
1964  Back Door to Hell
1964  Cordillera
1964  Flight to Fury
1965  Bus Riley's Back in Town
1966  Ride in the Whirlwind
1966  The Shooting
1966  The Wild Angels
1967  The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1968  Head
1969  Target: Harry
1971  Two-Lane Blacktop
1974  Cockfighter
1974  Shatter
1975  The Killer Elite
1977  Sudden Death
1977  The Greatest
1978  China 9, Liberty 37
1979  Avalanche Express
1980  The Big Red One
1981  Inside the Coppola Personality
1988  Iguana
1989  Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
1992  Reservoir Dogs
1993  Grey Knight
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal
2006  Stanley's Girlfriend
2006  Trapped Ashes
2007  Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007  On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
2007  Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
2007  Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
2010  Road to Nowhere
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013  Vive L'Amour

Thanks:
1959  Beast from Haunted Cave
1960  The Wild Ride
1963  The Terror
1964  Back Door to Hell
1964  Cordillera
1964  Flight to Fury
1965  Bus Riley's Back in Town
1966  Ride in the Whirlwind
1966  The Shooting
1966  The Wild Angels
1967  The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1968  Head
1969  Target: Harry
1971  Two-Lane Blacktop
1974  Cockfighter
1974  Shatter
1975  The Killer Elite
1977  Sudden Death
1977  The Greatest
1978  China 9, Liberty 37
1979  Avalanche Express
1980  The Big Red One
1981  Inside the Coppola Personality
1988  Iguana
1989  Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
1992  Reservoir Dogs
1993  Grey Knight
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal
1996  To Have & To Hold
2006  Stanley's Girlfriend
2006  Trapped Ashes
2007  Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007  On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
2007  Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
2007  Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
2010  Road to Nowhere
2013  Strutter
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013  Vive L'Amour

Writer:
1959  Beast from Haunted Cave
1960  The Wild Ride
1963  The Terror
1964  Back Door to Hell
1964  Cordillera
1964  Flight to Fury
1965  Bus Riley's Back in Town
1966  Ride in the Whirlwind
1966  The Shooting
1966  The Wild Angels
1967  The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1968  Head
1969  Target: Harry
1971  Two-Lane Blacktop
1974  Cockfighter
1974  Shatter
1975  The Killer Elite
1977  Sudden Death
1977  The Greatest
1978  China 9, Liberty 37
1979  Avalanche Express
1980  The Big Red One
1981  Inside the Coppola Personality
1988  Iguana
1989  Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
1992  Reservoir Dogs
1993  Grey Knight
1993  Love, Cheat & Steal
1996  To Have & To Hold
2006  Stanley's Girlfriend
2006  Trapped Ashes
2007  Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007  On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
2007  Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
2007  Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
2010  Road to Nowhere
2013  Strutter
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013  Vive L'Amour

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