Directed credits
17
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Monte Hellman
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
5.2
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 17Directed series: 0All crew credits: 36
TMDB ID: 20921
IMDb ID: nm0375494
Known for: Directing
Born: July 12, 1929
Died: April 20, 2021
Age: 91
Place of birth: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2013
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 5.89
Wikidata: Q945188
Also known as
Monte Himmelbaum • M. Hellman • Monte Jay Himmelbaum
Frequent jobs
Director (15)Co-Director (1)Second Unit Director (1)Editor (8)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)Thanks (2)Additional Editing (1)Assistant Editor (1)Dialogue (1)Location Manager (1)
Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Monte Hellman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Monte Hellman.
4.9
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
2013 Movie
5.7
Road to Nowhere
Director
2010 Movie
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
Director
2007 Movie
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
Director
2007 Movie
Sure Did Talk to You: A Conversation with Walter Coblenz, Jared Hellman and Michael Laughlin
Director
2007 Movie
5.0
Trapped Ashes
Director
2006 Movie
3.7
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
Director
1989 Movie
7.0
Inside the Coppola Personality
Director
1981 Movie
6.7
The Big Red One
Second Unit Director
1980 Movie
5.6
Shatter
Director
1974 Movie
6.0
Cockfighter
Director
1974 Movie
6.9
Two-Lane Blacktop
Director
1971 Movie
6.2
Ride in the Whirlwind
Director
1966 Movie
5.5
Back Door to Hell
Director
1964 Movie
6.0
Cordillera
Co-Director
1964 Movie
5.2
Flight to Fury
Director
1964 Movie
4.5
Beast from Haunted Cave
Director
1959 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Monte Hellman.
8.1
Reservoir Dogs
Executive Producer
1992 Movie
6.9
Two-Lane Blacktop
Director
1971 Movie
6.7
The Big Red One
Second Unit Director
1980 Movie
6.3
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Dialogue
1967 Movie
6.2
The Shooting
Producer
1966 Movie
6.2
Ride in the Whirlwind
Director
1966 Movie
6.1
Head
Editor
1968 Movie
5.7
The Killer Elite
Editor
1975 Movie
5.1
The Terror
Location Manager
1963 Movie
3.7
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
Director
1989 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Monte Hellman.
8.1
Reservoir Dogs
Executive Producer
1992 Movie
6.1
Head
Editor
1968 Movie
Strutter
Thanks
2013 Movie
6.9
Two-Lane Blacktop
Director
1971 Movie
5.7
The Killer Elite
Editor
1975 Movie
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
Director
2007 Movie
5.3
Someone to Love
as Attendee / Richard
1987 Movie
5.8
L.A. Without a Map
as Himself
1999 Movie
6.3
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Dialogue
1967 Movie
5.1
The Terror
Location Manager
1963 Movie
Godard Made in USA
as Self
2010 Movie
6.7
The Big Red One
Second Unit Director
1980 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Monte Hellman.
Strutter
Thanks
2013 Movie
On the Road Again: 'Two-Lane Blacktop' Revisited
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
3.4
To Have and to Hold
Thanks
1996 Movie
4.1
Love, Cheat & Steal
Additional Editing
1993 Movie
4.7
Grey Knight
Editor
1993 Movie
8.1
Reservoir Dogs
Executive Producer
1992 Movie
5.8
Iguana
Writer
1988 Movie
4.7
Avalanche Express
Editor
1979 Movie
5.2
China 9, Liberty 37
Producer
1978 Movie
8.0
Sudden Death
Editor
1977 Movie
5.7
The Killer Elite
Editor
1975 Movie
5.6
Target: Harry
Editor
1969 Movie
6.1
Head
Editor
1968 Movie
6.3
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Dialogue
1967 Movie
5.5
The Wild Angels
Editor
1966 Movie
6.2
The Shooting
Producer
1966 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Monte Hellman.
6.6
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "Vision of the Impossible")
2013 Movie
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
2011 Movie
Godard Made in USA
as Self
2010 Movie
Sodankylä Forever
as Self
2010 Movie
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
as Self
2007 Movie
5.0
Wanderlust
as Himself
2006 Movie
7.9
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
2003 Movie
7.1
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
2003 Movie
5.8
L.A. Without a Map
as Himself
1999 Movie
3.0
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
as Self
1998 Movie
6.0
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
as Self
1994 Movie
5.7
Warren Oates: Across the Border
as Self
1993 Movie