Monte Hellman
Directing
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.
Movies
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979
L.A. Without a Map
1999
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
1994
Godard Made in USA
2010
Room 666
1982
Someone to Love
1987
A Fuller Life
2013
The Christian Licorice Store
1971
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Wanderlust
2006
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
Sodankylä Forever
2010
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
Warren Oates: Across the Border
1993
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
1987
Make it Three Yards: A Conversation with James Taylor
2007
Plunging On Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day
1986