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Aliases: Monte Himmelbaum , M. Hellman , Monte Jay Himmelbaum

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 70

TV Involvements: 0


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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.

Most Famous Work

Reservoir Dogs
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8

Reservoir Dogs

(1992) Executive Producer
The Shooting
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6

The Shooting

(1966) Editor
Trapped Ashes
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5

Trapped Ashes

(2006) Director
Cordillera
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6

Cordillera

(1964) Co-Director
Grey Knight
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5

Grey Knight

(1993) Editor
Flight to Fury
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6

Flight to Fury

(1964) Editor
The Big Red One
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7

The Big Red One

(1980) Second Unit Director
Shatter
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6

Shatter

(1974) Director

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