Monte Hellman
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| Born | Monte Jay Himmelbaum July 12, 1929 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 2021 (aged 91) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. |
| Education | Los Angeles High School |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupations | Film director, writer, producer, editor |
| Known for | Two-Lane Blacktop, Reservoir Dogs |
| Spouse | Barboura Morris (1954–1958) |
alma_mater which should be merged with/replaced by education.alma_mater, education.Monte Hellman (/ˈmɒnti/; 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, the road movie Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) starring James Taylor and Dennis Wilson, and the drama film Cockfighter (1974) starring Warren Oates. 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). Hellman also served as an executive producer on Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992).