Monte Hellman

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.

Monte Jay Himmelbaum war ein US-amerikanischer Filmregisseur, Produzent, Autor und Editor. Hellman begann seine Karriere als Editor-Lehrling bei ABC TV und gab sein Regiedebüt mit dem Horrorfilm Beast from Haunted Cave (1959), produziert von Gene Corman, Roger Cormans Bruder. Später erlangte er Kritikerlob für die Western The Shooting und Ride in the Whirlwind (beide 1966) mit Jack Nicholson in den Hauptrollen sowie den Independent-Roadmovie Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) mit James Taylor und Dennis Wilson in den Hauptrollen. Zu seinen späteren Regiearbeiten gehörten der Slasher-Film Silent Night (1989), Deadly Night 3 und der Independent-Thriller Road to Nowhere (2010).