Monte Hellman

Monte Hellman (lahir Monte Jay Himmelbaum; 12 Juli 1929 — 20 April 2021) adalah seorang sutradara, produser, penulis, dan editor film Amerika. Ia lahir di New York City, tempat orang tuanya berkunjung, namun ia dibesarkan di Los Angeles. Hellman memulai karirnya sebagai editor magang di ABC TV, dan membuat debut penyutradaraannya dengan film horor "Beast from Haunted Cave" (1959), yang diproduksi oleh Roger Corman. Dia kemudian mendapatkan pengakuan kritis untuk film Barat "The Shooting" dan "Ride in the Whirlwind" (keduanya tahun 1966) yang dibintangi Jack Nicholson, dan film jalanan independen "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971) yang dibintangi James Taylor dan Dennis Wilson. Karya penyutradaraannya selanjutnya termasuk film pedang "Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!" (1989) dan film thriller independen "Road to Nowhere" (2010). Deskripsi di atas dari artikel Wikipedia Monte Hellman, berlisensi CC-BY-SA, daftar lengkap kontributor di Wikipedia.

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.