Monte Hellman (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Monte Hellman

Looking for reviews of films directed by Monte Hellman? Cinafilm has a total of 459 reviews across 11 movies directed by Monte Hellman.

Movies from this director have generally received mixed reviews and hold an average rating of 52%.

Two-Lane Blacktop is Monte Hellman's highest rated movie, with a score of 78% based on 272 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Monte Hellman is Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!, with a score of 29% based on 44 reviews.

Director Biography

Monte Hellman (born July 12, 1932) ​is 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 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 has included the 1989 slasher film Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! and the independent thriller Road to Nowhere (2010).

Monte Hellman has directed films starring Jack Nicholson, Harry Dean Stanton, Warren Oates and Fabio Testi.