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""I just did it, and I probably made more mistakes than the average person who makes a first film. I didn't really have any help, and I wouldn't take any help. I had to do it on my own. Once I made my first film I considered myself a film-maker. I lost all interest in the theater and never went back""--Monte Hellman In 1970, an LA Times headline described Monte Hellman as ""Hollywood's best kept secret"". More than thirty years later, Hellman and his work are still secrets, his genius recognized only by a small but passionate group of admirers. This book is both a biography of Hellman and a critical study of his films, which include The Shooting, Two-Lane Blacktop and Ride in the Whirlwind. It also covers films to which Hellman has contributed as an editor, actor and producer, as well as those on which he has worked, in various capacities, without onscreen credit, such as Shatter and Robocop. Attention is focused on the hallmarks of Hellman's work, including his dominant themes and obsessive characters, and all the films are subjected to close stylistic analysis.

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Author:   Brad Stevens
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780786414345

ISBN 10:   0786414340
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 April 2003
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword      Introduction      1. Beast from Haunted Cave (1959)      2. The Filmgroup Expansions, 1962–1963      3. The Terror (1963)      4. Back Door to Hell (1964)      5. Flight to Fury (1964)      6. The Shooting (1966)      7. Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)      8. In Between Projects (1966–1970)      9. Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)      10. Shatter (1974)      11. Cock.ghter (1974)      12. In Between Projects (1974–1977)      13. China 9, Liberty 37 (1978)      14. In Between Projects (1978–1987)      15. Iguana (1988)      16. Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out! (1989)      17. In Between Projects (1989–2002)      Notes      Filmography      Index     

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I just did it, and I probably made more mistakes than the average person who makes a first film. I didn't really have any help, and I wouldn't take any help. I had to do it on my own. Once I made my first film I considered myself a filmmaker. I lost all interest in the theater and never went back - Monte Hellman

I just did it, and I probably made more mistakes than the average person who makes a first film. I didn't really have any help, and I wouldn't take any help. I had to do it on my own. Once I made my first film I considered myself a filmmaker. I lost all interest in the theater and never went back - Monte Hellman

Author Information

Brad Stevens has contributed to many film magazines, and is the author of Abel Ferrara: The Moral Vision. He lives in England.

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