In 1970, an LA Times headline called Monte Hellman 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 fan base - folks willing to slip into dark alleys to purchase old copies of his film Back Door to Hell. This work is a biography of Hellman and an extensive study of his films and films he has worked on, including The Wild Ride, The Intruder, Ski Troop Attack, Creature from the Haunted Sea, Last Woman on Earth, The Terror, Dementia 13, Bus Riley's Back in Town, Flight to Fury, Beach Ball, and...
In 1970, an LA Times headline called Monte Hellman Hollywood's Best Kept Secret. More than thirty years later, Hellman and his work are still secrets,...