Hellman followed with, a film co-written by Jack Nicolson and co-produced by frequent Coppola collaborator Fred Roos. In 1966, the director teamed with screenwriter Carole Eastman ona Western starring Oates, Millie Perkins, Will Hutchins, and Nicholson, and was produced by Nicholson and Hellman. He reunited with Roos and Nicolson inHellman was a favorite of the later generation of indie filmmakers who came of age in the ’90s.
Hellman once spoke in an interview about his approach to directing actors. “I don’t want them to act,” he said. “They don’t have to be the character: they are the character. The character is whoever you cast, that actor becomes the character. That’s why casting is the most important job of the director…It’s like Clint Eastwood once said, ‘How can I tell Morgan Freeman how to act?’ So you don’t. That’s the bottom line.
In addition to his directing work, Hellman taught filmmaking at USC and the California Institute of the Arts. He is survived by daughter Melissa, son Jared and brother Herb.
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