Hunter (1973 film)

Hunter is a 1973 film directed by Leonard Horn and written by Cliff Gould, starring John Vernon,^[1] involving the kidnapping and brainwashing of a race car driver in order to turn him into an assassin against America.^[2][3][4] The torture used against him involves forcing him to watch footage of the Winged monkeys from The Wizard of Oz, a-la A Clockwork Orange, giving rise to the pop-culture catch phrase "Please, stop the monkeys!"^{[citation needed]}

Hunter
Directed by	Leonard Horn
Written by	Cliff Gould
Starring	John Vernon Steve Ihnat Sabrina Scharf Edward Binns Fritz Weaver Ed Flanders
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Release date	1973 (1973)

References

1. Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Film index. Television index. Vol. 2. Section 3. Section 4. McFarland. 1983. p. 919. ISBN 978-0-89950-070-6.
2. "Hunter 1973". VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever on Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
3. Thomas, Kevin (1973-01-09). "Tongue-in-Cheek Spy Caper". The Los Angeles Times. p. 56. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
4. "'Hunter' Is Suspense Movie Slated Tuesday". Beckley Post-Herald/The Raleigh Register. 1973-01-06. p. 19. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

External links

• Hunter at IMDb