Hunter (1973 film)
| Hunter | |
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| Directed by | Leonard Horn |
| Written by | Cliff Gould |
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| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hunter 1973". VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever on Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (1973-01-09). "Tongue-in-Cheek Spy Caper". The Los Angeles Times. p. 56. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "'Hunter' Is Suspense Movie Slated Tuesday". Beckley Post-Herald/The Raleigh Register. 1973-01-06. p. 19. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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