''Hunter'' is a 1973 film directed by

Leonard Horn Leonard Horn (August 1, 1926 – May 25, 1975) was an American director of prime time television programs in the 1960s and 1970s and helped shape a number of "classic" adventure and sci-fi series, including '' Mission: Impossible'', '' Mannix'' ...

and written by Cliff Gould, starring

John Vernon John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer ...

, involving the kidnapping and brainwashing of a race car driver in order to turn him into an assassin against America. The torture used against him involves forcing him to watch footage of the

Winged monkeys Winged monkeys are fictional characters created by American author L. Frank Baum in his children's novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1900). They are jungle monkeys with bird-like feathered wings. They are most notably remembered from the fam ...

from '' The Wizard of Oz'', a-la '' A Clockwork Orange'', giving rise to the pop-culture catch phrase "Please, stop the monkeys!"

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* 1973 films Films scored by Lalo Schifrin American thriller films 1970s thriller films Films directed by Leonard Horn 1970s American films {{US-tv-film-stub