produced a movie called the manchurian candidate, which is about a brainwashed soldier who is the stepson of an important senator. take this scarf and strangle ed mavole to death. yes, ma am. i remember seeing the manchurian candidate when it first came out, and it s a very unsettling opening. you really feel like they re brainwashing you while you re watching it. hey, sarge, cut it out. quiet, ed, please. you just sit there quietly and cooperate. yes, ma am. the manchurian candidate, when people see it for the first time, it kind of blows their mind. it s got sci-fi elements to it in addition to being a really intriguing political thriller. i have here a list of the names of 207 persons who are known by the secretary of defense as being members of the communist party. the manchurian candidate is not a timid film.