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Link (1986)

R | | Horror | 19 September 1986 (USA)
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A zoology student must try to out smart a murderous and super-intelligent orangutan.

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Jane Chase
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Dr. Steven Phillip
Steven Finch ...
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Richard Garnett ...
Dennis
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Kevin Lloyd ...
Bailey
Joe Belcher ...
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Student Jane jobs as an assistant for the animal researcher Phillip in a lonesome old house. They live alone except for the chimpanzees and butler Link: a 45 years old very intelligent orangutan. Phillip wants to put Link to death. However before he can do this he's vanished tracelessly one morning. Link starts behaving more and more aggressive and prohibits Jane from using the phone or reaching the next village. When she punishes him by locking him out, he becomes violent. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

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orangutan | assistant | chimpanzee | attacked by a monkey | subjective camera | See All (53) »

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19 September 1986 (USA)  »

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$1,720,450 (USA)
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The script originally called for Link to be a chimpanzee, but when Locke got the role, Link was changed to an orangutan - although trainer Ray Berwick dyed his fur black, which actually made him look more like a chimp. See more »

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Link is an orangutan and they have reddish-brown fur, in the film he is recalled as a chimp and the trainers dyed his fur black. See more »

Quotes

Imp: [On the keyboard] KILL LINK!
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Written by Sam Coslow and Ralph Rainger
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Link for president...
5 May 2003 | by (Denmark) – See all my reviews

Best monkey horror movie ever - no other comes to mind so its not like there is too much competition. But who cares, this movie is great fun especially for us monkey fans. And who ever you might be, there is no denying that Link is one funky monkey.

All ye nay-sayers stop your monkey buisness and vote Link for president.
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