Le chaînon manquant (1980)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Picha

Writers:

Tony Hendra (screenplay)
Christine Neubaur (american version)

Release Date:

21 May 1980 (France)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

Adult animated comedy with rock music soundtrack portraying a far-fetched explanation of the Dawn of Man. |

Plot Keywords:

Sexual Arousal | Caveman | Cult Director | Adult Animation | Cartoon

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Richard Darbois	...	Oh (voice: French version)
Georges Aminel	...	Igua / Le gros con #3 (voice: French version)
Roger Carel	...	Croak / Le gros con #4 (voice: French version)
Jacques Ferrière	...	Le gros con #1 (voice: French version)
William Sabatier	...	Le gros con #2 (voice: French version)
Philippe Nicaud	...	Dragon (voice: French version)
Jacques Dacqmine	...	Récitant / Narrator (voice: French version)
Ron Venable	...	O (voice: English version)
John Graham	...	Igua (voice: English version)
Bob Kaliban	...	Croak / No Lobes (voice: English version)
Christopher Guest	...	No Lobes (voice: English version)
Clark Warren	...	No Lobes (voice: English version)
Bill Murray	...	Dragon (voice: English version)
Mark Smith	...	Narrator (voice: English version)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Plewa	...	Bone (voice)
Jonathan Schmock	...	Slick (voice)
James Vallely	...	Stewie Babcock (voice)

Also Known As:

B.C. Rock (USA)
De ontbrekende schakel (Belgium: Flemish title)
The Missing Link (International: English title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

France | Belgium

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Company:

Pils Films

Trivia:

In the english-language-dubbed version of the film, the voice of a fire-breathing dragon whose fire comes out of the wrong end is an uncredited Bill Murray.

Soundtrack:

THIS TIME 'ROUND

One of the best...

Definitely one of the best adult animated films ever made. I just don't understand why it is not available to buy on DVD OR VHS. We used to rent this film quite often back in the late 80's, but I have never seen it available for purchase ANYWHERE. Why is this? I found Ralph Bakshi's "Wizards" on VHS after years of searching. I have "Heavy Metal" on DVD. Why won't they make this available to us???????? This film is hilariously funny. The animation is awesome, and the story line is just too good! Complete senseless fun, and I would LOVE to show it to my kids now that they're grown. It sure would be nice to have even a limited re-release of this film so a whole new generation would be able to enjoy it.