Link (1986)

When a female zoology student is invited to a remote seaside mansion to assist a primatology professor with his experiments involving chimpanzees, dangerous events start to occur, all involving the intelligent 45-year-old chimp, Link.

Director:

Richard Franklin

Writers:

Lee David Zlotoff (story) (as Lee Zlotoff), Tom Ackermann (story)

Stars:

Terence Stamp, Elisabeth Shue, Steven Finch

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Elisabeth Shue	...	Jane Chase
Terence Stamp	...	Dr. Steven Phillip
Steven Finch	...	David (as Steven Pinner)
Richard Garnett	...	Dennis
David O'Hara	...	Tom
Kevin Lloyd	...	Bailey
Joe Belcher	...	Taxi Driver

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | blonde | voyeurism | panties | nude girl | 

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Taglines:

Man is no longer in control!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

12

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming finished in July 1985. It was one of the last films made under the regime of Verity Lambert at EMI.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Dr. Steven Phillip: There are some turds in the hall, clear them up.

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Alternate Versions

There is another edition of the movie. On the French DVD and VHS, the film is longer and gives to the movie a much more psychological effect. If the first scene in the US cut is missing (the Imp's escape) all the parts with Terence Stamp are much longer and makes the movie much more coherent. Unfortunately, the only language provided on the French DVD is French.

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Connections

Features Blonde Vénus (1932)

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Soundtracks

APEMAN
Performed by The Kinks
Music by Ray Davies
Published by Davray Music Ltd.
Courtesy of Carlin Music

User Reviews

The chimps are too good to be in this movie

This movie started off very well, and I was beginning to think that I had stumbled across a pleasant surprise. Unfortunately, things weren't nearly as interesting in the second half, and so I can't quite recommend this one. The best scenes are when the chimps are displaying their remarkable talents. In fact, the pleasure of watching the chimpanzees is almost enough to make up for the otherwise mediocre story. The novelty does wear off, though, and the film suffers badly as a result. Shue and Stamp are both effective, but the script simply runs out of steam in the second half. Watch only if you love chimps.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 March 1986 (France)

Also Known As:

Link

Filming Locations:

St. Abbs, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$660,874, 5 October 1986

Gross USA:

$1,720,450

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,720,450

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Screen Entertainment, Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1