Link (film)

Infobox Film | name = Link


caption =
director = Richard Franklin
producer = Richard Franklin
writer = Lee David Zlotoff and
Tom Ackermann (story)
Everett De Roche (screenplay)
starring = Elisabeth Shue
Terence Stamp
Steven Pinner
Richard Garnett
David O'Hara
Kevin Lloyd
Joe Belcher
music = Jerry Goldsmith
cinematography = Mike Molloy
editing = Andrew London
Derek Trigg
distributor = Cannon Films
released = October 1986 (USA)
runtime = 103 min.
language = English
rating = R
budget = Unknown
gross = $1,720,450 (USA)
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:29423
imdb_id = 0091415

"Link" is a 1986 British horror film starring Elisabeth Shue and Terence Stamp. The title character, "Link", is a super-intelligent orangutan who lashes out against his masters when they try to have him put to sleep. The film also features two chimpanzees, one of which is a baby.

It was directed by Richard Franklin and written by Everett De Roche from a story by Lee David Zlotoff and Tom Ackermann. The score was provided by Jerry Goldsmith. It was filmed in St. Abbs, Scotland.

Shue and Goldsmith received Saturn Award nominations for their contributions.

Although the title primate is clearly an orangutan, he is referred to as a chimpanzee through the entire film, and his fur appears to have been dyed black (Orangutans have reddish-brown fur).

It was originally written to be based in Australia, but when the director couldn't get funding in Australia, it was optioned in the UK. Successfully, it was produced in the UK.

External links

*imdb title|id=0091415|title=Link
* [http://www.britishhorrorfilms.co.uk/link.shtml britishhorrorfilms.co.uk] review
* [http://film.virtual-history.com/film.php?filmid=440 Movie stills]