- Link (film)
Infobox Film | name = Link
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director = Richard Franklin
producer = Richard Franklin
writer =Lee David Zlotoff andTom 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)
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followed_by =
amg_id = 1:29423
imdb_id = 0091415"Link" is a 1986 British
horror film starringElisabeth Shue andTerence Stamp . The title character, "Link", is a super-intelligentorangutan who lashes out against his masters when they try to have him put to sleep. The film also features twochimpanzee s, one of which is a baby.It was directed by Richard Franklin and written by
Everett De Roche from a story byLee David Zlotoff andTom Ackermann . The score was provided byJerry Goldsmith . It was filmed inSt. 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 hisfur 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]
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