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'It’s very suspenseful and moderately violent, although chimps indulge in bloodless violence,' said Franklin. It owes a bit to Psycho, actually, because you’ll notice that in mood, tone and look, it resembles Psycho II, crossed with the English setting of Jane Eyre.” 'For a long time, the girl doesn’t know, nor does the audience, exactly what happened to the doctor. ' Link is much more mysterious than it is horrifying,' said Franklin. After those films he decided to reactivate Link. Franklin tried to get finance for the film in Australia in 1981 but was then offered Psycho II which led to Cloak and Dagger. Since then, they’ve discovered that lions and other animals do it as well, but that, to me, was a really interesting idea for a good thriller.” Įverett De Roche wrote the script. The whole ’60s idea of man being the only animal to make war against its own kind was suddenly thrown out the window. She observed actual inter-tribal warfare, not unlike the opening of 2001, between two groups of chimps. In 1979 Richard Franklin optioned a short outline which he described as 'a sort of Jaws with chimps.' He did not do anything with it until the writer Everett de Roche showed him a National Geographic article by Jane Goodall about violence among chimpanzees.įranklin later said what sparked the idea of the film was Goodall observing 'the cannibalizing of young chimpanzees by one particular mad female chimp. He has a tendency to escape and kill other animals (birds, cats, sheep). Jed as Imp, Voodoo's son and Phillip's prized student in his studies.

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This is one of the few times a full grown chimpanzee is used in a film. Carrie as Voodoo, a female chimpanzee who is often caged for her aggressive nature, but is occasionally let loose.He was owned and trained by legendary animal trainer Ray Berwick. His fur was dyed darker and wore prosthetic ears to make him resemble a chimpanzee. Despite being written to be a chimpanzee and having a poster of his old circus days as a chimpanzee, the role was given to Locke who is an orangutan. Locke as Link, a 45 year old circus chimpanzee who now serves as Phillip's butler and lashes out against his human masters.Richard Garnett as Dennis, David's friend who goes with him on his search for Jane.

David O'Hara as Tom, David's friend who goes with him on his search for Jane.

Kevin Lloyd as Bailey, Phillip's friend who is called to put Link down.

Steven Pinner as David, Jane's boyfriend who investigates Phillip's estate after Jane's call gets abruptly cut off.

Anthony Perkins was offered the role but turned it down. Steven Phillip, an anthropologist studying the mental capabilities of chimpanzees in his isolated estate in the English countryside.

Elisabeth Shue as Jane Chase, a young American zoology studying in England who takes the opportunity to assist Dr.

They begin to take over the house and to get involved in inter-tribal squabbles, leading to a confrontation with Jane. Over time the chimps become more violent. She decides to stay with the chimpanzees. Philips disappears, but Jane thinks he left for London. Jane Chase is invited to his house during summer vacation as an assistant, and uponĪrriving, she gets greeted at the door by a chimpanzee named Link, dressed in a butler's uniform. I’m calling it an anthropological thriller as opposed to a psychological thriller.” ĭr Steven Phillip lives in a Victorian mansion by the English Coast with three chimpanzees whom he has been doing research on to investigate the “link” between man and ape. Shue and Goldsmith received Saturn Award nominations for their contributions.įranklin was a devotee of Alfred Hitchcock - he had recently directed Psycho II - and said after filming “I hesitate to liken it to The Birds because everyone will say ‘Oh (expletive), he's doing Hitchcock again.' Unlike The Birds, which is kind of a fantasy, Link is based on anthropological realities. The score was provided by Jerry Goldsmith. It was directed by Richard Franklin and written by Everett De Roche from a story by Lee David Zlotoff and Tom Ackermann. The title character, 'Link', is a super-intelligent yet malicious chimpanzee (played by an orangutan) who lashes out against his masters when they try to have him euthanised. Link is a 1986 British horror film starring Elisabeth Shue and Terence Stamp along with a trio of simian stars which consist of Locke as Link, Jed as Imp, and Carrie as Voodoo.