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Man is no longer in control!
1986 | 103m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Richard Franklin |
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| Writer: | Lee David Zlotoff, Tom Ackermann, Everett De Roche |
| Staring: |
| Young graduate student Jane Chase becomes the new assistant to an eccentric zoology professor at the remote home he shares with two brilliant chimpanzees and an elderly orangutan butler named Link. But when one of the chimps is found dead and the professor mysteriously disappears, Link becomes dangerously aggressive towards Jane. Now, the time for “monkey business” is over and the true terror is about to begin. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 05, 1986 |
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| Director: | Richard Franklin |
| Writer: | Lee David Zlotoff, Tom Ackermann, Everett De Roche |
| Genres: | Thriller, Horror |
| Keywords | scotland, assistant, explosion, orangutan, doberman, chimpanzee |
| Production Companies | The Cannon Group, Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,720,450
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Elisabeth Shue | Jane Chase |
| Terence Stamp | Dr Steven Phillip |
| Steven Finch | David |
| Richard Garnett | Dennis |
| David O'Hara | Tom |
| Kevin Lloyd | Bailey |
| Joe Belcher | Taxi Driver |
| Geoffrey Beevers | Mr. Miller |
| Caroline John | Mrs. Miller |
| Daisy Ashford | Becky |
| Linus Roache | Student (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| Richard Franklin | Director |
| Lee David Zlotoff | Story |
| Tom Ackermann | Story |
| Keith Pain | Art Direction |
| Andrew London | Editor |
| Norman Garwood | Production Design |
| Steve Cooper | Set Designer |
| Les Benson | Property Master |
| Derek Trigg | Editor |
| Catherine Cook | Costume Design |
| Pat Hay | Makeup Artist |
| Mike Molloy | Director of Photography |
| Chris Corbould | Special Effects Technician |
| Yvonne Coppard | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Meinir Jones-Lewis | Hairdresser |
| Selwyn Roberts | Production Supervisor |
| John Dodds | Second Assistant Director |
| Chris Rose | First Assistant Director |
| Christopher Hall | Third Assistant Director |
| Roy Carnon | Concept Artist |
| Craig Hillier | Construction Manager |
| Peter Verard | Construction Manager |
| Darryl Paterson | Dressing Prop |
| Micky Swift | Standby Property Master |
| Patricia Johnson | Draughtsman |
| Adrian Jendrosz | Standby Property Master |
| Martin Hubbard | Carpenter |
| Dennis Bovington | Supervising Carpenter |
| Brian Muir | Sculptor |
| Peter Benson | Props |
| David Anderson | ADR Mixer |
| Campbell Askew | ADR Editor |
| Chris David | Dolby Consultant |
| John Hayward | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Richard Langford | ADR Mixer |
| Gerard McCann | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Steve O'Brien | Boom Operator |
| David Stephenson | Sound Mixer |
| Graham Sutton | ADR Editor |
| Ian Biggs | Special Effects Technician |
| Lyle Conway | Creature Effects Technical Director |
| Neil Corbould | Special Effects Technician |
| Michael Dawson | Special Effects Technician |
| Chris Gant | Special Effects Technician |
| John Gant | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Lesja Liber | Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects |
| Mike Scanlan | Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects |
| David White | Animatronics Designer |
| Mark Meddings | Special Effects Technician |
| Tracey Eddon | Stunts |
| Bobby Porter | Stunt Double |
| Tony Smart | Stunt Coordinator |
| George Binnersley | Focus Puller |
| Fred Brown | Electrician |
| Albert Clarke | Still Photographer |
| Jason Lehel | Focus Puller |
| Mike Lloyd | Camera Loader |
| Russell J. Lyster | Best Boy Grip |
| Mike Proudfoot | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Clive Rivers | Grip |
| Roy Rodhouse | Gaffer |
| Gale Tattersall | Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Jackie Burch | Casting |
| Priscilla John | Casting |
| Day Murch | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Terry Smith | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Suzi Stokes | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Robert Hambling | First Assistant Editor |
| Sarah Rains | Assistant Editor |
| Bob Jordan | Assistant Location Manager |
| Charles Salmon | Location Manager |
| Jean Bourne | Script Supervisor |
| Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
| Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Skaila Kanga | Musician |
| Mark Thomas | Musician |
| Diane DeLouise Wessel | Music Supervisor |
| Ray Berwick | Animal Wrangler |
| Graham Easton | Production Executive |
| Barbara Griffiths | Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects |
| John Ketteringham | Stand In |
| Sue Gentle | Stand In |
| Lynda Levy | Unit Publicist |
| Richard Morrison | Title Designer |
| Clare St. John | Production Coordinator |
| Everett De Roche | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Franklin | Producer |
| Verity Lambert | Executive Producer |
| Rick McCallum | Co-Producer |
| Selwyn Roberts | Associate Producer |
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