LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 28, 1986 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of cinematic ephemera, highlighted by an original vintage print advertisement announcing the opening day premiere of  "LINK" starring Elisabeth Shue on one of the pages. (see images).
In addition to the featured movie ad, which captures the era's distinct theatrical promotional graphics and classic key art, the surrounding pages provide a fascinating snapshot of late 20th-century entertainment and pop culture. Printed on authentic newsprint with genuine vintage toning, this original leaf is not a modern reprint, making it an ideal piece for custom framing, film history display, or inclusion in a dedicated cinema memorabilia collection.

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Background: The 1986 British horror-thriller Link, directed by Richard Franklin, stands out as a unique cinematic anomaly for its rare blending of techno-Gothic suspense, psycho-thriller tropes, and raw primate performance. What makes the film particularly notable is its extraordinary reliance on practical animal acting: rather than utilizing costumes or modern visual effects, the titular antagonist was portrayed by a real-life trained chimpanzee named Lockwood whose fur was dyed reddish-brown and fitted with facial prosthetics to simulate an unsettling orangutan-chimpanzee hybrid. Working under strict British animal welfare regulations that heavily capped animal filming hours, Franklin and screenwriter Everett De Roche relied on clever blocking, puppet double work, and animal trainer tricks to build psychological terror around a chimpanzee wearing a butler's suit who asserts violent dominance over an isolated coastal estate. Anchored by early-career lead Elisabeth Shue alongside legendary actor Terence Stamp, the cult film is further distinguished by an eccentric, circus-infused synth-and-orchestral score from acclaimed composer Jerry Goldsmith, making Link a distinctively bold artifact of 1980s creature-feature filmmaking.