olds m ith ▁received ▁Sat urn ▁Award ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁their ▁contributions . ▁ ▁Link ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁ch imp anze e , ▁as ▁is ▁ev iden ced ▁by ▁a ▁poster ▁of ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁old ▁circ us ▁days ▁as ▁a ▁ch imp anze e , ▁but ▁for ▁some ▁unknown ▁reason ▁he ▁is ▁played ▁by ▁an ▁or ang ut an ▁who ▁has ▁his ▁fur ▁colored ▁dark er ▁and ▁is ▁we aring ▁prost h etic ▁ears ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁res emble ▁a ▁ch imp anze e . ▁ ▁Franklin ▁was ▁a ▁dev ote e ▁of ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ▁- ▁he ▁had ▁recently ▁directed ▁Ps y cho ▁II ▁- ▁and ▁said ▁after ▁film ing ▁“ I ▁hes itate ▁to ▁li ken ▁it ▁to ▁The ▁Bird s ▁because ▁everyone ▁will ▁say ▁‘ Oh ▁sh it , ▁he ' s ▁doing ▁H itch cock ▁again .' ▁Un like ▁The ▁Bird s , ▁which ▁is ▁kind ▁of ▁a ▁fant asy , ▁Link ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁anth rop ological ▁real ities . ▁I ’ m ▁calling ▁it ▁an ▁anth rop ological ▁thr iller ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁psych ological ▁thr iller .” ▁ ▁Plot ▁Dr ▁Steven ▁Phill ip ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁m ansion ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁Coast ▁with ▁three ▁ch imp anze es ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁doing ▁research ▁on ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁“ link ” ▁between ▁man ▁and ▁a pe . ▁Jane ▁Ch ase ▁is ▁invited ▁to ▁his ▁house ▁during ▁summer ▁vac ation ▁as ▁an ▁assistant , ▁and ▁upon ▁ ▁arriv ing ,