Edward Forester is a genetic researcher, intent on breeding primate hybrids. But his experiments take a strange turn when he succeeds in breeding a human/gorilla hybrid. He hides the results of the experiment, adopting the child, and helps Gor to speak and blend into society. But Gor can't help being what he is, and tragedy and revelations are the ultimate result.
Practical Effects
Peter Elliott's full-body gorilla performance is genuinely affecting
Acting
Charles Dance makes mad science weirdly tender
Director
Philip Saville
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peter Elliott went on to become one of Hollywood's premier ape performers, including work on Congo and the 2001 Planet of the Apes remake.
This TV movie arrived during a brief 80s wave of 'gentle monster' stories, between ET and Edward Scissorhands, when audiences briefly believed love could cure all outsiderness.
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