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The Kindred

1987 93 min ★ 6.0 Horror, Science Fiction

Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mother's biggest fan. Together with some of John's friends they go to Amanda's house, but none are prepared for what they find there.

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Cast

David Allen Brooks

John Hollins

Rod Steiger

Dr. Phillip Lloyd

Amanda Pays

Melissa Leftridge

Talia Balsam

Sharon Raymond

Kim Hunter

Amanda Hollins

Timothy Gibbs

Hart Phillips

Peter Frechette

Brad Baxter

Julia Montgomery

Cindy Russell

Bunky Jones

Nell Valentine (as Bunki Z)

Charles Grueber

Harry

Details

Director

Jeffrey Obrow

Tagline

"John's got a half brother... half human... half something else!"

Status

Released

Original Language

Production

Kindred Limited Partnership

Reviews

Wuchak

December 19, 2024

★ 5/10

**_A rural house on the coast of SoCal and the genetic mutations thereof_** A doctor in Los Angeles (David Allen Brooks) is instructed by his dying mother, a revolutionary geneticist, to destroy her work at the family homestead. So, he leads a team up there, but their stay is interrupted by some… thing. "The Kindred" (1987) is similar in spirit to “The Boogens” from six years prior and the s...