HorrorScience Fiction

The Kindred

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

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.

Release Date : 1987-01-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Kindred Limited Partnership

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Hollins

Original Name : David Allen Brooks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Phillip Lloyd

Original Name : Rod Steiger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melissa Leftridge

Original Name : Amanda Pays

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sharon Raymond

Original Name : Talia Balsam

Gender : Female

Character Name : Amanda Hollins

Original Name : Kim Hunter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hart Phillips

Original Name : Timothy Gibbs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brad Baxter

Original Name : Peter Frechette

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cindy Russell

Original Name : Julia Montgomery

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nell Valentine

Original Name : Bunky Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry

Original Name : Charles Grueber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Stone

Original Name : Bennet Guillory

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Larson

Original Name : Edgar Small

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jackson

Original Name : Jim Boeke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paramedic

Original Name : Randy Harrington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Betty Freeman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minister

Original Name : John Farmer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orderly

Original Name : Steve Conte

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2024-12-19

**_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 soon-to-come “Slugs.” It mixes HP Lovecraft with horror bits from “Halloween,” “Alien” and “Jaws.” For instance, there’s an aged doctor in the periphery who’s reminiscent of Donald Pleasence’s Dr. Loomis, just less noble (Rod Steiger). It’s okay, but seems off somehow and therefore is the least of these, which explains its obscurity. The female cast is decent with Talia Balsam (Sharon), Amanda Pays (Melissa) and Julia Montgomery (Cindy), but the director evidently didn’t know how to shoot women. While it won’t strike you at first, the movie ends up being a cabin-in-the-woods flick. It delivers the goods just enough if you’re in the mood for such a film but, like I said, it’s not exactly great or even really good. It needed another rewrite to flush out more entertainment. It runs 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot at Laird International Studio in Culver City, but also nearby Los Angeles (the hospital) and Mentryville (Amanda’s house), which is an hour’s drive northwest of the city, just west of Santa Clarita. GRADE: C