The Kindred
1987 · Movie · R · 93 min · ★ 6.0
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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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-01-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 93 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (79 votes)
Themes
- monster
- experiment
- genetics
- mutant
- gore
- laboratory
- creature
- scientist
- death of mother
- human experiment
Cast & crew
David Allen Brooks
as John Hollins
Rod Steiger
as Dr. Phillip Lloyd
Amanda Pays
as Melissa Leftridge
Talia Balsam
as Sharon Raymond
Kim Hunter
as Amanda Hollins
Timothy Gibbs
as Hart Phillips
Peter Frechette
as Brad Baxter
Julia Montgomery
as Cindy Russell
- BJ
Bunky Jones
as Nell Valentine (as Bunki Z)
- CG
Charles Grueber
as Harry
Directed by Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow