The Kindred
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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Jeffrey Obrow
Stephen Carpenter
Lyn Matsuda Norton
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**_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
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The directors of The Kindred are Jeffrey Obrow, Stephen Carpenter, and Lyn Matsuda Norton.
The cast of The Kindred includes Kim Hunter as Amanda Hollins, Julia Montgomery as Cindy Russell, Rod Steiger as Dr. Phillip Lloyd, Edgar Small as Dr. Larson, Peter Frechette as Brad Baxter, Bennet Guillory as Dr. Stone, David Allen Brooks as John Hollins, Talia Balsam as Sharon Raymond, Jim Boeke as Jackson, John Farmer as Minister, Amanda Pays as Melissa Leftridge, Steve Conte as Orderly, and more.
The duration of The Kindred is 1h 33 mins.
Yes. You can watch the The Kindred trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
The Kindred was released on 09 Jan 1987.
The Kindred is listed under Horror and Science Fiction on Fanbiz.
The Kindred has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 5.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "**_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 ge..."
