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The Kindred

The Kindred

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

19876.01h 33m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jeffrey Obrow
Written by John Penney, Joseph Stefano, Stephen Carpenter
Produced by Jeffrey Obrow
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Top Cast

David Allen Brooks

David Allen Brooks

John Hollins

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Dr. Phillip Lloyd

Amanda Pays

Amanda Pays

Melissa Leftridge

Talia Balsam

Talia Balsam

Sharon Raymond

Kim Hunter

Kim Hunter

Amanda Hollins

Timothy Gibbs

Timothy Gibbs

Hart Phillips

Peter Frechette

Peter Frechette

Brad Baxter

Julia Montgomery

Julia Montgomery

Cindy Russell

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Bunky Jones

Nell Valentine (as Bunki Z)

C

Charles Grueber

Harry

Themes & Keywords

monsterexperimentgeneticsmutantgorelaboratorycreaturescientistdeath of motherhuman experiment

About The Kindred

The Kindred is a horror, science fiction film released in 1987 exploring themes of monster, experiment, genetics, mutant, gore, laboratory. Directed by Jeffrey Obrow, it stars David Allen Brooks, Rod Steiger, Amanda Pays. 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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