The Kindred (1987)
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46% of users liked it
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A scientist discovers that he isn't an only child in this effects-laden creature feature whose cast includes screen veterans Kim Hunter and Rod Steiger among a host of other, less well-known performers. John Hollins (David Allen Brooks) is delighted to learn that his geneticist mother, Amanda… More A scientist discovers that he isn't an only child in this effects-laden creature feature whose cast includes screen veterans Kim Hunter and Rod Steiger among a host of other, less well-known performers. John Hollins (David Allen Brooks) is delighted to learn that his geneticist mother, Amanda (Hunter), has awoken from her coma years after she suffered a horrible car crash. During their reunion, he learns that she was trying to put an end to a misguided experiment at her home on the night of the accident. Before losing consciousness, Amanda reveals that John has a brother named Anthony. Later, she's murdered by Dr. Phillip Lloyd (Rod Steiger), an old colleague who wants to uncover the secrets of her research. John travels to his large, run-down boyhood home with his girlfriend, a group of pals, and a mysterious acolyte of his mother's named Melissa (Amanda Pays); the group plans to search for clues about Amanda's research and John's supposed sibling. The young scientist soon ascertains that his mother had created some sort of human/aquatic hybrid, but he doesn't realize that the creature was assembled from his own genetic material -- or that it's still alive in the bowels of the house and picking off his friends one at a time. Meanwhile, something's fishy with Melissa, who skulks around, doesn't sleep, tries to seduce John, covers up details of the attacks on his friends, and seems to have some sort of connection to Dr. Lloyd. Co-directors Jeffrey Obrow and Stephen W. Carpenter previously collaborated on the slasher quickie The Dorm That Dripped Blood and on The Power, a made-for-TV horror film. Pays would go on to co-star in the similarly aquatic sci-fi film Leviathan. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jeffrey Obrow, Stephen Carpenter
- Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror
- In Theaters
- Jan 9, 1987 Wide
- Studio
- Vestron Video
Critic Reviews
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Andreas Samuelson, Slasherpool
An underrated 80s horror flick with great special effects, good cast, thankfully simple plot, and a nice mood
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Truly dismal horror flick.
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Cast
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David Allen Brooks
as John Hollins
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Rod Steiger
as Dr. Phillip Lloyd
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Amanda Pays
as Melissa Leftridge
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Talia Balsam
as Sharon Raymond
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Kim Hunter
as Amanda Hollins
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Timothy Gibbs
as Hart Phillips
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Peter Frechette
as Brad Baxter
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Julia Montgomery
as Cindy Russell
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Bunki Z
as Nell/Valentine
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Jim Boeke
as Jackson
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Steve Conte
as Orderly
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Bennet Guillory
as Dr. Stone
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John Farmer
as Minister
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Betty Freeman
as Nurse
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Charles Grueber
as Harry
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Randy Harrington
as Paramedic
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Michael Shawn McCracken
as Full-Sized Anthony
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Edgar Small
as Dr. Larson
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Ben Perry
as Porsche Driver
- Timothy Gobbs
