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The Kindred

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

  • Movie
  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 33m

Directed by Jeffrey Obrow and Stephen Carpenter

6.0

TMDB audience rating
6.0 out of 10 from 84 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • David Allen Brooks

    David Allen BrooksJohn Hollins

  • Rod Steiger

    Rod SteigerDr. Phillip Lloyd

  • Amanda Pays

    Amanda PaysMelissa Leftridge

  • Talia Balsam

    Talia BalsamSharon Raymond

  • Kim Hunter

    Kim HunterAmanda Hollins

  • Timothy Gibbs

    Timothy GibbsHart Phillips

  • Peter Frechette

    Peter FrechetteBrad Baxter

  • Julia Montgomery

    Julia MontgomeryCindy Russell

  • Bunky JonesNell Valentine (as Bunki Z)

  • Charles GrueberHarry

  • Bennet Guillory

    Bennet GuilloryDr. Stone

  • Edgar SmallDr. Larson

  • Jim BoekeJackson

  • Randy HarringtonParamedic

  • Betty FreemanNurse

  • John FarmerMinister

  • Steve Conte

    Steve ConteOrderly

Director
Jeffrey Obrow and Stephen Carpenter
Writer
John Penney, Joseph Stefano and Stephen Carpenter
Music
David Newman
Cinematography
Stephen Carpenter