Horror ·Science Fiction · United States of America · 1987 · 1h 33m

The Kindred

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Director
Stephen CarpenterJeffrey Obrow
Cast
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
Crew
Stephen Carpenter — Director of Photography John Penney — Editor Earl Ghaffari — Editor David Newman — Original Music Composer John Penney — Writer Joseph Stefano — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
monsterexperimentgeneticsmutantgorelaboratorycreaturescientistdeath of motherhuman experiment
Key Collaborators
Stephen Carpenter Director Jeffrey Obrow Director Stephen Carpenter Director of Photography John Penney Editor Earl Ghaffari Editor David Newman Original Music Composer John Penney Writer Joseph Stefano Writer Jeffrey Obrow Writer Stephen Carpenter Writer Earl Ghaffari Writer Jeffrey Obrow Producer
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