The Kindred (1987)
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John's got a half brother... half human... half something else!
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.
- Released: 1987-01-09
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 1h 33m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 81 votes
Directed by Jeffrey Obrow, Stephen Carpenter.
Top 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
- Peter Frechette as Brad Baxter
- Julia Montgomery as Cindy Russell
- Bunky Jones as Nell Valentine (as Bunki Z)
- Charles Grueber as Harry
Where to watch The Kindred
- United States: stream on AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Canada: stream on Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
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