The Kindred (film)

The Kindred is a 1987 American horror film directed by Jeffrey Obrow and Stephen Carpenter. Obrow also produced the film, and co-wrote it along with Carpenter, Earl Ghaffari and John Penney. The film stars David Allen Brooks, Amanda Pays and Rod Steiger. It was released on January 9, 1987 and grossed just over $2 million.

The Kindred
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJeffrey Obrow
Stephen Carpenter
Produced by
  • Jeffrey Obrow
Screenplay by
Starring
Music byDavid Newman
CinematographyStephen Carpenter
Edited byEarl Ghaffari
John Penney
Production
company
Kindred Limited Partnership
Distributed byF/M Entertainment
Release date
  • January 9, 1987 (1987-01-09)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.4 million[1]

Plot

Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes 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: his monstrous, tentacled baby brother. Now he has to get to his mother's greatest advancement in Human Evolution before a mad scientist gets to him first.

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
  • Bennet Guillory as Dr. Stone
  • Edgar Small as Dr. Larson
  • Jim Boeke as Jackson (as James Boeke)
  • Randy Harrington as Paramedic
  • Benjamin J. Perry as Porsche Driver (as Ben Perry)

Production

Principal photography began and wrapped in California, United States.

Release

The film began its theatrical release on January 9, 1987.

There has been no official DVD or Blu-Ray release for the film, which only exists on VHS.[2] After over a decade of work and legal tangles, Synapse Films announced in September 2017 that it will release the film on Blu-Ray and DVD.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 40% based on 5 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 4.5/10.[3] Caryn James at The New York Times called the film "a disjointed, jigsaw-puzzle movie that is constantly announcing its borrowed characters and subplots and special effects."[4] TV Guide awarded the film one out of five stars, criticizing the film's plot as "overly complicated and unengaging" and its special effects as uneven.[5]

Brian J. Dillard from Allmovie stated that the film "remains watchable in spite of its weaknesses," commending the film's visual effects, music, and Gothic trappings. However, Dilliard criticized the film's numerous plot holes.[6]

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References
  1. "The Kindred". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  2. "Film Review: The Kindred (1987)". HorrorNews.net. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. "The Kindred (1987) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Flixer. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. James, Caryn. "SCREEN: HYBRID MONSTER HAUNTS 'THE KINDRED' - The New York Times". New York Times.com. Caryn James. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. "The Kindred - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide. TV Guide. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  6. Dillard, Brian. "The Kindred (1987) - Stephen W. Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow". Allmovie.com. Brian Dillard. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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