The Kindred
“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.
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Cast
17 people
David Allen Brooks
John Hollins
Known for
Cast Away
Crusade
Rod Steiger
Dr. Phillip Lloyd
Known for
Duck, You Sucker
Jesus of Nazareth
Amanda Pays
Melissa Leftridge
Known for
The Flash
Leviathan
Talia Balsam
Sharon Raymond
Known for
Return
Mad Men
Kim Hunter
Amanda Hollins
Known for
Planet of the Apes
A Streetcar Named Desire
Timothy Gibbs
Hart Phillips
Known for
11-11-11
Witchboard 2
Peter Frechette
Brad Baxter
Known for
Inside Man
Profiler
Julia Montgomery
Cindy Russell
Known for
Revenge of the Nerds
Girls Nite Out
Bunky Jones
Nell Valentine (as Bunki Z)
Known for
Hide and Go Shriek
Charles Grueber
Harry
Known for
Firestarter: Rekindled
Bennet Guillory
Dr. Stone
Known for
The Color Purple
My So-Called Life
Edgar Small
Dr. Larson
Also in
Seinfeld
Torch Song Trilogy
Stephen Carpenter Director · Jeffrey Obrow Director Joseph Stefano Writer
Worldwide gross $2.4M · Budget $2.5M · United States release January 9, 1987
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,400,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Kindred Limited Partnership
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 9, 1987
Theatrical
Canada
January 30, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
October 31, 1987 · Physical · VHS, VCL / Virgin
Spain
August 27, 1987 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 29, 1987 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 19, 1987 · Theatrical
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