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The Kindred

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

1987 · R · 1h 33m

Directed by Stephen Carpenter and Jeffrey Obrow

6.0

TMDB audience score
84 votes, out of 10

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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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Cast

  • David Allen Brooks
    John Hollins

  • Rod Steiger
    Dr. Phillip Lloyd

  • Amanda Pays
    Melissa Leftridge

  • Talia Balsam
    Sharon Raymond

  • Kim Hunter
    Amanda Hollins

  • Timothy Gibbs
    Hart Phillips

  • Peter Frechette
    Brad Baxter

  • Julia Montgomery
    Cindy Russell

  • Bunky Jones
    Nell Valentine (as Bunki Z)

  • Charles Grueber
    Harry

  • Bennet Guillory
    Dr. Stone

  • Edgar Small
    Dr. Larson

  • Jim Boeke
    Jackson

  • Randy Harrington
    Paramedic

  • Betty Freeman
    Nurse

  • John Farmer
    Minister

  • Steve Conte
    Orderly