The Kindred

1987

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 44% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 47% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 3213 3.2K

monster experiment genetics mutant gore laboratory

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Stephen Carpenter Photo
Stephen Carpenter

Top cast

Amanda Pays Photo
Amanda Pays as Melissa Leftridge
Steve Conte Photo
Steve Conte as Orderly
Julia Montgomery Photo
Julia Montgomery as Cindy Russell
Kim Hunter Photo
Kim Hunter as Amanda Hollins
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850.54 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.54 GB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Wuchak 5 / 10

**_A rural house on the coast of SoCal

**_A rural house on the coast of SoCal and the genetic mutations thereof_** A doctor in Los Angeles (David Allen Brooks) is instructed by his dying mother, a revolutionary geneticist, to destroy her work at the family homestead. So, he leads a team up there, but their stay is interrupted by some… thing. "The Kindred" (1987) is similar in spirit to “The Boogens” from six years prior and the soon-to-come “Slugs.” It mixes HP Lovecraft with horror bits from “Halloween,” “Alien” and “Jaws.” For instance, there’s an aged doctor in the periphery who’s reminiscent of Donald Pleasence’s Dr. Loomis, just less noble (Rod Steiger). It’s okay, but seems off somehow and therefore is the least of these, which explains its obscurity. The female cast is decent with Talia Balsam (Sharon), Amanda Pays (Melissa) and Julia Montgomery (Cindy), but the director evidently didn’t know how to shoot women. While it won’t strike you at first, the movie ends up being a cabin-in-the-woods flick. It delivers the goods just enough if you’re in the mood for such a film but, like I said, it’s not exactly great or even really good. It needed another rewrite to flush out more entertainment. It runs 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot at Laird International Studio in Culver City, but also nearby Los Angeles (the hospital) and Mentryville (Amanda’s house), which is an hour’s drive northwest of the city, just west of Santa Clarita. GRADE: C
Reviewed by trashgang 6 / 10

cheesy as hell but rather good effects

The era of the VHS spawned a lot of flicks that are still not released on DVD or Blu Ray. Synapse announced this one years ago and up to this writing it is still not available on that format. So if you want it, it's still a VHS hunt, go figure that!Is it worth a hunt? Well, it's made just before the end of the horror era. It doesn't show luckily but it's cheesy as hell. But the effects are on-camera and done with the classic latex as seen in the classics so be happy that those are used and not some stupid CGI from that era.Low budget as hell is shown if you look sharp, a few times the microphone is seen in shots. But if you like them cheesy and messy and with mediocre acting or even over acting try to find it. Be honest, no good storyline you only watch this for the effects.It has been a while i've seen a 4:3 format on VHS, a trip down memory lane. Gore 2/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 1,5/5 Comedy 0/5
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