The Kindred (film)

The Kindred
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jeffrey Obrow Stephen Carpenter
Produced by	Jeffrey Obrow
Screenplay by	Stephen Carpenter Jeffrey Obrow John Penney Earl Ghaffari Joseph Stefano
Starring	David Allen Brooks Amanda Pays Talia Balsam Kim Hunter Rod Steiger
Music by	David Newman
Cinematography	Stephen Carpenter
Edited by	Earl Ghaffari John Penney
Production company	Kindred Limited Partnership
Distributed by	F/M Entertainment
Release dates	January 9, 1987 (1987-01-09)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2.4 million

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.

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 mothers biggest fan. Together with some of John's friends they go to Amanda's house, but none are prepared for what they find there.

Production

Principal Photography began and wrapped in California, United States.

Release

The film received a limited release in New York City on January 9, 1987, however the film had a theatrical release on July 16, 1987, in Australia.

Reception

Currently on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 44% audience score with an average rating of 3.1/5 based on 632 reviews.

External links

• The Kindred at IMDb