The Kindred (film)

The Kindred
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jeffrey Obrow
Stephen Carpenter
Produced by
  • Jeffrey Obrow
Screenplay by
Starring
Music by David Newman
Cinematography Stephen Carpenter
Edited by Earl Ghaffari
John Penney
Production
company
Kindred Limited Partnership
Distributed by F/M Entertainment
Release date
  • January 9, 1987 (1987-01-09)
Running time
 92 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $2.4 million[1]

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 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

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.

Currently, there has been no official DVD or Blu-Ray release for the film, and the film only exists on VHS.[2] After over a decade of work and legal tangles, Synapse Films announced in September 2017 that it is scheduled to 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 from 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 1/5 stars, criticizing the film's plot as "overly complicated and unengaging" and uneven special effects.[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]

References

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