The Kindred

1987

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 47% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 47% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 3104 3.1K

monster experiment genetics mutant gore laboratory

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

Julia Montgomery Photo
Julia Montgomery as Cindy Russell
Steve Conte Photo
Steve Conte as Orderly
Amanda Pays Photo
Amanda Pays as Melissa Leftridge
Peter Frechette Photo
Peter Frechette as Brad Baxter
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850.54 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.54 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

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
Reviewed by lathe-of-heaven 7 / 10

Solid, old-school Retro Horror...

Okay, first and foremost, let me take my pants off. Just kidding... No, First and foremost, this film will delight you ONLY if you are a real fan of films described in my summary above. It is ULTRA low budget, but you really have to admire how well they did with what they had. I thought for very low cost creature effects, the creators / directors of the film did an excellent job in making them as believable as possible and actually truly scary at times. You could tell that the directors had a nice natural sense of how to visualize what they wanted; for example, without giving too much away, just the simple scene with the little guy in the jar was really quite good. When compared to MANY other similar scenes in Horror or even Goofy, NOT-Serious Horror (A La 'GREMLINS', for example) where you would use similar effects, I really felt that they made it very believable and lifelike, which went a LONG way in involving and truly immersing you more in the film.Sure, as some others have stated here, there are some pretty Cheeeeeeezy moments, but even compared to MOST of the Horror crap that has come out during that time and even within, say, ten years of this being made, I think this one very much holds it's own in drawing the audience in and creating a decent level of tension. There are also a nice twist or two that adds to the entertainment value of the movie. One transformation scene, which I WON'T go into because I do not want to enter Spoiler territory, was honestly quite effective and well done, despite some of the scornful comments from a couple of other reviewers here. The acting is nothing to get too excited about; we don't see very much from the veterans here, except the usual Rod Steiger getting worked up to either an orgasm or heart attack, take your choice... I personally liked Brad though; he had a rather entertaining personality. Everyone else was adequate; the British girl was decent, of course the accent (to us easily impressed Americans) always helps.I'm NOT trying to say that this is by ANY reach of the imagination an 'ALIEN', 'SESSION 9', or 'EVENT HORIZON', believe me; but for the modest intent of the film and for PRECISELY what it is, it comes across surprisingly well. So, like I mentioned before, IF you are indeed a fan of these kinds of films, then you should have a lot of fun watching it...
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