The Kindred (1987 film)
The Kindred, AKA Anthony, (1987)
Summary
"John's got a half brother: half human... half something else!" A scientist's son inherits the slimy results of her misguided genetic experiments.
Details
- Release Date: 1987
- Country/Language: US, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror (body horror), Science Fiction, Thriller
- Runtime: 1 hr 31 min
- Starring: Rod Steiger, Kim Hunter, David Allen Brooks
- Director: Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow
- Writer: Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow
- Producer/Production Co: Kindred Limited Partnership
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Violence)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)
Not much "Lovecraftian" going on here, it seems, beyond some Tentacle Monsters....
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- The Black Saint at Horror News dotnet, (link) - "...Trust me when I say 'You’ve seen this all before'. The difference here is that The Kindred is actually pretty good, in an extremely stupid way... it is a fairly straightforward exercise in sci-fi/horror... where the film really shines is in the special effects department... a fair little movie that has been sadly underseen...."
Synopsis
Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)
A scientist's son inherits the slimy results of her misguided genetic experiments.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
- This film reportedly had two "unrelated sequels", but I have been unable to identify what these sequels might have been called/about, or to verify that they ever existed.
Associated Mythos Elements
- race: Tentacle Monster
- race: Deep One
- film: compare to Baby Blood (1990 franchise), Octaman (1971 film), Species (1995 franchise), and Splice (2009 film)
- TO DO
