Directed by Jeffrey Obrow (The Dorm That Dripped Blood, The Power) and Stephen Carpenter, who wrote the script along with John Penney (who wrote and directed Zyzzyx Road), Joseph Stefano (Psycho) and Earl Ghaffari, this movie starts with Amanda (Kim Hunter) giving her son John (David Allen Brooks) a dying request to destroy all of the notes from her lab. And oh yeah -- he had a brother. And also, PS PS, that brother has tentacles.
The Kindred has a great cast -- Amanda Pays, Rod Steiger, Talia Balsam -- and even better effects. It might not have the best story, but look, in 1987, this was a very solid five for five rental. And today, in 2022, it's a great reissue blu ray that looks way better than it ever has before. I mean, it has Steiger get dumped with KY jelly and he did that stunt himself. A true pro as always.
Practical effects forever. Seriously, if I saw this when I was 15, I would probably be even more into it than I was and that's the mark of a worthwhile film.
The Kindred has a great cast -- Amanda Pays, Rod Steiger, Talia Balsam -- and even better effects. It might not have the best story, but look, in 1987, this was a very solid five for five rental. And today, in 2022, it's a great reissue blu ray that looks way better than it ever has before. I mean, it has Steiger get dumped with KY jelly and he did that stunt himself. A true pro as always.
Practical effects forever. Seriously, if I saw this when I was 15, I would probably be even more into it than I was and that's the mark of a worthwhile film.