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The Kindred

1987, Movie, R, 91 mins

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For what begins as a fairly promising low-budget science-fiction effort, THE KINDRED suddenly goes awry and collapses in the last half. John Hollins (David Allen Brooks) is a young scientist whose dying mother (Kim Hunter) begs him to destroy a brother he knows nothing about. A hideous tentacled creature and a crazed genetic scientist Rod Steiger) provides clues to what Mom was talking about. While THE KINDRED does boast some decent performances and fairly interesting charac... read more leave a comment
Year: 1987
Rated R

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Cast
David Allen Brooks: John Hollins
Rod Steiger: Dr. Phillip Lloyd
Amanda Pays: Melissa Leftridge
Talia Balsam: Sharon Raymond
Kim Hunter: Amanda Hollins
Timothy Gibbs: Hart Phillips

 

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I have been racking my brain ...

Question: I have been racking my brain for the name of this show, and for the life of me I can't seem to recall it. It was about vampires. If I remember correctly, it was on Thursday nights or Tuesday nights back in 1997. I don't think it ran for more than one season, if that long. I want to say it was called The Kindred, but I am not sure. If you could let me know if this is right and how to get hold of a copy of it, I would greatly appreciate it.


Answer: You rack rather well, Terrie-Lynn. Much of what you came up with is on the money, or at least close enough to salvage some pride points, though I must say fans of the series would've been a lot happier had it indeed lasted an entire season.

Kindred: The Embraced actually ran on Fox's schedule for an entire month in 1996. Based on the popular Vampire: The Masquerade role-playing game, it starr read more

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