Next of Kin (1989)

R  |   |  Action, Crime, Thriller  |  20 October 1989 (USA)
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Truman, a Chicago cop, sets out to find the killer of his brother. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.

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Briar Gates
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Joey Rosselini
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Jessie Gates
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John Isabella
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Gerald Gates
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Lawrence Isabella
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Harold
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Willy Simpson
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Tony Antonelli
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Truman, a Chicago cop, sets out to find the killer of his brother. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself. Written by Rob Hartill

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An Eye For An Eye, A Tooth For A Tooth See more »

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Action | Crime | Thriller

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20 October 1989 (USA)  »

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Ruf nach Vergeltung  »

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$12,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$15,942,628 (USA)
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Trivia

Composer Gary Chang was brought in to provide additional music to the film to help "beef-up" the action elements. See more »

Goofs

In the scene in the car where Truman informs Briar he is about to be a father, the Camaro's rear view mirror disappears. See more »

Quotes

Truman Gates: I got three counties' worth of kin that expect a certain amount of justice for that death! I'm just trying to save both of us a lot of bloodletting.
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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.42 (2012) See more »

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Brother to Brother
Written by Fred Knobloch
Performed by Gregg Allman and Lorrie Gates
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wow... boring
3 January 2004 | by (Calgary, Alberta) – See all my reviews

Well, this movie wasn't serious enough to be a drama, too serious to be a comedy and only your grandma would think it was an action movie. I realize that Patrick Swayze isn't the best actor in the world but when you see a movie with Liam Neeson and Ben Stiller you'd expect that it wouldn't suck... you'd be wrong.


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