Next of Kin

Next of Kin

Next of Kin is a 1989 American action film directed by John Irvin and starring Patrick Swayze and Liam Neeson. The screenplay was based on a story of the same title, both written by Michael Jenning. Truman Gates , a Kentucky native raised in Appalachia, has migrated to Chicago to become a police officer. After his younger brother Gerald becomes unemployed when the local coal mine closes, Truman persuades his brother to look for work in Chicago. Soon after landing a job as a truck driver, Gerald's vehicle is hijacked by mobsters from the Chicago Outfit. When Gerald pulls a knife, he is...
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quick facts
Release date:October 20, 1989
Directed by:John Irvin
Rated:R (USA)
Runtime:111 Minutes
Producer:Richard D. Zanuck, Jeb Stuart
Editor:Peter Honess
Music by:Larry Gatlin, Jack Nitzsche
Estimated budget:$12,000,000
Genre:Action, Thriller

Cast of Next of Kin

Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
Briar Gates
Born:June 7, 1952
Age:59
Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
Lawrence Isabella
Born:November 30, 1965
Age:46
Adam Baldwin
Adam Baldwin
Joey Rosselini
Born:February 27, 1962
Age:50
Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
Gerald Gates
Born:May 17, 1955
Age:57
Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Jessie Gates
Born:June 15, 1963
Age:48
Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze
Truman Gates
Born:Aug. 18, 1952
Died:Sept. 14, 2009

Honors and Awards

YearAward Nomination
1989 Razzie Award for Worst Actor, Patrick Swayze
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Film director of Next of Kin

John Irvin
John Irvin
Born: May 7, 1940
Age: 72

John Irvin is an English film director. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, he began his career by directing a number of documentaries and television works, including the BBC adaptation of John le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Also, he made several action films in the 1980s including The...
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Music contributors for Next of Kin

Larry Gatlin
Larry Gatlin

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Jack Nitzsche
Jack Nitzsche

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Filming locations for Next of Kin

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