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Released
1989 · FILM

Next of Kin

A determined Appalachian police officer hunts the Chicago Outfit killers who murdered his brother, while his vengeful sibling takes violent justice into his own hands.

“A Chicago cop from the hills of Kentucky. Hunting his brother's killer. Seeking justice country style.”

Directed by
John Irvin
Written by
Michael Jenning
Runtime
108 min
ActionCrimeDrama
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

Truman Gates, a police officer from Chicago, embarks on a mission to uncover the killer of his brother. At the same time, another of his brothers, Briar, a hillbilly, takes matters into his own hands and decides to pursue the killer himself.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 21

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Peter HonessShot by Steven PosterScored by Jack NitzscheDesigned by Jack T Collis

Box Office

1989 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.3× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$15.9M

Budget$12.0M
Worldwide gross$15.9M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $4.8M — 30% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $6.2M — 39% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,358 theaters

Also known as

  • Ruf nach Vergeltungde
  • Un flic à Chicagofr
  • Vendetta trasversaleit

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