Movie Description
A Family Thing
(1996)Overview
Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining he's not her natural son, but the son of a Black woman who died in childbirth; plus, he has a half brother Ray, in Chicago, she wants him to visit. Earl makes the trip, initially receiving a cold welcome from Ray and Ray's son, Virgil. His birth mother's sister, Aunt T., an aged and blind matriarch, takes Earl in tow and insists that the family open up to him.
Featured Crew
- Director : Richard Pearce
- Producer : Robert Duvall,Randa Haines,Todd Black
- Writer : Billy Bob Thornton,Tom Epperson
- Editor : Mark Warner
- Cast : Robert Duvall,James Earl Jones,Michael Beach,Irma P. Hall,Grace Zabriskie,Regina Taylor,David Keith,Jacqueline Williams,Mary Jackson,Paula Marshall,Phillip Edward Van Lear,Meg Thalken,Richard Lexsee,Xander Berkeley,James N. Harrell,Lauren Leigh Phillips,Ashleigh Jordan,Sandra Quarterman,Rufus Thomas,Reggie Hayes
Cast
Earl Pilcher Jr.
Ray Murdock
Virgil
Aunt T.
Ruby
Ann
Sonny
Woman at Hospital
Carrie
Karen
Club Manager
Doctor
Truckjacker
Sunburned Man
Earl Pilcher Sr.
Kindra
Danielle
Young Aunt T.
Tommy
Virgil's Friend
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Facts
Original TitleA Family Thing
Status Released
Release Information
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1996-03-29
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 49m
Revenue₹ 10125417
Production CompaniesUnited Artists,Butcher's Run Films,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
