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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.
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Richard Pearce profile
Richard Pearce

Director

Cast

Robert Duvall profile
Robert Duvall

Earl Pilcher Jr.

James Earl Jones profile
James Earl Jones

Ray Murdock

Michael Beach profile
Michael Beach

Virgil

Irma P. Hall profile
Irma P. Hall

Aunt T.

Grace Zabriskie profile
Grace Zabriskie

Ruby

Regina Taylor profile
Regina Taylor

Ann

David Keith profile
David Keith

Sonny

Jacqueline Williams profile
Jacqueline Williams

Woman at Hospital

Mary Jackson profile
Mary Jackson

Carrie

Paula Marshall profile
Paula Marshall

Karen

Phillip Edward Van Lear profile
Phillip Edward Van Lear

Club Manager

Meg Thalken profile
Meg Thalken

Doctor

Robert Duvall profile
Robert Duvall

Earl Pilcher Jr.

James Earl Jones profile
James Earl Jones

Ray Murdock

Michael Beach profile
Michael Beach

Virgil

Irma P. Hall profile
Irma P. Hall

Aunt T.

Grace Zabriskie profile
Grace Zabriskie

Ruby

Regina Taylor profile
Regina Taylor

Ann

David Keith profile
David Keith

Sonny

Jacqueline Williams profile
Jacqueline Williams

Woman at Hospital

Mary Jackson profile
Mary Jackson

Carrie

Paula Marshall profile
Paula Marshall

Karen

Phillip Edward Van Lear profile
Phillip Edward Van Lear

Club Manager

Meg Thalken profile
Meg Thalken

Doctor

Extra

Release Date

March 29, 1996

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

United Artists logoButcher's Run Films logoMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo

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