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A Family Thing

64.44% | March 29, 1996 | Comedy, Drama

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

Richard Pearce
Director
Jason White
Extras Casting Assistant
Billy Bob Thornton
Writer

Cast

Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Earl Pilcher Jr.
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Ray Murdock
Irma P. Hall
Irma P. Hall
Aunt T.

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