A Family Thing (1996)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1996-03-29
Runtime: 109 minutes
Director: Richard Pearce
Revenue: $10,125,417 USD
Top Cast
- Robert Duvall as Earl Pilcher Jr.
- James Earl Jones as Ray Murdock
- Michael Beach as Virgil
- Irma P. Hall as Aunt T.
- Grace Zabriskie as Ruby
- Regina Taylor as Ann
- David Keith as Sonny
- Xander Berkeley as Sunburned Man
- Jacqueline Williams as Woman at Hospital
- Mary Jackson as Carrie
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