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A Family Thing

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Plot

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.

Cast

Robert Duvall as Earl Pilcher Jr.
Robert Duvall

as Earl Pilcher Jr.

James Earl Jones as Ray Murdock
James Earl Jones

as Ray Murdock

Michael Beach as Virgil
Michael Beach

as Virgil

Irma P. Hall as Aunt T.
Irma P. Hall

as Aunt T.

Grace Zabriskie as Ruby
Regina Taylor as Ann
David Keith as Sonny
David Keith

as Sonny

Jacqueline Williams as Woman at Hospital
Jacqueline Williams

as Woman at Hospital

Mary Jackson as Carrie
Mary Jackson

as Carrie

Paula Marshall as Karen
Paula Marshall

as Karen

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • March 29, 1996

Production Companies

  • United Artists

  • Butcher's Run Films

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • $10,125,417.00

Runtime

  • 1.82 hrs

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