A Family Thing

A Family Thing

1996
1h 49m
6.4

6.4/10

72 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Drama

"With family, everything is relative."

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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Revenue: $10,125,417

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
United Artists Butcher's Run Films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

letter arkansas birth biracial matriarchy

Quick Facts

Release Date March 29, 1996
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0116275

Cast

Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall

Earl Pilcher Jr.

James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones

Ray Murdock

Michael Beach
Michael Beach

Virgil

Irma P. Hall
Irma P. Hall

Aunt T.

Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie

Ruby

Regina Taylor
Regina Taylor

Ann

David Keith
David Keith

Sonny

Xander Berkeley
Xander Berkeley

Sunburned Man

Jacqueline Williams
Jacqueline Williams

Woman at Hospital

Mary Jackson
Mary Jackson

Carrie

Paula Marshall
Paula Marshall

Karen

Phillip Edward Van Lear
Phillip Edward Van Lear

Club Manager

Key Crew

Richard Pearce
Director
Billy Bob Thornton
Writer
Tom Epperson
Writer
Todd Black
Producer
Robert Duvall
Producer
Randa Haines
Producer
Michael Hausman
Executive Producer