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A Family Thing
A Family Thing

A Family Thing

With family, everything is relative.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$10125417

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.444/10

Release Date

29 March 1996

Country

United States of America

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

Meg Thalken

Meg Thalken

Doctor

Richard Lexsee

Richard Lexsee

Truckjacker

James N. Harrell

James N. Harrell

Earl Pilcher Sr.

Lauren Leigh Phillips

Lauren Leigh Phillips

Kindra

Ashleigh Jordan

Ashleigh Jordan

Danielle

Saundra Quarterman

Saundra Quarterman

Young Aunt T.

Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas

Tommy

Reggie Hayes

Reggie Hayes

Virgil's Friend

Patrice Pitman Quinn

Patrice Pitman Quinn

Willa Mae

Don James

Don James

Junior Turner

Jim Sanderson

Jim Sanderson

Dr. Parks

Crystal Laws Green

Crystal Laws Green

Maotis

Nathan Lee Lewis

Nathan Lee Lewis

Brother Conners

Katharine Mitchell

Katharine Mitchell

Woman in Apartment

Willo Hausman

Willo Hausman

Waitress

J. Antonio Moon

J. Antonio Moon

Truckjacker

Jeri Boyle

Jeri Boyle

Old Lady

Tommy Bush

Tommy Bush

Old Man

Wanda Christine

Wanda Christine

Woman at City Hall

Roy Hytower

Roy Hytower

Man at Gas Station

John Mikels

John Mikels

Policeman

Bernard Mixon

Bernard Mixon

Birthday Husband

Paulette McDaniels

Paulette McDaniels

Birthday Girl

Antoine Roshell

Antoine Roshell

Young Man in Car

Greg Hollimon

Greg Hollimon

Man #2

Andrew Love

Andrew Love

The Nightclub Band

Tony Brown

Tony Brown

The Nightclub Band

Theodis Rodgers

Theodis Rodgers

The Nightclub Band

David Spencer

David Spencer

The Nightclub Band

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

Green Mill Bouncer (uncredited)

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