A Family Thing
“With family, everything is relative.”
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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Cast
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Robert Duvall
Earl Pilcher Jr.
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
James Earl Jones
Ray Murdock
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Lion King
Michael Beach
Virgil
Known for
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Tulsa King
Irma P. Hall
Aunt T.
Known for
The Ladykillers
Collateral
Grace Zabriskie
Ruby
Known for
Twin Peaks
Big Love
Regina Taylor
Ann
Known for
The Unit
The Negotiator
David Keith
Sonny
Known for
Firestarter
Raise Your Voice
Xander Berkeley
Sunburned Man
Known for
Nikita
The Walking Dead
Jacqueline Williams
Woman at Hospital
Known for
The Break-Up
Paper Girls
Mary Jackson
Carrie
Known for
The Exorcist III
The Waltons
Paula Marshall
Karen
Known for
Euphoria
Thursday
Phillip Edward Van Lear
Club Manager
Known for
Prison Break
Boss
Richard Pearce Director · Billy Bob Thornton Writer Tom Epperson Writer
Worldwide gross $10M · United States release March 29, 1996 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$10,125,417
Production
United Artists
Production
Butcher's Run Films
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 29, 1996
Theatrical
Netherlands
August 3, 2002 · TV · RTL 4
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