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A Family Thing

A Family Thing

# With family, everything is relative.
Comedy   Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1996-03-29
⌚ Running Time: 109 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

Robert Duvall original image
Earl Pilcher Jr.
Robert Duvall
James Earl Jones original image
Ray Murdock
James Earl Jones
Michael Beach original image
Virgil
Michael Beach
Irma P. Hall original image
Aunt T.
Irma P. Hall
Grace Zabriskie original image
Ruby
Grace Zabriskie
Regina Taylor original image
Ann
Regina Taylor
David Keith original image
Sonny
David Keith
Jacqueline Williams original image
Woman at Hospital
Jacqueline Williams
Mary Jackson original image
Carrie
Mary Jackson
Paula Marshall original image
Karen
Paula Marshall
Phillip Edward Van Lear original image
Club Manager
Phillip Edward Van Lear
Meg Thalken original image
Doctor
Meg Thalken
Richard Lexsee original image
Truckjacker
Richard Lexsee
Xander Berkeley original image
Sunburned Man
Xander Berkeley
James N. Harrell original image
Earl Pilcher Sr.
James N. Harrell
Lauren Leigh Phillips original image
Kindra
Lauren Leigh Phillips
Ashleigh Jordan original image
Danielle
Ashleigh Jordan
Sandra Quarterman original image
Young Aunt T.
Sandra Quarterman
Rufus Thomas original image
Tommy
Rufus Thomas
Reggie Hayes original image
Virgil's Friend
Reggie Hayes

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