A Family Thing (1996)
1h 49m
Running Time
March 29, 1996Release Date
A Family Thing (1996)
1h 49m
Running Time
March 29, 1996Release Date
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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.
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Cast & Crew.
Robert Duvall
Earl Pilcher Jr. / Producer
James Earl Jones
Ray Murdock
Michael Beach
Virgil
Irma P. Hall
Aunt T.
Grace Zabriskie
Ruby
Regina Taylor
Ann
David Keith
Sonny
Jacqueline Williams
Woman at Hospital
Mary Jackson
Carrie
Paula Marshall
Karen
Phillip Edward Van Lear
Club Manager
Meg Thalken
Doctor
Richard Lexsee
Truckjacker
Xander Berkeley
Sunburned Man
James N. Harrell
Earl Pilcher Sr.
Lauren Leigh Phillips
Kindra
Ashleigh Jordan
Danielle
Sandra Quarterman
Young Aunt T.
Charles Gross
Composer
Rufus Thomas
Tommy
Reggie Hayes
Virgil's Friend
Richard Pearce
Director
Billy Bob Thornton
Writer
Tom Epperson
Writer
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Details.
Release DateMarch 29, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Content RatingPG-13
Box Office$10,125,417
Filming LocationsChicago, United States
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Wiki.
A Family Thing is a 1996 American drama film starring Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones and Irma P. Hall. It was written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson and directed by Richard Pearce.
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