A Family Thing (1996)
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.
Rated
PG-13
Year
1996
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
29 March 1996
TMDB
6.6 (78)
CineVerse
— (0)
Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
Robert Duvall
Earl Pilcher Jr.
James Earl Jones
Ray Murdock
Michael Beach
Virgil
Irma P. Hall
Aunt T.
Grace Zabriskie
Ruby
Regina Taylor
Ann
David Keith
Sonny
Xander Berkeley
Sunburned Man
Jacqueline Williams
Woman at Hospital
Mary Jackson
Carrie
Paula Marshall
Karen
Phillip Edward Van Lear
Club Manager
Meg Thalken
Doctor
R
Richard Lexsee
Truckjacker
James N. Harrell
Earl Pilcher Sr.
L
Lauren Leigh Phillips
Kindra
A
Ashleigh Jordan
Danielle
S
Saundra Quarterman
Young Aunt T.
R
Rufus Thomas
Tommy
Reggie Hayes
Virgil's Friend
P
Patrice Pitman Quinn
Willa Mae
D
Don James
Junior Turner
J
Jim Sanderson
Dr. Parks
C
Crystal Laws Green
Maotis
N
Nathan Lee Lewis
Brother Conners
K
Katharine Mitchell
Woman in Apartment
W
Willo Hausman
Waitress
J
J. Antonio Moon
Truckjacker
J
Jeri Boyle
Old Lady
Tommy Bush
Old Man
W
Wanda Christine
Woman at City Hall
R
Roy Hytower
Man at Gas Station
J
John Mikels
Policeman
B
Bernard Mixon
Birthday Husband
P
Paulette McDaniels
Birthday Girl
A
Antoine Roshell
Young Man in Car
Greg Hollimon
Man #2
A
Andrew Love
The Nightclub Band
T
Tony Brown
The Nightclub Band
T
Theodis Rodgers
The Nightclub Band
D
David Spencer
The Nightclub Band
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Green Mill Bouncer (uncredited)
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