A Family Thing
With family, everything is relative.
1996-03-29 | 109 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Robert DuvallEarl Pilcher Jr.
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James Earl JonesRay Murdock
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Michael BeachVirgil
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Irma P. HallAunt T.
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Grace ZabriskieRuby
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Regina TaylorAnn
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David KeithSonny
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Jacqueline WilliamsWoman at Hospital
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Mary JacksonCarrie
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Paula MarshallKaren
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Phillip Edward Van LearClub Manager
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Meg ThalkenDoctor
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Xander BerkeleySunburned Man
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Reggie HayesVirgil's Friend
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