A Family Thing

IMDb 6.4 1996 • 109 min • ComedyDrama

Director

Richard Pearce

Country

US

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.

Top Cast

Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall Earl Pilcher Jr.
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones Ray Murdock
Michael Beach
Michael Beach Virgil
Irma P. Hall
Irma P. Hall Aunt T.
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie Ruby