A Family Thing

A Family Thing (1996)

With family, everything is relative.

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1996-03-29
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 71 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: United Artists
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Richard Pearce
star 6.4/10
From 71 Ratings

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.

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  • Robert Duvall

    as Earl Pilcher Jr.

  • James Earl Jones

    as Ray Murdock

  • Michael Beach

    as Virgil

  • Irma P. Hall

    as Aunt T.

  • Grace Zabriskie

    as Ruby

  • Regina Taylor

    as Ann

  • David Keith

    as Sonny

  • Xander Berkeley

    as Sunburned Man

  • Jacqueline Williams

    as Woman at Hospital

  • Mary Jackson

    as Carrie

  • Paula Marshall

    as Karen

  • Phillip Edward Van Lear

    as Club Manager

  • Meg Thalken

    as Doctor

  • Richard Lexsee

    as Truckjacker

  • James N. Harrell

    as Earl Pilcher Sr.

  • Lauren Leigh Phillips

    as Kindra

  • Ashleigh Jordan

    as Danielle

  • Saundra Quarterman

    as Young Aunt T.

  • Rufus Thomas

    as Tommy

  • Reggie Hayes

    as Virgil's Friend

  • Patrice Pitman Quinn

    as Willa Mae

  • Don James

    as Junior Turner

  • Jim Sanderson

    as Dr. Parks

  • Crystal Laws Green

    as Maotis

  • Nathan Lee Lewis

    as Brother Conners

  • Katharine Mitchell

    as Woman in Apartment

  • Willo Hausman

    as Waitress

  • J. Antonio Moon

    as Truckjacker

  • Jeri Boyle

    as Old Lady

  • Tommy Bush

    as Old Man

  • Wanda Christine

    as Woman at City Hall

  • Roy Hytower

    as Man at Gas Station

  • John Mikels

    as Policeman

  • Bernard Mixon

    as Birthday Husband

  • Paulette McDaniels

    as Birthday Girl

  • Antoine Roshell

    as Young Man in Car

  • Greg Hollimon

    as Man #2

  • Andrew Love

    as The Nightclub Band

  • Tony Brown

    as The Nightclub Band

  • Theodis Rodgers

    as The Nightclub Band

  • David Spencer

    as The Nightclub Band

  • Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

    as Green Mill Bouncer (uncredited)
Directing Richard Pearce Director
Production Jason White Extras Casting Assistant
Writing Billy Bob Thornton Writer
Writing Tom Epperson Writer
Production Brad Wilson Co-Producer
Sound Charles Gross Original Music Composer
Crew Rick LeFevour Stunt Coordinator
Production Michael Hausman Unit Production Manager
Directing Craig Huston First Assistant Director
Directing Aiman A. Humaideh Second Assistant Director
Camera Gerrit Dangremond Camera Operator
Lighting Alphonse Blumenthal Chief Lighting Technician
Camera Morgan Michael Lewis Key Grip
Camera John S. Robertson Dolly Grip
Production Todd Black Producer
Production Robert Duvall Producer
Production Randa Haines Producer
Production Scott Ferguson Associate Producer
Production Michael Hausman Executive Producer
Camera Fred Murphy Director of Photography
Editing Mark Warner Editor
Production Victoria Thomas Casting
Art Linda DeScenna Production Design
Art James Nedza Art Direction
Art Ric McElvin Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Joe I. Tompkins Costume Design

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