Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?

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Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?

"Buford Turnover is going to heaven... his family is going through hell."

1990

1h 35m

5.2(8 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Bickering siblings are reunited at their Texas home as their father lies on his deathbed.

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16 members

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Beau Bridges

Orville

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Beverly D'Angelo

Evalita

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Tess Harper

Sara Lee

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Judge Reinhold

Harmony

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Amy Wright

Lurlene

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Patrika Darbo

Marlene

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Bert Remsen

Daddy

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Molly McClure

Mama Wheelis

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Keith Carradine

Clarence

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Newell Alexander

Sid Cranford

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Emily Bridges

Little Evalita

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Carolyn Brooks

Linnie Sue

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Schuyler Fisk

Little Sara Lee

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Justin Smith

Little Orville

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Katherine A. Torn

Little Lurlene

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Sandra Will

Jeannie

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