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A Family Thing

A Family Thing

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A Family Thing

"With family, everything is relative."

1996
1h 49m
6.5(67 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

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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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

20 members
Acting

Robert Duvall

Earl Pilcher Jr.

Robert Duvall
Acting

James Earl Jones

Ray Murdock

James Earl Jones
Acting

Michael Beach

Virgil

Michael Beach
Acting

Irma P. Hall

Aunt T.

Irma P. Hall
Acting

Grace Zabriskie

Ruby

Grace Zabriskie
Acting

Regina Taylor

Ann

Regina Taylor
Acting

David Keith

Sonny

David Keith
Acting

Jacqueline Williams

Woman at Hospital

Jacqueline Williams
Acting

Mary Jackson

Carrie

Mary Jackson
Acting

Paula Marshall

Karen

Paula Marshall
Acting

Phillip Edward Van Lear

Club Manager

Phillip Edward Van Lear
Acting

Meg Thalken

Doctor

Meg Thalken
Acting

Richard Lexsee

Truckjacker

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Acting

Xander Berkeley

Sunburned Man

Xander Berkeley
Acting

James N. Harrell

Earl Pilcher Sr.

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Acting

Lauren Leigh Phillips

Kindra

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Acting

Ashleigh Jordan

Danielle

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Acting

Sandra Quarterman

Young Aunt T.

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Acting

Rufus Thomas

Tommy

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Reggie Hayes

Virgil's Friend

Reggie Hayes

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