
A Family Thing (1996)
Released:
1996-03-29
Duration:
1hr 49min
Rating 6.5
With family, everything is relative.
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.
Production Companies

United Artists
Butcher's Run Films

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $10,125,417.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 5.175 |
Directed By
Richard Pearce
Crew
Director
Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce
Extras Casting Assistant
Jason White
Jason White
Writer
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Writer
Tom Epperson
Tom Epperson
Co-Producer
Brad Wilson
Brad Wilson
Original Music Composer
Charles Gross
Charles Gross
Stunt Coordinator
Rick LeFevour
Rick LeFevour
Unit Production Manager
Michael Hausman
Michael Hausman
First Assistant Director
Craig Huston
Craig Huston
Second Assistant Director
Aiman A. Humaideh
Aiman A. Humaideh
Camera Operator
Gerrit Dangremond
Gerrit Dangremond
Chief Lighting Technician
Alphonse Blumenthal
Alphonse Blumenthal
Key Grip
Morgan Michael Lewis
Morgan Michael Lewis
Dolly Grip
John S. Robertson
John S. Robertson
Producer
Todd Black
Todd Black
Producer
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Producer
Randa Haines
Randa Haines
Associate Producer
Scott Ferguson
Scott Ferguson
Executive Producer
Michael Hausman
Michael Hausman
Director of Photography
Fred Murphy
Fred Murphy
Editor
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
Casting
Victoria Thomas
Victoria Thomas
Production Design
Linda DeScenna
Linda DeScenna
Art Direction
James Nedza
James Nedza
Set Decoration
Ric McElvin
Ric McElvin
Costume Design
Joe I. Tompkins
Joe I. Tompkins
TOP CAST

Robert Duvall
Earl Pilcher Jr.

James Earl Jones
Ray Murdock

Michael Beach
Virgil

Irma P. Hall
Aunt T.

Grace Zabriskie
Ruby

Regina Taylor
Ann

David Keith
Sonny

Jacqueline Williams
Woman at Hospital

Mary Jackson
Carrie

Paula Marshall
Karen

Phillip Edward Van Lear
Club Manager

Meg Thalken
Doctor
Richard Lexsee
Truckjacker

Xander Berkeley
Sunburned Man
James N. Harrell
Earl Pilcher Sr.
Lauren Leigh Phillips
Kindra
Ashleigh Jordan
Danielle
Sandra Quarterman
Young Aunt T.
Rufus Thomas
Tommy

Reggie Hayes
Virgil's Friend