A Family Thing (1996)

A Family Thing | United States of America

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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Director

Richard Pearce

Stars

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

Sylvester Stallone
Rocky Balboa (uncredited)

Mary Jackson
Carrie

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Keywords

arkansas, letter, birth, biracial, matriarchy

Production

United Artists

Actor

Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall, Grace Zabriskie, Regina Taylor, David Keith, Jacqueline Williams, Sylvester Stallone, Mary Jackson, Paula Marshall, Phillip Edward Van Lear, Meg Thalken, Richard Lexsee, Xander Berkeley, James N. Harrell, Lauren Leigh Phillips, Ashleigh Jordan, Sandra Quarterman, Rufus Thomas, Reginald C. Hayes

Creators

Robert Duvall (Producer), Victoria Thomas (Casting), Linda DeScenna (Production Design), Billy Bob Thornton (Writer), Mark Warner (Editor), Michael Hausman (Executive Producer), James Nedza (Art Direction), Ric McElvin (Set Decoration), Fred Murphy (Director of Photography), Randa Haines (Producer), Tom Epperson (Writer), Joe I. Tompkins (Costume Design), Todd Black (Producer), Richard Pearce (Director), Scott Ferguson (Associate Producer), John S. Robertson (Dolly Grip), Jason White (Extras Casting Assistant)

Alternative titles

Un asunto de familia (ES)

Release dates

29.03.1996 (US)
03.08.2002 (NL)