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A Family Thing( 1996)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Duvall

      Earl Pilcher Jr.

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      James Earl Jones

      Ray Murdock

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      Michael Beach

      Virgil

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      Irma P. Hall

      Aunt T.

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      Grace Zabriskie

      Ruby

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      Regina Taylor

      Ann

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      David Keith

      Sonny

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      Xander Berkeley

      Sunburned Man

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      Jacqueline Williams

      Woman at Hospital

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      Mary Jackson

      Carrie

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      Paula Marshall

      Karen

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      Phillip Edward Van Lear

      Club Manager

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      Meg Thalken

      Doctor

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      Richard Lexsee

      Truckjacker

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      James N. Harrell

      Earl Pilcher Sr.

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      Lauren Leigh Phillips

      Kindra

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      Ashleigh Jordan

      Danielle

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      Saundra Quarterman

      Young Aunt T.

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      Rufus Thomas

      Tommy

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      Reggie Hayes

      Virgil's Friend

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      Patrice Pitman Quinn

      Willa Mae

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      Don James

      Junior Turner

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      Jim Sanderson

      Dr. Parks

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      Crystal Laws Green

      Maotis

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      Nathan Lee Lewis

      Brother Conners

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      Katharine Mitchell

      Woman in Apartment

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      Willo Hausman

      Waitress

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      J. Antonio Moon

      Truckjacker

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      Jeri Boyle

      Old Lady

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      Tommy Bush

      Old Man

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      Wanda Christine

      Woman at City Hall

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      Roy Hytower

      Man at Gas Station

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      John Mikels

      Policeman

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      Bernard Mixon

      Birthday Husband

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      Paulette McDaniels

      Birthday Girl

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      Antoine Roshell

      Young Man in Car

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      Greg Hollimon

      Man #2

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      Andrew Love

      The Nightclub Band

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      Tony Brown

      The Nightclub Band

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      Theodis Rodgers

      The Nightclub Band

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      David Spencer

      The Nightclub Band

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      Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

      Green Mill Bouncer (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    10125417.00

    Keywords

    • letter
    • arkansas
    • birth
    • biracial
    • matriarchy