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A Family Thing

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Calorie Rating: 153
Released: 1996-03-29
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Revenue 10125417
Studios: United Artists, Butcher's Run Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,


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.

Director / Directors

Aiman A. Humaideh
Second Assistant Director
Craig Huston
First Assistant Director



Cast

Robert Duvall
Character: Earl Pilcher Jr.
James Earl Jones
Character: Ray Murdock
Michael Beach
Character: Virgil

Irma P. Hall
Character: Aunt T.
Grace Zabriskie
Character: Ruby
Regina Taylor
Character: Ann

David Keith
Character: Sonny
Xander Berkeley
Character: Sunburned Man
Jacqueline Williams
Character: Woman at Hospital

Mary Jackson
Character: Carrie
Paula Marshall
Character: Karen
Phillip Edward Van Lear
Character: Club Manager

Meg Thalken
Character: Doctor
Richard Lexsee
Character: Truckjacker
James N. Harrell
Character: Earl Pilcher Sr.

Lauren Leigh Phillips
Character: Kindra
Ashleigh Jordan
Character: Danielle
Saundra Quarterman
Character: Young Aunt T.

Rufus Thomas
Character: Tommy
Reggie Hayes
Character: Virgil's Friend
Patrice Pitman Quinn
Character: Willa Mae

Don James
Character: Junior Turner
Jim Sanderson
Character: Dr. Parks
Crystal Laws Green
Character: Maotis

Nathan Lee Lewis
Character: Brother Conners
Katharine Mitchell
Character: Woman in Apartment
Willo Hausman
Character: Waitress

J. Antonio Moon
Character: Truckjacker
Jeri Boyle
Character: Old Lady
Tommy Bush
Character: Old Man

Wanda Christine
Character: Woman at City Hall
Roy Hytower
Character: Man at Gas Station
John Mikels
Character: Policeman

Bernard Mixon
Character: Birthday Husband
Paulette McDaniels
Character: Birthday Girl
Antoine Roshell
Character: Young Man in Car

Greg Hollimon
Character: Man #2
Andrew Love
Character: The Nightclub Band
Tony Brown
Character: The Nightclub Band

Theodis Rodgers
Character: The Nightclub Band
David Spencer
Character: The Nightclub Band
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Character: Green Mill Bouncer (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Jason White
Extras Casting Assistant

Gerrit Dangremond
Camera Operator
Alphonse Blumenthal
Chief Lighting Technician
Michael Hausman
Unit Production Manager

Charles Gross
Original Music Composer
Brad Wilson
Co-Producer

Rick LeFevour
Stunt Coordinator

Ric McElvin
Set Decoration

Joe I. Tompkins
Costume Design
Linda DeScenna
Production Design
Scott Ferguson
Associate Producer

Michael Hausman
Executive Producer
James Nedza
Art Direction
Todd Black
Producer

Fred Murphy
Director of Photography