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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

Craig Huston
First Assistant Director
Aiman A. Humaideh
Second 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
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
Xander Berkeley
Character: Sunburned Man
James N. Harrell
Character: Earl Pilcher Sr.

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

Rufus Thomas
Character: Tommy
Reggie Hayes
Character: Virgil's Friend


Production and Crew

Jason White
Extras Casting Assistant

Brad Wilson
Co-Producer
Charles Gross
Original Music Composer
Rick LeFevour
Stunt Coordinator

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

Todd Black
Producer

Scott Ferguson
Associate Producer

Michael Hausman
Executive Producer
Fred Murphy
Director of Photography

Linda DeScenna
Production Design
James Nedza
Art Direction

Ric McElvin
Set Decoration
Joe I. Tompkins
Costume Design