A Family Thing

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy,

Drama

Duration:

109 minutes

Year:

1996

Director:

Richard Pearce

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Company:

United Artists,

Butcher's Run Films

Cast:

Earl Pilcher Jr.

Ray Murdock

Virgil

Aunt T.

Ruby

Crew:

Director

Writer

Writer

Dolly Grip

Producer