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A Family Thing

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Drama

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.

Date: 03/29/1996
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall, Grace Zabriskie, Regina Taylor, David Keith, Jacqueline Williams, 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, Reggie Hayes

Robert Duvall Robert Duvall

James Earl Jones James Earl Jones

Michael Beach Michael Beach

Irma P. Hall Irma P. Hall

Grace Zabriskie Grace Zabriskie

Regina Taylor Regina Taylor

David Keith David Keith

Jacqueline Williams Jacqueline Williams

Mary Jackson Mary Jackson

Paula Marshall Paula Marshall

Phillip Edward Van Lear Phillip Edward Van Lear

Meg Thalken Meg Thalken

Richard Lexsee

Xander Berkeley Xander Berkeley

James N. Harrell

Lauren Leigh Phillips

Ashleigh Jordan

Sandra Quarterman

Rufus Thomas

Reggie Hayes Reggie Hayes