A Family Thing (1996)
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Robert Duvall
as Earl Pilcher Jr.
as Earl Pilcher Jr.
James Earl Jones
as Ray Murdock
as Ray Murdock
Michael Beach
as Virgil
as Virgil
Irma P. Hall
as Aunt T.
as Aunt T.
Grace Zabriskie
as Ruby
as Ruby
Regina Taylor
as Ann
as Ann
David Keith
as Sonny
as Sonny
Jacqueline Williams
as Woman at Hospital
as Woman at Hospital
Mary Jackson
as Carrie
as Carrie
Paula Marshall
as Karen
as Karen
Phillip Edward Van Lear
as Club Manager
as Club Manager
Meg Thalken
as Doctor
as Doctor
Richard Lexsee
as Truckjacker
as Truckjacker
Xander Berkeley
as Sunburned Man
as Sunburned Man
James N. Harrell
as Earl Pilcher Sr.
as Earl Pilcher Sr.
Lauren Leigh Phillips
as Kindra
as Kindra
Ashleigh Jordan
as Danielle
as Danielle
Sandra Quarterman
as Young Aunt T.
as Young Aunt T.
Rufus Thomas
as Tommy
as Tommy
Reggie Hayes
as Virgil's Friend
as Virgil's Friend
Crew arrow_drop_down
Richard Pearce
Director
Director
Jason White
Extras Casting Assistant
Extras Casting Assistant
Billy Bob Thornton
Writer
Writer
Tom Epperson
Writer
Writer
Alphonse Blumenthal
Chief Lighting Technician
Chief Lighting Technician
Brad Wilson
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Rick LeFevour
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Gerrit Dangremond
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Craig Huston
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Michael Hausman
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Charles Gross
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Morgan Michael Lewis
Key Grip
Key Grip
Aiman A. Humaideh
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
John S. Robertson
Dolly Grip
Dolly Grip
Robert Duvall
Producer
Producer
Mark Warner
Editor
Editor
Fred Murphy
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Scott Ferguson
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Linda DeScenna
Production Design
Production Design
Randa Haines
Producer
Producer
Michael Hausman
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Casting
James Nedza
Art Direction
Art Direction
Joe I. Tompkins
Costume Design
Costume Design
Todd Black
Producer
Producer
Ric McElvin
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
