A Family Thing

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Robert Duvall

Earl Pilcher Jr.

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

James Earl Jones

Ray Murdock

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Michael Beach

Virgil

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Irma P. Hall

Aunt T.

Age : N/A | Popularity : 38%

Grace Zabriskie

Ruby

Age : N/A | Popularity : 41%

Regina Taylor

Ann

Age : N/A | Popularity : 33%

David Keith

Sonny

Age : 70 | Popularity : 98%

Jacqueline Williams

Woman at Hospital

Age : N/A | Popularity : 13%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Richard Pearce
	First Assistant Director	Craig Huston
	Second Assistant Director	Aiman A. Humaideh
Writing	Writer	Billy Bob Thornton Tom Epperson
Camera	Dolly Grip	John S. Robertson
	Director of Photography	Fred Murphy
	Camera Operator	Gerrit Dangremond
	Key Grip	Morgan Michael Lewis
Production	Producer	Todd Black Robert Duvall Randa Haines
	Associate Producer	Scott Ferguson
	Executive Producer	Michael Hausman
	Casting	Victoria Thomas
	Extras Casting Assistant	Jason White
	Co-Producer	Brad Wilson
	Unit Production Manager	Michael Hausman
Editing	Editor	Mark Warner
Art	Production Design	Linda DeScenna
	Art Direction	James Nedza
	Set Decoration	Ric McElvin
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Joe I. Tompkins
Sound	Original Music Composer	Charles Gross
Crew	Stunt Coordinator	Rick LeFevour
Lighting	Chief Lighting Technician	Alphonse Blumenthal
Department	Role	Name

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