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A Family Thing (1996)

A Family Thing

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PG-13

1h 49m

Comedy, Drama

March 29th, 1996

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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.

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3 wins and 2 nominations

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Cast

Robert Duvall
Earl Pilcher Jr.
James Earl Jones
Ray Murdock
Michael Beach
Virgil
Irma P. Hall
Aunt T.
Grace Zabriskie
Ruby
Regina Taylor
Ann
Mary Jackson
Carrie
Paula Marshall
Karen
James N. Harrell
Earl Pilcher Sr.
Lauren Leigh Phillips
Kindra
Full cast & crew

Directors

Richard Pearce
Full cast & crew

Producers

Todd Black
producer
Robert Duvall
producer
Scott Ferguson
associate producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Billy Bob Thornton
written by
(???)
Tom Epperson
written by
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Taglines

United Artists Pictures invites you on a journey... you will not soon forget.
With family, everything is relative.

Keywords

beating
heritage
death
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

February 12th, 1997 (Argentina) (video premiere)
November 20th, 1997 (Hungary) (video premiere)
August 3rd, 2002 (Netherlands) (RTL 4) (TV)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

A Family Thing (original title)
Un asunto de familia (Argentina)
Segredo de Família (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Chicago, Illinois, USA
Covington, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
All Locations

Running Times

109 min

Sound Mixes

DTS
DTS-Stereo

Aspect Ratios

2.35 : 1

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Butcher's Run Films
United Artists (Afghanistan) (presents)

Distribution Companies

United International Pictures (UIP) (Argentina)
Argentina Video Home (Argentina)
Chapel Distribution (Australia)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Weddington Productions (sound facility)
People of Chicago, Illinois (the producers wish to thank) (as The People of Chicago, Illinois)
For Stars Catering (catering)
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