Movie
A Family Thing
Released: March 29, 1996 (1996)
Runtime: 109 minutes
Genres: Comedy, 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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Mary Jackson as Carrie
Age at release: 85
- Robert Duvall as Earl Pilcher Jr.
Age at release: 65
- James Earl Jones as Ray Murdock
Age at release: 65
- Irma P. Hall as Aunt T.
Age at release: 60
- Grace Zabriskie as Ruby
Age at release: 54
- David Keith as Sonny
Age at release: 41
- Xander Berkeley as Sunburned Man
Age at release: 40
- Regina Taylor as Ann
Age at release: 35
- Michael Beach as Virgil
Age at release: 32
- Jacqueline Williams as Woman at Hospital
Age at release: 30
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- Rufus Thomas as Tommy
Age at release: 79
- James N. Harrell as Earl Pilcher Sr.
Age at release: 77
- Jeri Boyle as Old Lady
Age at release: 69
- Tommy Bush as Old Man
Age at release: 68
- Nathan Lee Lewis as Brother Conners
Age at release: 39
- Paula Marshall as Karen
Age at release: 31
- Saundra Quarterman as Young Aunt T.
Age at release: 27
- Reggie Hayes as Virgil's Friend
Age at release: 26
- Phillip Edward Van Lear as Club Manager
Age at release: Unknown
- Meg Thalken as Doctor
Age at release: Unknown
- Richard Lexsee as Truckjacker
Age at release: Unknown
- Lauren Leigh Phillips as Kindra
Age at release: Unknown
- Ashleigh Jordan as Danielle
Age at release: Unknown
- Patrice Pitman Quinn as Willa Mae
Age at release: Unknown
- Don James as Junior Turner
Age at release: Unknown
- Crystal Laws Green as Maotis
Age at release: Unknown
- Katharine Mitchell as Woman in Apartment
Age at release: Unknown
- Willo Hausman as Waitress
Age at release: Unknown
- J. Antonio Moon as Truckjacker
Age at release: Unknown
- Wanda Christine as Woman at City Hall
Age at release: Unknown