Movie
A Family Thing
“With family, everything is relative.”
6.4/10
1996
1h 49m
en
Comedy
Drama
Overview
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.
Director
Richard Pearce
Writers
Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson
Movie Information
Release Date
March 29, 1996
Runtime
1h 49m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
72
Production
Butcher's Run Films
