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Mar 29, 1996 · A Family Thing: Directed by Richard Pearce. With Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall. When an old woman dies, she leaves a note for her apparent son (Robert Duvall) which tells him that his biological mother died giving birth to him.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Richard Pearce
- 1996-03-29
A Family Thing is a 1996 American drama film starring Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones and Irma P. Hall. It was written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson and directed by Richard Pearce.
Mar 29, 1996 · Earl (Robert Duvall) gasses up his pickup, makes a few excuses to his family, and drives up to Chicago, where he finds that Ray (James Earl Jones) is a veteran policeman assigned to the mayor's office. Ray is none too pleased to meet him.
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Fifty-something Arkansas redneck Earl Pilcher Jr., learning that his biological mother was black and that his half brother, Ray lives in Chicago, drives his pickup to the windy city to meet Ray. Ray, who knows something about Earl's birth and other family, is not pleased to see Earl.
Robert Duvall. James Earl Jones. Michael Beach. A white Southerner's identity is shaken when he learns that his natural mother was African American and travels to meet his unknown until now half brother living in Chicago.
Shaken to the core by this revelation of decades of lies, an impassioned Pilcher travels to Chicago to find his biological family and meets Roy Murdock (James Earl Jones), his half-brother....
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- Drama
- PG-13
