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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 · That's the setup for "A Family Thing," which is part fantasy, part comedy, part drama, part truth. 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.
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.
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. She begs him to make peace with his half-brother (James Earl Jones) living in Chicago.
A Family Thing. 1996 · 1 hr 50 min. PG-13. Drama · Comedy. A white, Southern family is shaken when the patriarch's mother dies and he learns his real birth mother was black — and that he has a brother. Subtitles: English. Starring: Robert Duvall James Earl Jones Michael Beach Irma P. Hall Grace Zabriskie. Directed by: Richard Pearce.
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Following the death of the white woman he thought was his mother, a shocked Earl Pilcher Jr. (Robert Duvall) learns he is half black. Shaken to the core by this revelation of decades of lies,...
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