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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.
- Richard Pearce
- 33
- 3 min
109 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Box office. $10,125,417. 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 .
- $10,125,417
- Charles Gross
- March 29, 1996
- Michael Hausman, Robert Duvall, Brad Wilson
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.
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A Family Thing. 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. 27 IMDb 7.1 1 h 49 min 1996. PG-13.
A Family Thing (1996) Movie Info Synopsis Following the death of the white woman he thought was his mother, a shocked Earl Pilcher Jr. (Robert Duvall) learns he is half black.
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- Richard Pearce
- PG-13
- Robert Duvall
Ray makes up a story about Earl and he being Korean war comrades for his Auntie T., the sister of Earl's and Ray's mother, Willa Mae, who raised Ray after Willa Mae died giving birth to Earl. But Auntie T., who is blind, sees right through Ray's story and knows who Earl is. When Ray's son, Virgil, returns home from his job as a city transit bus ...
This movie is written by Billy Bob Thornton (Slingblade) and directed by Richard Pearce (Heartland). This picture stars Robert Duvall (The Godfather), James Earl Jones (Conan The Barbarian), Michael Beach (Aquaman), Regina Taylor (The Negotiator), David Keith (Behind Enemy Lines) and Irma P. Hall (The Ladykillers).
