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.
Stars: Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall, Grace Zabriskie, Regina Taylor
Crew: Richard Pearce (Director), Jason White (Extras Casting Assistant), Billy Bob Thornton (Writer), Tom Epperson (Writer), Brad Wilson (Co-Producer), Charles Gross (Original Music Composer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: United Artists, Butcher's Run Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime: 109 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 29, 1996
IMDb: 4.582
