A Family Thing
1996 · 109 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 4,496 VOTES · DIR. Richard Pearce
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,403 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:53 Now, let me run this by you one more time real slow
00:05:53 You're having a spell, that's all.
00:11:36 "I pray I'll be in heaven with our dear Lord
00:14:51 Is she colored, or is she white? It's a mess, daddy.
00:22:29 Pardon me. You know where I can find the mayor's office?
00:26:47 Seems like your mama was a...
00:31:42 For his bills, I mean. Mo, ma'am. Listen...
00:35:20 till your eyeballs pop out. One time
00:40:05 Mornin'.
00:43:15 That's when I was there.
00:47:02 My sister was the sunrise and the sunset for me.
00:50:18 I said, get in here.
00:54:06 You're not making it easy. I don't aim to make it easy.
00:58:07 James, it's ok.
01:06:31 Well, I guess every man's entitled
01:09:59 I might be able to walk without a limp someday.
01:13:36 and the marines made a man out of me.
01:17:55 Bye. Bye now.
01:22:07 Then me and daddy used to go round to his shop
01:25:42 They found it? Was it all right?
01:30:21 It's the right one, Aunt T.
01:34:08 said he wasn't going down to niggertown in the middle of the night.
01:37:26 Then the doctor come in the room.
01:45:14 Yeah.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,403
Dialogue density12.9 lines / min
First line00:01:53
Final line01:45:14
Production Record
DirectorRichard Pearce
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$10,125,417
IMDb votes4,496