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.
Release Date: 29 March 1996Runtime: 109 min
Stars:
- Ashleigh Jordan
- David Keith
- Don James
- Grace Zabriskie
- Irma P. Hall
- James Earl Jones
- James N. Harrell
- Lauren Leigh Phillips
- Mary Jackson
- Michael Beach
- Patrice Pitman Quinn
- Paula Marshall
- Regina Taylor
- Robert Duvall
- Sandra Quarterman
Director: Richard Pearce
