A Family Thing
1995
109 Min
Synopsis
When Arkansas native Earl (Robert Duvall) explores his past, he learns that his real mother was African American — a shock. What’s more, there’s a half-brother named Ray (James Earl Jones) living in Chicago. Earl sets out to get to know him and the experience is life changing. Moving from initial anger and confusion to common ground, the relationship builds. Billy Bob Thornton co-writes this drama about the indestructible bonds of family.
Director
Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce (born January 25, 1943 in San Diego, California) is an American film director and producer.
He prepped at St. Paul’s School and then earned a B.A., English from Yale University in the Class of 1965. While in college, he was a guitarist for, and a leader of, the Augmented Seven, a singing group that featured three guitarists. It was the only singing group at Yale at that time that was not strictly a cappella. He was also a member of Scroll and Key Society.
Pearce is credited as the cinematographer of Hearts and Minds (1974), documentary film about the Vietnam War. He won the Golden Bear award at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival in 1980 for his film Heartland. —Wikipedia
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