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.
Directing | Richard Pearce | Director |
Writing | Billy Bob Thornton | Writer |
Writing | Tom Epperson | Writer |
Camera | John S. Robertson | Dolly Grip |
Production | Todd Black | Producer |
Production | Robert Duvall | Producer |
Production | Randa Haines | Producer |
Production | Scott Ferguson | Associate Producer |
Production | Michael Hausman | Executive Producer |
Camera | Fred Murphy | Director of Photography |
Editing | Mark Warner | Editor |
Production | Victoria Thomas | Casting |
Art | Linda DeScenna | Production Design |
Art | James Nedza | Art Direction |
Art | Ric McElvin | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Joe I. Tompkins | Costume Design |
Production | Jason White | Extras Casting Assistant |