Where was A Family Thing filmed?
1996 film, directed by Richard Pearce.
- Chicago
The story is set in Chicago, so the filming stayed close to the setting.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Arkansas; Chicago
- Filmed in
- Chicago
About A Family Thing
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- Released
- 1996
- Director
- Richard Pearce
- Cast
- Robert DuvallJames Earl JonesIrma P. HallMichael Beach
- Genre
- RomanceDrama
The story
Earl Pilcher, a (white) farm equipment rental company business owner in a rural small Arkansas town, receives a shocking letter from his (white) mother, Carrie, on her deathbed.
Earl confronts his feeble father, who refuses to discuss the letter, but admits it is true.
The hospital is full, so Ray must take Earl home to recuperate.
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