The read
A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, Metacritic 71/100. Every source lands within 2 points of the others. Scores higher than 80% of the 1,388 1990s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
78 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard PearceDirector
- Billy Bob ThorntonWriter
- Tom EppersonWriter
- Charles GrossOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert DuvallEarl Pilcher Jr.
- James Earl JonesRay Murdock
- Michael BeachVirgil
- Irma P. HallAunt T.
- Grace ZabriskieRuby
- Regina TaylorAnn
- David KeithSonny
- Xander BerkeleySunburned Man
- Jacqueline WilliamsWoman at Hospital
- Mary JacksonCarrie
- Paula MarshallKaren
- Phillip Edward Van LearClub Manager
