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.
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| Directing | Richard Pearce | Director |
| Production | Jason White | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Writing | Billy Bob Thornton | Writer |
| Writing | Tom Epperson | Writer |
| Camera | Gerrit Dangremond | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Alphonse Blumenthal | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Production | Michael Hausman | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Charles Gross | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Morgan Michael Lewis | Key Grip |
| Production | Brad Wilson | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Aiman A. Humaideh | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Rick LeFevour | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Craig Huston | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | John S. Robertson | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Art | Ric McElvin | Set Decoration |
| Production | Robert Duvall | Producer |
| Editing | Mark Warner | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe I. Tompkins | Costume Design |
| Art | Linda DeScenna | Production Design |
| Production | Scott Ferguson | Associate Producer |
| Production | Michael Hausman | Executive Producer |
| Art | James Nedza | Art Direction |
| Production | Todd Black | Producer |
| Production | Randa Haines | Producer |
| Camera | Fred Murphy | Director of Photography |
