A Texas Funeral

May 5 2000 R 1h 38m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

It's 1968 and the Whit clan are reuniting for the burial of Grandpa Sparta (Martin Sheen). But Sparta still has some secrets to reveal to his family and wisdom to impart to his grandson, in this whimsical comedy from the writer of The Bourne Identity.

Plot

In Texas in the late '60s, the Whit family meets for the funeral of grandfather Sparta. This, however, is no normal funeral, and the Whits are no normal family. Young L'il Sparta spies on the corpse and sees his grandmother involved in macabre and sinister rituals. His parents go and collect Aunt Miranda from the rest home where she has been locked away because of her part in a family scandal, while the tension between father and uncle over money matters is sky-high. In the stables, the camel belonging to the deceased has an attack of nerves, and after he's been calmed down, the child meets the grandfather's ghost who recounts all the family tales.

Written by

William Blake Herron

Directed by

William Blake Herron

Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins total

Scores
# of Votes
849
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA