Sling Blade (1996)
A simple man. A difficult choice.
1996 · R · 2h 15m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Writers: Billy Bob Thornton
Music by: Daniel Lanois
Cinematography: Barry Markowitz
Editor: Hughes Winborne
Box office: $34M · Budget: $1M · Rated 7.5/10 by 878 viewers
Cast
Billy Bob Thornton as Karl ChildersDwight Yoakam as Doyle HargravesJ.T. Walsh as Charles BushmanJohn Ritter as Vaughan CunninghamLucas Black as Frank WheatleyNatalie Canerday as Linda WheatleyJames Hampton as Jerry WoolridgeRobert Duvall as Karl's FatherRick Dial as Bill CoxBrent Briscoe as Scooter HodgesChristine Renee Ward as MelindaSarah Boss as Marsha DwigginsMore like this
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