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Sling Blade (1996)

R08/30/1996Drama2h 15m

A simple man. A difficult choice.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Billy Bob Thornton

    Karl Childers

  2. Cast 1

    Dwight Yoakam

    Doyle Hargraves

  3. Cast 1

    J. T. Walsh

    Charles Bushman

  4. Cast 1

    John Ritter

    Vaughan Cunningham

  5. Cast 1

    Lucas Black

    Frank Wheatley

  6. Cast 1

    Natalie Canerday

    Linda Wheatley

  7. Cast 1

    James Hampton

    Jerry Woolridge

  8. Cast 1

    Robert Duvall

    Karl's Father

  9. Cast 1

    Rick Dial

    Bill Cox

**A film full of challenges, to which Billy Bob Thornton, in his greatest work, responded categorically.** I didn't really know what I was going to find when I decided to watch this film, and I'm happy about that: it's a really good, convincing and moving story, which doesn't try to escape the harsh reality of things to create unbelievable heroes. And it is probably the most solid and significant work of Billy Bob Thornton's career. In fact, he not only plays the main role, but is also responsible for the script and direction. It is a labor of love, of total and absolute commitment, which m...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$1,200,000.00

Revenue $34,100,000.00

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