Sling Blade (1996)
15
13/03/1998 (GB)
Drama
2h 15m
- 75% (811 votes)
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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.
- Billy Bob ThorntonDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,200,000
Revenue
$34,100,000
Keywords
- arkansas
- repair shop
- southern
- death threat
- religious art
- father figure
- intellectual disability
Top Billed Cast
Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers
Dwight Yoakam
Doyle Hargraves
J. T. Walsh
Charles Bushman
John Ritter
Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black
Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday
Linda Wheatley
James Hampton
Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall
Karl's Father
Rick Dial
Bill Cox
Brent Briscoe
Scooter Hodges
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