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Sling Blade
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Sling Blade

Aug 30, 1996
2h 15m
★ 7.5

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Miramax
The Shooting Gallery

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Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

Billy Bob Thornton

Dwight Yoakam

Doyle Hargraves

Dwight Yoakam

J.T. Walsh

Charles Bushman

J.T. Walsh

John Ritter

Vaughan Cunningham

John Ritter

Lucas Black

Frank Wheatley

Lucas Black

Natalie Canerday

Linda Wheatley

Natalie Canerday

James Hampton

Jerry Woolridge

James Hampton

Robert Duvall

Karl's Father

Robert Duvall

Rick Dial

Bill Cox

Rick Dial

Brent Briscoe

Scooter Hodges

Brent Briscoe

No Image

Melinda

Christine Renee Ward

No Image

Marsha Dwiggins

Sarah Boss