Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers
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Synopsis. The movie opens in an asylum, where Charles (J.T. Walsh) talks to Karl (Billy Bob Thornton) about cars and women. Two student reporters Marsha (Sarah Boss) and Theresa (Kathy Sue Brown) arrive to interview Karl, who has committed murder, and is due to be released soon.
Mentally disabled Karl Childers (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from the mental hospital where he has spent most of his life after murdering his mother and her lover.
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Oct 25, 2023 · Released in 1996 as a feature-length adaptation of an earlier short film also directed by and starring Thornton, Sling Blade follows a man who is intellectually disabled named Karl (Thornton) who forms a strong bond with a young boy following his release from prison.
Sling Blade. 25 Years after commiting an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl (Thornton) finally returns home. Once there, he's befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. But when his newfound peace is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend, Karl is suddenly placed on a collision course with his past!
Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black and John Ritter, 'Sling Blade' tells the story of a quiet man named Karl who finally returns home 25 Years...
Nov 29, 1996 · “Sling Blade” begins with a remarkable monologue delivered straight to the camera. A man with a raspy voice, an overshot jaw and a lot of pain in his eyes says he reckons we might like to hear about his story, and so he tells it.
4.8 star. 16 reviews. 97% Tomatometer. Rating. Eligible. info. play_arrow Trailer. info Watch in a web browser or on supported devices Learn More. About this movie. arrow_forward. 25 Years ago,...
