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Mar 14, 1997 · Sling Blade is a 1996 movie about Karl Childers, a partially handicapped man who kills his mother and her lover as a child and is released from a mental hospital as an adult. He befriends a young boy and his mother in a small town, but faces the threat of a violent abuser.
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Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film written, directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton. Set in Arkansas, it is the story of intellectually challenged Karl Childers and the friendship he develops with a boy and his mother.
Sling Blade. Released from an asylum after 25 years of incarceration for murdering his abusive mother, Karl Childers (Billy Bob Thornton) finds work as a repairman and befriends a trusting boy...
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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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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!
Jan 19, 2015 · 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 after...
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- Miramax
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A movie about Karl Childers, a mentally handicapped man who killed his mother and her lover as a child and was released from a mental hospital. He befriends a young boy, Frank, and faces the abusive boyfriend of Frank's mother.
