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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.
Mar 14, 1997 · Sling Blade: Directed by Billy Bob Thornton. With Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter. Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
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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 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.
May 12, 2023 · Sling Blade is a 1996 drama film set in rural Arkansas. It tells the story of a mentally impaired man who is released from a psychiatric hospital where he has lived since killing his mother and her lover when he was 12 years old.
Nov 26, 2021 · A look back at the 1996 movie directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton, who adapted it from his short film "Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade." The film, shot in Benton, was a critical and commercial success, featuring a cast of locals and cameos by celebrities.
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