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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 is a 1996 movie about Karl Childers, a mentally challenged 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 faces the abuse of his neighbor Doyle in a small town.
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Sling Blade is a 1995 drama film written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton, who also stars as a mentally challenged man released from an asylum. Find out where to watch and stream this award-winning movie, see the cast and crew, and learn about its plot and awards.
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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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Nov 29, 1996 · Sling Blade. Roger Ebert November 29, 1996. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. “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.
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.
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Billy Bob Thornton's Oscar winning screenplay, and acclaimed performance, makes SLING BLADE a must-see drama. 25 Years ago, the shy and kindhearted Karl created an...
