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Crew. 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.
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 - Full Cast & Crew. 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...
- Billy Bob Thornton
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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- Drama
- Billy Bob Thornton
- 1997-03-14
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Discover the actors behind the iconic characters of Sling Blade. See Karl Childers, played by Billy Bob Thornton, in this tale of redemption after being institutionalized for the murder of his mother and her lover.
