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Mar 14, 1997 · Sling Blade is a film written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton, who also stars as Karl Childers, a mentally challenged man who befriends a young boy in a small town. The film explores themes of friendship, violence, and redemption, and features a cast of notable actors such as Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, and Robert Duvall.
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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.
- $1.2 million
- Daniel Lanois
- November 27, 1996
- Larry Meistrich, David L. Bushell, Brandon Rosser
Oct 25, 2023 · Fans of the Billy Bob Thornton indie hit are clamoring to know. 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.
- Dalton Norman
Nov 26, 2016 · In Sling Blade, a mentally challenged man—described by writer-director-star Billy Bob Thornton as a cross between Frankenstein’s monster and Boo Radley —named Karl Childers is released...
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. He soon forms a bond...
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