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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.
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. 85 Metascore. 1995. 2 hr 16 mins. Drama. R. Watchlist. Released from an asylum after 25 years of incarceration for murdering his abusive mother, Karl Childers (Billy Bob...
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.
Sling Blade (1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
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...
Synopsis. The movie opens in an asylum, where Charles (J.T. Walsh) talks to Karl (Billy Bob Thornton) about cars and women. Two student reporters Marsha (Sarah Boss) and Theresa (Kathy Sue Brown) arrive to interview Karl, who has committed murder, and is due to be released soon.
Nov 27, 1996 · 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. Billy Bob Thornton. Director, Screenplay. Reviews.
