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Mar 14, 1997 · Play trailer 1:51. 2 Videos. 99+ Photos. Drama. 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. Director. Billy Bob Thornton. Writer. Billy Bob Thornton. Stars. Billy Bob Thornton. Dwight Yoakam. J.T. Walsh. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY.
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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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Release. Reception. Accolades. References. External links. 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.
Once there, he's befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother, but when his newfound peace is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend, Karl is suddenly placed on a collision course with his past. Watch Now.
