Sling Blade

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(751 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

135 minutes

Year:

1996

Director:

Billy Bob Thornton

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Company:

Miramax,

The Shooting Gallery

Budget:

$1,200,000

Revenue:

$34,100,000

Cast:
Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

Dwight Yoakam

Doyle Hargraves

J.T. Walsh

Charles Bushman

John Ritter

Vaughan Cunningham

Lucas Black

Frank Wheatley

Crew:
Billy Bob Thornton

Director

Larry Meistrich

Executive Producer

Billy Bob Thornton

Theatre Play

David L. Bushell

Producer

Daniel Lanois

Original Music Composer