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Sling Blade
A simple man. A difficult choice.
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.
Cast
- Billy Bob Thornton as Karl Childers
- Dwight Yoakam as Doyle Hargraves
- J.T. Walsh as Charles Bushman
- John Ritter as Vaughan Cunningham
- Lucas Black as Frank Wheatley
- Natalie Canerday as Linda Wheatley
- James Hampton as Jerry Woolridge
- Robert Duvall as Karl's Father
- Rick Dial as Bill Cox
- Brent Briscoe as Scooter Hodges
- Christine Renee Ward as Melinda
- Sarah Boss as Marsha Dwiggins
Details
- Director
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Released
- August 30, 1996
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- Miramax and The Shooting Gallery
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.5 / 10 from 904 votes
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