Sling Blade (1996)

08/30/1996 (US) • 2h 15m

Drama

A simple man. A difficult choice.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

Dwight Yoakam

Doyle Hargraves

J. T. Walsh

Charles Bushman

John Ritter

Vaughan Cunningham

Lucas Black

Frank Wheatley

Natalie Canerday

Linda Wheatley

James Hampton

Jerry Woolridge

Robert Duvall

Karl's Father

Rick Dial

Bill Cox


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,200,000.00

Revenue

$34,100,000.00

Keywords

arkansas

repair shop

southern

death threat

religious art

father figure

intellectual disability

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