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Sling Blade

Name: Sling Blade
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996-08-30
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 7.547

★ 7,5 /10 (863 Votes)

1996 EN 135 min

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.

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Release date

30/08/1996

Votes

863

Popularity

2.2

A simple man. A difficult choice.

Genres

Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

135 min

Budget

$1,200,000

Revenue

$34,100,000

Website

www.miramax.com

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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

Brent Briscoe

Scooter Hodges

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Christine Renee Ward

Melinda

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Sarah Boss

Marsha Dwiggins

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Kathy Sue Brown

Theresa Evans

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Wendell Rafferty

Melvin

Bruce Hampton

Morris

Vic Chesnutt

Terence

Mickey Jones

Monty Johnson

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Ian Moore

Randy Horsefeathers

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Judy Pryor Trice

Mrs. Woolridge

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Scott Stewart

Bubba Woolridge

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Betty Lynn Hall

Woolridge Daughter

Jim Jarmusch

Frostee Cream Boy

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Gary Don Fletcher

Preacher

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Tim Holder

Albert

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Tom Kagy

Freddy

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Stacy Thomason

Woodridge Secretary

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Jackie Stewart

Walter

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Jamie Stewart

Teenage Boy

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D.J. Royston

Housekeeper

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Lacy Bailey

Karen

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Raymond Lewallen

Ticket Agent

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Bill Glasscock

Old Man (voice)

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***When a murderer is the likable protagonist, mmm-hmm*** A simple, slow, seemingly pensive man (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from a mental hospital in central Arkansas after 30 years and gets a job fixing lawnmowers. He makes friends with a boy & his mother (Natalie Canerday) and they let him live in their garage, but the mother’s abusive boyfriend presents a problem (Dwight Yoakam). John Ritter is on hand as the mother’s gay best friend. "Sling Blade" (1996) is a small town drama with a memorable central character (if I didn’t know beforehand that Thornton played the role, I wouldn…

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**A film full of challenges, to which Billy Bob Thornton, in his greatest work, responded categorically.** I didn't really know what I was going to find when I decided to watch this film, and I'm happy about that: it's a really good, convincing and moving story, which doesn't try to escape the harsh reality of things to create unbelievable heroes. And it is probably the most solid and significant work of Billy Bob Thornton's career. In fact, he not only plays the main role, but is also responsible for the script and direction. It is a labor of love, of total and absolute commitment, which m…

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