Sling Blade (1996)
A simple man. A difficult choice.
Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh
Directed by Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers is a mentally disabled man who 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, Karl is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
Runtime: 135 min.
Rating: 7.6
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: arkansas,repair shop,southern,death threat,story,religious art,father figure,intellectual disability
Cast
Karl Childers
Doyle Hargraves
Charles Bushman
Vaughan Cunningham
Frank Wheatley
Karl's Father
Frostee Cream Boy
Bill Cox
Scooter
Monty Johnson
Melinda Brady
Jerry Woolridge
Linda Wheatley
Terence
Albert
Morris
Randy Horsefeathers