Sling Blade (1996)
A simple man. A difficult choice.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 15m
- Director Billy Bob Thornton
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.5/10 (893 votes)
Synopsis
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
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Billy Bob Thornton
as Karl Childers
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Dwight Yoakam
as Doyle Hargraves
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J.T. Walsh
as Charles Bushman
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John Ritter
as Vaughan Cunningham
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Lucas Black
as Frank Wheatley
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Natalie Canerday
as Linda Wheatley
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James Hampton
as Jerry Woolridge
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Robert Duvall
as Karl's Father
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Rick Dial
as Bill Cox
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Brent Briscoe
as Scooter Hodges
- Christine Renee Ward as Melinda
- Sarah Boss as Marsha Dwiggins
- Kathy Sue Brown as Theresa Evans
- Wendell Rafferty as Melvin
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Bruce Hampton
as Morris
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Vic Chesnutt
as Terence
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Mickey Jones
as Monty Johnson
- Ian Moore as Randy Horsefeathers
Crew
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Billy Bob Thornton
Director
- Barry Markowitz Director of Photography
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Hughes Winborne
Editor
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Daniel Lanois
Original Music Composer
- Brandon Rosser Producer
- David L. Bushell Producer
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Billy Bob Thornton
Screenplay
