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Sling Blade
A simple man. A difficult choice.
Aug 30, 1996 · 2h 15m
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Drama
PLOT
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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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
Directed by
Billy Bob Thornton
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$1,200,000
Revenue
$34,100,000
Production
Miramax, The Shooting Gallery
Country
US
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