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Sling Blade
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7.5Karl 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.
Released: 1996-08-30135 minDir: Billy Bob ThorntonDramaBudget: $1.2MBox office: $34.1M
Cast
- Billy Bob Thornton as Karl Childers
- Dwight Yoakam as Doyle Hargraves
- J.T. Walsh as Charles Bushman
- John Ritter as Vaughan Cunningham
- Lucas Black as Frank Wheatley
- Natalie Canerday as Linda Wheatley
Themes
- arkansas
- repair shop
- southern
- death threat
- religious art
- father figure
- intellectual disability
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Screenwriter
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Cast member
- James Hampton
- Composer
- Daniel Lanois
- Production company
- Miramax
- Narrative location
- Arkansas
- Duration
- 136
- FilmAffinity ID
- 534217
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/sling-blade
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- publication date
- 1997-09-18
- film editor
- Hughes Winborne
- title
- Sling Blade
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 8.4/10
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