Sling Blade (1996)
A simple man. A difficult choice.
135 min
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.
- Release date
- September 18, 1997
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $1,200,000
- Box office
- $34,100,000
Trailer
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
- James Hampton as Jerry Woolridge
- Robert Duvall as Karl's Father
- Rick Dial as Bill Cox
- Brent Briscoe as Scooter Hodges
Crew
- Billy Bob Thornton · Director
- Billy Bob Thornton · Writer
- David Bushell · Producer
- Brandon Rosser · Producer
- Daniel Lanois · Composer
- Barry Markowitz · Cinematographer
- Hughes Winborne · Editor
- Sarah Tackett · Casting director
- Clark Hunter · Production designer