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Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film written, directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton. Set in Arkansas, it is the story of intellectually challenged Karl Childers and the friendship he develops with a boy and his mother.
Sling Blade: Directed by Billy Bob Thornton. With Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter. Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
Jan 19, 2015 · Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black and John Ritter, 'Sling Blade' tells the story of a quiet man named Karl who finally returns home 25 Years after...
Summaries. Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town. A partially handicapped man named Karl is released from a mental hospital, about 20 years after murdering his mother and another person.
Mentally disabled Karl Childers (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from the mental hospital where he has spent most of his life after murdering his mother and...
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Once there, he's befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother, but when his newfound peace is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend, Karl is suddenly placed on a collision course with his ...
Overview. 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. Billy Bob Thornton. Director, Screenplay.
Nov 29, 1996 · Sling Blade. 135 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1996. Roger Ebert. November 29, 1996. 4 min read. “Sling Blade” begins with a remarkable monologue delivered straight to the camera. A man with a raspy voice, an overshot jaw and a lot of pain in his eyes says he reckons we might like to hear about his story, and so he tells it.
25 Years after committing an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl (Thornton) is finally returning home. Once there, he is befriended by a fatherless boy and his...
Sling Blade. DRAMA. A released mental patient befriends a fatherless boy whose mother is involved in a relationship with an abusive drunk. 97%.
