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Sling Blade

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.

1996 |2h 15m |  Drama

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Cast

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Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

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Dwight Yoakam

Doyle Hargraves

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J.T. Walsh

Charles Bushman

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John Ritter

Vaughan Cunningham

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Lucas Black

Frank Wheatley

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Natalie Canerday

Linda Wheatley

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James Hampton

Jerry Woolridge

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Robert Duvall

Karl's Father

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Rick Dial

Bill Cox

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Brent Briscoe

Scooter Hodges

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Vic Chesnutt

Terence

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Mickey Jones

Monty Johnson

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$1,200,000.00

Revenue

$34,100,000.00