
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.
Title | Sling Blade |
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Year | 1996 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Miramax, The Shooting Gallery |
Cast | Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J. T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday |
Crew | Billy Bob Thornton (Director), Daniel Lanois (Original Music Composer), Billy Bob Thornton (Theatre Play), Hughes Winborne (Editor), Larry Meistrich (Executive Producer), Barry Markowitz (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | arkansas, repair shop, southern, death threat, religious art, father figure, intellectual disability |
Release | Aug 30, 1996 |
Runtime | 135 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.50 / 10 by 814 users |
Popularity | 2 |
Budget | 1,200,000 |
Revenue | 34,100,000 |
Language | English |