Billy Bob ThorntonKarl ChildersSavaraTV movie
Sling Blade
A simple man. A difficult choice.
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.
Drama
Starring
Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh
Directed by
Billy Bob Thornton
About
Sling Blade
Drama
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.
A simple man. A difficult choice.
Information
- Released
- Aug 30, 1996
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- R
- Directed by
- Billy Bob Thornton
Production
- Studio
- Miramax
- Studio
- The Shooting Gallery
Cast
People in this story
Billy Bob ThorntonKarl Childers
Dwight YoakamDoyle Hargraves
J.T. WalshCharles Bushman
John RitterVaughan Cunningham
Lucas BlackFrank Wheatley
Natalie CanerdayLinda Wheatley
James HamptonJerry Woolridge
Robert DuvallKarl's Father
Rick DialBill Cox
Brent BriscoeScooter HodgesMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.