Sling Blade (1996)

A simple man. A difficult choice.

Directed by Billy Bob Thornton2h 15mDrama

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.

Rated
R
Year
1996
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
30 August 1996
TMDB
7.5 (894)
CineVerse
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Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam
Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh
J.T. Walsh
Charles Bushman
John Ritter
John Ritter
Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black
Lucas Black
Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday
Natalie Canerday
Linda Wheatley
James Hampton
James Hampton
Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Karl's Father
Rick Dial
Rick Dial
Bill Cox
Brent Briscoe
Brent Briscoe
Scooter Hodges
C
Christine Renee Ward
Melinda
S
Sarah Boss
Marsha Dwiggins
K
Kathy Sue Brown
Theresa Evans
W
Wendell Rafferty
Melvin
Bruce Hampton
Bruce Hampton
Morris
Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt
Terence
Mickey Jones
Mickey Jones
Monty Johnson
I
Ian Moore
Randy Horsefeathers
J
Judy Pryor Trice
Mrs. Woolridge
S
Scott Stewart
Bubba Woolridge
B
Betty Lynn Hall
Woolridge Daughter
Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
Frostee Cream Boy
G
Gary Don Fletcher
Preacher
T
Tim Holder
Albert
T
Tom Kagy
Freddy
S
Stacy Thomason
Woodridge Secretary
J
Jackie Stewart
Walter
J
Jamie Stewart
Teenage Boy
D
D.J. Royston
Housekeeper
L
Lacy Bailey
Karen
R
Raymond Lewallen
Ticket Agent
B
Bill Glasscock
Old Man (voice)

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