Sling Blade
★ 7.5·1996·2h 15min·Drama
A simple man. A difficult choice.
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.
- Director
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Aug 30, 1996)
Cast
32 people
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 Hodges- CRChristine Renee WardMelinda
- SBSarah BossMarsha Dwiggins
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- KSKathy Sue BrownTheresa Evans
- WRWendell RaffertyMelvin
Bruce HamptonMorris
Vic ChesnuttTerence
Mickey JonesMonty Johnson- IMIan MooreRandy Horsefeathers
- JPJudy Pryor TriceMrs. Woolridge
- SSScott StewartBubba Woolridge
- BLBetty Lynn HallWoolridge Daughter
Jim JarmuschFrostee Cream Boy- GDGary Don FletcherPreacher
- THTim HolderAlbert
- TKTom KagyFreddy
- STStacy ThomasonWoodridge Secretary
- JSJackie StewartWalter
- JSJamie StewartTeenage Boy
- DRD.J. RoystonHousekeeper
- LBLacy BaileyKaren
- RLRaymond LewallenTicket Agent
- BGBill GlasscockOld Man (voice)
