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Sling Blade

Release Year
1996
Runtime
2h 15m
Genres
Drama
Directed By
Billy Bob Thornton
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.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

Dwight Yoakam

Doyle Hargraves

J. T. Walsh

Charles Bushman

John Ritter

Vaughan Cunningham

Lucas Black

Frank Wheatley

Natalie Canerday

Linda Wheatley

James Hampton

Jerry Woolridge

Rick Dial

Bill Cox

Brent Briscoe

Scooter Hodges

Christine Renee Ward

Melinda

Sarah Boss

Marsha Dwiggins

Kathy Sue Brown

Theresa Evans

Crew

Billy Bob Thornton

Director

Billy Bob Thornton

Screenplay

Barry Markowitz

Director of Photography

Daniel Lanois

Original Music Composer

Clark Hunter

Production Design

Brandon Rosser

Producer

Billy Bob Thornton

Theatre Play

Laura Seymann

Post Production Supervisor

Kate Biscoe

Key Hair Stylist

Tracy Warbin

Key Makeup Artist

Amber Ayub

First Assistant Director

W.M. Halle

First Assistant Director

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