1996
7.5 (804 votes)
2h 15m
Official Website
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Miramax
The Shooting Gallery
The Shooting Gallery
Sling Blade
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.
Key Crew
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Screenplay: Billy Bob Thornton
Producer: David L. Bushell, Brandon Rosser
Director of Photography: Barry Markowitz
Top 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
Robert Duvall
Karl's Father
Videos
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