MovieReleasedDrama
Sling Blade
"A simple man. A difficult choice."
Rating7.5/10
Release1996
Runtime2h 15m
Votes844
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.
Budget
$1,200,000
Revenue
$34,100,000
2842% ROI
Original Language
en
Release Date
August 30, 1996
Popularity
3
Official Website
Production Companies
Miramax
TH
The Shooting Gallery
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
Rick Dial
Bill Cox
Brent Briscoe
Scooter Hodges
Christine Renee Ward
Melinda
Sarah Boss
Marsha Dwiggins
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