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Sling Blade (1996)

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Release Date: November 27, 1996 (Limited)
May 7, 1997 (Moderate)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Running Time: 135 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong language, including descriptions of violent and sexual behavior.
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Writer: Billy Bob Thornton
Cast: Wendell Rafferty, Kathy Sue Brown, Sarah Boss, Christy Ward, Brent Briscoe, Rick Dial, Robert Duvall, James Hampton, Natalie Canerday, Lucas Black, John Ritter, J.T. Walsh, Dwight Yoakam, Billy Bob Thornton

When Karl Childers was twelve, he murdered his mother and her lover with a sling blade. Now, almost twenty-five years later, Karl, a grown man, is released upon the world. Though mentally handicapped, he finds a job at a repair shop fixing small motors, and is befriended by a boy named Frank. They become best friends and Frank takes Karl to live in his house with his mom. Karl forms a close bond with Frank, Read more

Movie Review

Grade: B+ There's no wonder why Billy Bob Thornton won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Karl in Sling Blade. He does an absolutely superb job the whole way. He creates sympathy towards the character and also creates the character, making Karl a mentally retarded but still capable and humorous man. Read the full movie review

User Comments & Reviews

Sling Blade, by Geo Major

March 29, 2004

It's about your review of Sling Blade...Billy Bob Thorton did not win an oscar for PORTRAYING Carl, He won an oscar for WRITING Carl.

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