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A simple man. A difficult choice. - Sling Blade
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Title: Sling Blade

Release Date: 30 Aug 1996

Runtime: 2h 15m

Genre: Drama

Director: Miramax, The Shooting Gallery

Production Companies: Miramax, The Shooting Gallery

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.527 (786 votes)

Cast

  • Karl Childers: Billy Bob Thornton
  • Doyle Hargraves: Dwight Yoakam
  • Charles Bushman: J. T. Walsh
  • Vaughan Cunningham: John Ritter
  • Frank Wheatley: Lucas Black
  • Linda Wheatley: Natalie Canerday
  • Jerry Woolridge: James Hampton
  • Karl's Father: Robert Duvall
  • Bill Cox: Rick Dial
  • Scooter Hodges: Brent Briscoe
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