Sling Blade

Name: Sling Blade
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996-08-30
Duration: 2 h 15 min
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter

1996 · 2h 15m · Drama · United States of America · Rated R (US)

A simple man. A difficult choice.

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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Billy Bob Thornton

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Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter

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