Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
1994 · 0h 25m · Drama, Thriller · United States of America
25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and listens in horror about his life leading up to the crime. This is the short film that inspired the full-length "Sling Blade".
Directed by
George HickenlooperWritten by
Billy Bob Thornton6.2Smart score
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