Sling Blade
1996/08/30 (US) | Drama
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.
Billy Bob Thornton
Director
Billy Bob Thornton
Screenplay
Lead 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
Budget
$ 1,200,000
Revenue
$ 34,100,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Miramax
- The Shooting Gallery
Crews
Billy Bob Thornton
Theatre Play
David L. Bushell
Producer
Larry Meistrich
Executive Producer
Brandon Rosser
Producer
Daniel Lanois
Original Music Composer
Barry Markowitz
Director of Photography