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Mentally disabled Karl Childers (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from the mental hospital where he has spent most of his life after murdering his mother and her lover. He soon forms a bond with ...
25 Years after commiting an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl(Thornton) finally returns home. Once there, he's befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. But when his newfound peace is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend, Karl is suddenly placed on a collision course with his past! Also starring Robert Duvall, John Ritter and J.T. Walsh, this emotional powerhouse is an ...
Sling Blade - Exit Interview. Sling Blade - I'm Proud of You. Sling Blade - $25. Sling Blade - Checking In. Now Playing: Sling Blade - We Ain't Got No Band. Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, John Ritter, Dwight Yoakam. In this scene: Karl Childers (Billy Bob Thornton), Vaughan Cunningham (John Ritter), Doyle Hargraves (Dwight Yoakam) Sling.
Synopsis. The movie opens in an asylum, where Charles (J.T. Walsh) talks to Karl (Billy Bob Thornton) about cars and women. Two student reporters Marsha (Sarah Boss) and Theresa (Kathy Sue Brown) arrive to interview Karl, who has committed murder, and is due to be released soon. They are introduced to the warden, Jerry (James Hampton), who ...
SLING BLADE. Directed by. Billy Bob Thornton. United States, 1996. Drama, Crime. 135. Synopsis. Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town. Synopsis.
25 Years after committing an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl (Thornton) is finally returning home. Once there, he is befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. But when his newfound peace is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend (Grammy winner Dwight Yoakam), Karl is suddenly placed on a collision course with his past. Also featuring Robert Duvall (Open Range), John Ritter ...
27 de nov. de 1995 · Sling Blade marked the directorial debut of country singer turned actor Billy Bob Thornton, who also authored the script (expanding George Hickenlooper's acclaimed short Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade) and stars in the picture. Thornton plays Karl Childers, a mildly retarded man who spent most of his life in a mental institution.
