Sling Blade (1996)
- Directed by
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 873 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A mentally disabled man named Karl Childers is released from a psychiatric hospital after decades. He befriends a young boy and his mother who are living with an abusive man.
slow-burnmelancholicquiettenderhauntingunderstatedsouthern-gothicgentle
What happens
Sling Blade is a 1996 American independent Southern Gothic drama film written, directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton. Set in Arkansas, it is the story of intellectually challenged Karl Childers and the friendship he develops with a boy and his mother. Karl was released from a psychiatric hospital where he had grown up due to having killed his mother and her lover when he was 12 years old. It also stars Dwight Yoakam, J. T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, and Robert Duvall. The film was adapted by Thornton from his previous one-man show Swine Before Pearls, from which he also developed a screenplay for the 1994 short film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade, directed by George Hickenlooper. Sling Blade was released by Miramax Films on November 27, 1996, and became a sleeper hit, launching Thornton into stardom while grossing $34.1 million against a $1.2 million budget. Thornton won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and he was also nominated for Best Actor. The music for the soundtrack was provided by French-Canadian musician/producer Daniel Lanois. Sling Blade was filmed in 24 days, on location in Benton, Arkansas, produced by David L. Bushell and Brandon Rosser. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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