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Sling Blade Snapshot

Release Year

1996

Tagline

Sometimes a hero comes from the most unlikely place.

Plot Summary

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.

Run Time

135 min, 148 min (Director's cut)

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Rating Details

Rated R for strong language, including descriptions of violent and sexual behavior.

Genre

Drama

Language

English

Keyword

Friend, Murder, Homosexual, Repair Shop, Mental Institution

Movie Rating

Sound Mix

Dolby Digital

Colour

Color

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Melodrama, Psychological Drama

Themes

Haunted By the Past, Southern Gothic, Domestic Abuse, Redemption, Mental Illness

Tones

Compassionate, Gritty, Poignant, Understated, Bleak, Intimate, Meditative

Mood

Only Human

Has Detailed Data (New)

1, 2, 3

Wikipedia Text

Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film set in rural Arkansas, written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton, who also stars in the lead role. It tells the story of a mentally impaired man named Karl Childers who is released from a psychiatric hospital, where he has lived since killing his mother and her lover when he was 12 years old, and the friendship he develops with a young boy. In addition to Thornton, it stars Dwight Yoakam, J. T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, and Robert Duvall.

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Box Office Takings (US)

24000000

Release Date

30 August 1996

Country

USA

Country Of Origin

USA