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. When Karl was a boy, he was severely mistreated by his abusive father (Robert Duvall). At age 12, Karl found his mother having intercourse with a man who tormented him endlessly; he snapped, flew ...
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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. When Karl was a boy, he was severely mistreated by his abusive father (Robert Duvall). At age 12, Karl found his mother having intercourse with a man who tormented him endlessly; he snapped, flew into a homicidal rage, and killed both individuals by decapitating them. Years later, as a middle-aged man, Karl is deemed harmless to society and released from the mental institution where he resides. Karl says he has learned his lesson and adds, "I reckon I got no reason to kill no one." He returns to the town of his boyhood, where he's befriended by Frank (Lucas Black), the son of a widowed mother who sees the eccentric but open-hearted Karl as a kindred spirit. Karl also gets a job at a fix-it shop and resides in the backroom, until Frank's mother, Linda (Natalie Canerday), takes a liking to Karl and lets him stay with them. However, Karl also meets Doyle (Dwight Yoakam), Linda's boyfriend, a sadistically cruel, narrow-minded drunk who tosses casual abuse at Frank, treats Linda like dirt, and mocks Karl endlessly. The late John Ritter co-stars as Linda's friend Vaughan, a mild-mannered homosexual who works at the neighborhood dollar store. Musicians Col. Bruce Hampton and Vic Chesnutt are among Doyle's party guests. Mark Deming, Rovi
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Add this copy of Some Folks Call It Sling Blade [Vhs] to cart. $6.99, good condition, Sold by HPB-Emerald rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Music. Video Prod.
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Brent Briscoe, Rick Dial, Robert Duvall, James Hampton, Natalie Canerday, Lucas Black, John Ritter, J.T. Walsh, Dwight Yoakam... Very good. 2014 Run time: 135. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Brent Briscoe, Rick Dial, Robert Duvall, James Hampton, Natalie Canerday, Lucas Black, John Ritter, J.T. Walsh, Dwight Yoakam... Very good. 1996 Run time: 135. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday. Very good in good packaging. 2 discs. Language: English. Run time: 140 mins. Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1. Originally released: 1995. Both disc are in very good condition, clear plastic cover over the case is torn in back, shipped with a tracking number.
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Brent Briscoe, Rick Dial, Robert Duvall, James Hampton, Natalie Canerday, Lucas Black, John Ritter, J.T. Walsh, Dwight Yoakam... Very good. 1996 Run time: 135. DVDs play perfectly-original case in excellent condition-
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Very good, very moving story about a boy with a mental condition. Lets people see the world very well through his eyes, the simplicity and sometimes tradedy but love and humour too. The boy when young commits a murder he thought was very well deserved. He goes into a mental institution for years and then is 'cured'. He comes into a world of various things. Good kind people that want to just get on by and help him if they can. And sick, nasty, violent males that are supposedly 'normal' and call him a sick bloke. This is his journey.
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