Sling Blade, winner of the 1996 Academy Award for best screenplay, is the powerful story of Karl, who returns to his hometown after serving 25 years in a mental hospital for committing a gruesome crime. There he befriends a young boy and develops a close relationship with the boy and his widowed mother. These relationships evolve quickly and, ultimately, Karl's feelings for the mother and son lead him to a selfless act. Writer Billy Bob Thornton demonstrates a searing insight into the lives of ordinary people, portraying ...
Read More
Sling Blade, winner of the 1996 Academy Award for best screenplay, is the powerful story of Karl, who returns to his hometown after serving 25 years in a mental hospital for committing a gruesome crime. There he befriends a young boy and develops a close relationship with the boy and his widowed mother. These relationships evolve quickly and, ultimately, Karl's feelings for the mother and son lead him to a selfless act. Writer Billy Bob Thornton demonstrates a searing insight into the lives of ordinary people, portraying with equal skill both the good and bad who inhabit the small Arkansas town. Sling Blade is both the tale of one man's struggle to reconcile his life and of love's ultimate redemptive power.
Read Less
Add this copy of Sling Blade: a Screenplay to cart. $59.17, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Miramax.
Add this copy of Sling Blade to cart. $98.90, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Miramax Books.
All right then, this screenplay by Billy Bob Thornton is a 'must have' for all who consider the movie a Hollywood classic. Think of the book as the companion reference guide to the movie. It also serves as a conversation piece when guests arrive. It's simply required reading for all Billy Bob fans, uhm huh.
