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Sling Blade

Sling Blade
Theatrical release poster
Film information
NameSling Blade
Directed byBilly Bob Thornton
Produced byLarry Meistrich
David L. Bushell
Brandon Rosser
Written byBilly Bob Thornton
StarringBilly Bob Thornton
Dwight Yoakam
J. T. Walsh
John Ritter
Lucas Black
and Robert Duvall
Music byDaniel Lanois
CinematographyBarry Markowitz
Editing byHughes Winborne
StudioShooting Gallery
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date 
Running time135 minutes
Country 
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000
Gross revenue$24,475,416

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'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.

The movie was adapted by Thornton from his short film and previous screenplay, Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade. Sling Blade proved to be a sleeper hit, launching Thornton into stardom. It won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and Thornton was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role. The music for the soundtrack was provided by French Canadian artist/producer Daniel Lanois.


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