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Sling Blade| Director/Writer: | Billy Bob Thornton | | Director of Photography: | Barry Markowitz | | Editor: | Hughes Winborne | | Music: | Daniel Lanois | | Production Designer: | Clark Hunter | | Producers: | Brandon Rosser and David L. Bushell | | Miramax; R; 133 minutes | | Release: | 2/97 | | Cast: | Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J. T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton and Robert Duvall |
An intimate portrait of a naive man struggling to master the rage within him as he learns to form attachments in the outside world. After serving 25 years in a mental institution for murdering his mother, Karl Childers (Thornton) tries to piece together a life in a bewildering world. Childers, whose innocence is masked by his clenched jaw and throaty voice, befriends a young boy, Frank (Black), and moves in with Frank and his mother, Linda (Canerday). The move threatens Linda's boyfriend, Doyle (Yoakam), a drunken bully who torments Linda and Frank and Linda's gay friend, Vaughan (Ritter). An original film driven entirely by sharply observed characters and deeply felt portrayals.
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