Billy Bob Thornton
Director
Sling Blade (1996)
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
Genres: Drama
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Production Companies: Miramax, Shooting Gallery
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
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Watch Trailer
135 min
Aug. 30, 1996
Released
$1,200,000
$34,100,000
R
16+
