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Summary:
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 m... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Billy Bob Thornton - (Karl Childers)
Dwight Yoakam - (Doyle Hargraves)
J.T. Walsh - (Charles Bushman)
John Ritter - (Vaughan Cunningham)
Lucas Black - (Frank Wheatley)
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Review:
Billy Bob Thornton's Sling Blade is a fascinating, superbly nuanced tale, alternately sweet and disturbing. Thornton's turn as writer, director, and star of the independently made feature established him as a true talent -- he received an Oscar for his screenplay -- but his isn't the only stellar work. The surprise casting of John Ritter... Continue >>

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