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#82 Box Office Hit of 1997

Sling Blade (1997)

"A simple man. A difficult choice."

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Billy Bob Thornton

    Karl Childers

    Billy Bob Thornton

  • Dwight Yoakam

    Doyle Hargraves

    Dwight Yoakam

  • J.T. Walsh

    Charles Bushman

    J.T. Walsh

  • John Ritter

    Vaughan Cunningham

    John Ritter

  • Lucas Black

    Frank Wheatley

    Lucas Black

  • Natalie Canerday

    Linda Wheatley

    Natalie Canerday

  • James Hampton

    Jerry Woolridge

    James Hampton

  • Robert Duvall

    Karl's Father

    Robert Duvall

  • Rick Dial

    Bill Cox

    Rick Dial

  • Brent Briscoe

    Scooter Hodges

    Brent Briscoe

  • Melinda

    Christine Renee Ward

  • Marsha Dwiggins

    Sarah Boss

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