Sling Blade

Sling Blade

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...
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quick facts
Release date:August 30, 1996
Directed by:Billy Bob Thornton
Rated:R (USA)
Runtime:135 Minutes
Producer:David L. Bushell, Brandon Rosser
Editor:Hughes Winborne
Music by:Daniel Lanois
Cinematography:Barry Markowitz
Screenplay by:Billy Bob Thornton
Estimated budget:$1,000,000
Adapted from:Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade

Award-winners from Sling Blade

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Character:Karl Childers
Born:August 4, 1955

Cast of Sling Blade

Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Karl's Father
Born:January 5, 1931
Age:81
John Ritter
John Ritter
Vaughan Cunningham
Born:Sept. 17, 1948
Died:Sept. 11, 2003
J. T. Walsh
J. T. Walsh
Charles Bushman
Born:Sept. 28, 1943
Died:Feb. 27, 1998
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam
Doyle Hargraves
Born:October 23, 1956
Age:55
Mickey Jones
Mickey Jones
Monty Johnson
Born:June 10, 1941
Age:70
Brent Briscoe
Brent Briscoe
Scooter Hodges
Born:May 21, 1961
Age:51

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
1996 Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Billy Bob Thornton
1997 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, Billy Bob Thornton
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YearAward Nomination
1996 Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role, Billy Bob Thornton
1996 Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Billy Bob Thornton
1997 Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Billy Bob Thornton
1997 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, Billy Bob Thornton
1997 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture, Billy Bob Thornton
1997 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture, Lucas Black
1997 Satellite Award for Best Original Score, Daniel Lanois
1997 Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay, Billy Bob Thornton
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Film director of Sling Blade

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Born: August 4, 1955
Age: 56

Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone. In the mid-1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the...
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Music contributors for Sling Blade

Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois

Daniel Lanois is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has...
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Filming locations for Sling Blade

Little Rock
Little Rock

Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 709,901 people in the 2011 census. The MSA is in turn included in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Pine Bluff, Arkansas Combined Statistical Area, which...
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