Sling Blade
A simple man. A difficult choice.
7.5(877) 1996-08-30 135 minDrama
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.
DirectorBilly Bob Thornton
ScreenplayBilly Bob Thornton
ProducerDavid L. Bushell
ProducerBrandon Rosser
Original Music ComposerDaniel Lanois
Cast & characters
Billy Bob Thornton
as Karl Childers
Dwight Yoakam
as Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh
as Charles Bushman
John Ritter
as Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black
as Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday
as Linda Wheatley
James Hampton
as Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall
as Karl's Father
Rick Dial
as Bill Cox
Brent Briscoe
as Scooter Hodges
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Christine Renee Ward
as Melinda
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Sarah Boss
as Marsha Dwiggins
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Kathy Sue Brown
as Theresa Evans
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Wendell Rafferty
as Melvin
Bruce Hampton
as Morris
Vic Chesnutt
as Terence
Mickey Jones
as Monty Johnson
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Ian Moore
as Randy Horsefeathers
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Judy Pryor Trice
as Mrs. Woolridge
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Scott Stewart
as Bubba Woolridge
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Betty Lynn Hall
as Woolridge Daughter
Jim Jarmusch
as Frostee Cream Boy
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Gary Don Fletcher
as Preacher
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Tim Holder
as Albert
