Sling Blade (1996)
Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
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Karl Childers -
Doyle Hargraves -
Charles Bushman -
Vaughan Cunningham -
Frank Wheatley -
Linda Wheatley -
Jerry Woolridge -
Karl's Father -
Bill Cox -
Scooter Hodges -
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Marsha Dwiggins
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Theresa Evans
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Melvin
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Billy Bob ThorntonWriters:
Billy Bob Thornton (play), Billy Bob Thornton (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
Fellow independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch appears as the "Frostee Cream" worker in the beginning. His name tag reads "Deke", the name of the film's Electrical Best Boy.
Quotes
Vaughan Cunningham:
Please don't tell anybody at the store that Albert was here. You know how this town is. Everybody spreads cruel rumors.
Melinda:
You mean about you and Albert being that way...? I think everybody at the store already knows about it. Maureen Ledbetter told ...
Goofs
When Karl is talking to the Frostee Cream Boy, there are no cars on the road behind him. But whenever the camera is aimed at the Frostee Cream, there is a lot of traffic on the road reflected in the window. Billy Bob Thornton points out in the DVD commentary that this is because the local police had another pressing issue the day they filmed Jim Jarmusch, and they couldn't be there to stop traffic.
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Dedicated to Jimmy Don Thornton
Soundtracks
The One I Love(instrumental)
Written by Ali Jennings and Daniel Lanois
Performed by Ali Jennings
Courtesy of Daniel Lanois, Ali Jennings Songs/Socan, Daniel Lanois Songs/Socan
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DramaDetails
Release Date:
14 March 1997Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Haskell, Arkansas, USABox Office
Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$28,139 1 December 1996
Gross USA:
$24,444,121
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$24,444,121
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