Sling Blade (1996)

Movie Details

Original Title Sling Blade

Original Language EN

Budget $1,200,000

Revenue $34,100,000

Status Released

Popularity 1.6

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

Popularity: 3.7

Dwight Yoakam

Doyle Hargraves

Popularity: 0.7

J. T. Walsh

Charles Bushman

Popularity: 1.0

John Ritter

Vaughan Cunningham

Popularity: 2.9

Lucas Black

Frank Wheatley

Popularity: 7.4

Natalie Canerday

Linda Wheatley

Popularity: 0.3

James Hampton

Jerry Woolridge

Popularity: 2.7

Robert Duvall

Karl's Father

Popularity: 5.0

Rick Dial

Bill Cox

Popularity: 0.2

Brent Briscoe

Scooter Hodges

Popularity: 0.8

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Christine Renee Ward

Melinda

Popularity: 0.1

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Sarah Boss

Marsha Dwiggins

Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Billy Bob Thornton

Editor Hughes Winborne

Executive Producer Larry Meistrich

Screenplay Billy Bob Thornton

Producer Brandon Rosser, David L. Bushell

Production

Miramax

The Shooting Gallery

Videos & Trailers

'Peckers'

Clip

'I'm Proud of You'

Clip

'Checking In'

Clip

'Bags Full of Warsh'

Clip

'$25'

Clip

Official Trailer

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 6/10

Dec 31, 2019

***When a murderer is the likable protagonist, mmm-hmm*** A simple, slow, seemingly pensive man (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from a mental hospital in central Arkansas after 30 years and gets a job fixing lawnmowers. He makes friends with a boy & his mother (Natalie Canerday) and they let him ... Read more

Filipe Manuel Neto 9/10

Apr 14, 2024

**A film full of challenges, to which Billy Bob Thornton, in his greatest work, responded categorically.** I didn't really know what I was going to find when I decided to watch this film, and I'm happy about that: it's a really good, convincing and moving story, which doesn't try to escape the ha ... Read more