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Sling Blade (1996)

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A simple man. A difficult choice.

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 & Crew

Director
Billy Bob Thornton
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    Karl Childers Billy Bob Thornton
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    Doyle Hargraves Dwight Yoakam
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    Charles Bushman J. T. Walsh
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    Vaughan Cunningham John Ritter
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    Frank Wheatley Lucas Black
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    Linda Wheatley Natalie Canerday
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    Jerry Woolridge James Hampton
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    Karl's Father Robert Duvall

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