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Sling Blade

Sling Blade

# A simple man. A difficult choice.
Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 1,200,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1996-08-30
⌚ Running Time: 135 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.529

Beloved Cast

Billy Bob Thornton original image
Karl Childers
Billy Bob Thornton
Dwight Yoakam original image
Doyle Hargraves
Dwight Yoakam
J.T. Walsh original image
Charles Bushman
J.T. Walsh
John Ritter original image
Vaughan Cunningham
John Ritter
Lucas Black original image
Frank Wheatley
Lucas Black
Natalie Canerday original image
Linda Wheatley
Natalie Canerday
James Hampton original image
Jerry Woolridge
James Hampton
Robert Duvall original image
Karl's Father
Robert Duvall
Rick Dial original image
Bill Cox
Rick Dial
Brent Briscoe original image
Scooter Hodges
Brent Briscoe
Christine Renee Ward original image
Melinda
Christine Renee Ward
Sarah Boss original image
Marsha Dwiggins
Sarah Boss
Kathy Sue Brown original image
Theresa Evans
Kathy Sue Brown
Wendell Rafferty original image
Melvin
Wendell Rafferty
Bruce Hampton original image
Morris
Bruce Hampton
Vic Chesnutt original image
Terence
Vic Chesnutt
Mickey Jones original image
Monty Johnson
Mickey Jones
Ian Moore original image
Randy Horsefeathers
Ian Moore
Judy Pryor Trice original image
Mrs. Woolridge
Judy Pryor Trice
Scott Stewart original image
Bubba Woolridge
Scott Stewart
Betty Lynn Hall original image
Woolridge Daughter
Betty Lynn Hall
Jim Jarmusch original image
Frostee Cream Boy
Jim Jarmusch
Gary Don Fletcher original image
Preacher
Gary Don Fletcher
Tim Holder original image
Albert
Tim Holder
Tom Kagy original image
Freddy
Tom Kagy
Stacy Thomason original image
Woodridge Secretary
Stacy Thomason
Jackie Stewart original image
Walter
Jackie Stewart
Jamie Stewart original image
Teenage Boy
Jamie Stewart
D.J. Royston original image
Housekeeper
D.J. Royston
Lacy Bailey original image
Karen
Lacy Bailey
Raymond Lewallen original image
Ticket Agent
Raymond Lewallen
Bill Glasscock original image
Old Man (voice)
Bill Glasscock

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