Sling Blade

– Karl Childers is a mentally disabled man who has been in the custody of the state mental hospital si..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.00 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 15 Minutes
Release Year:
1996
Sling Blade (1996)

Karl Childers is a mentally disabled man who 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, Karl is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:

Sling Blade (1996) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Mar 1997

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Billy Bob Thornton

Writer:

Billy Bob Thornton (play), Billy Bob Thornton (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter

Plot:

A partially handicapped man named Karl is released from a mental hospital, about 20 years after murdering his mother and another person. Karl is often questioned if he will ever kill again, and he shrugs in response saying there is no reason to. Now out of the mental institution, Karl settles in his old, small hometown, occupying himself by fixing motors. After meeting a young boy named Frank, who befriends him, Karl is invited to stay at Frank's house with his mother Linda, who views Karl as a strange but kind and generous man. However, Linda's abusive boyfriend, Doyle, sees things differently in the way rules ought to be run- normally insulting Linda's homosexual friend Vaughan as well as Karl's disabilities, and having wild parties with his friends. As Karl's relationship with Frank grows, he is watchful of Doyle's cruel actions.

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 15 nominations.

Production:

Miramax Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
Metacritic:
84%