Sling Blade
a.k.a. Reckoning
Director:
Billy Bob Thornton
Cast:
Billy Bob Thornton, T Double, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter
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- Blu-ray Release Date: 08/04/2009
- Original Release: 1996
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- Sales Rank: 9,984
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Features
Mr Thornton Goes To Hollywood; Bravo Profiles: Billy Bob Thornton; A Roundtable Discussion With Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, Mickey Jones and Producer David Bushnell; A Conversation With Robert Duvall; A Conversation With Robert Duvall; A Conversation With Billy Bob Thornton and Composer Daniel Lanois; The Return Of Karl; ; On The Set; ; Billy Bob At Work; Doyle's Band: The Johnsons; Doyle Get Pummeled; "Doyle's Dead" - With Introduction by Billy Bob Thornton; Feature Commentary by Writer/Director/Actor Billy Bob Thornton
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Sling Blade marked the directorial debut of country singer turned actor Billy Bob Thornton, who also authored the script (expanding George Hickenlooper's acclaimed short Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade) and stars in the picture. Thornton plays Karl Childers, a mildly retarded man who spent most of his life in a mental institution. When Karl was a boy, he was severely mistreated by his abusive father (Robert Duvall). At age 12, Karl found his mother having intercourse with a man who tormented him endlessly; he snapped, flew into a homicidal rage, and killed both individuals by decapitating them. Years later, as a middle-aged man, Karl is deemed harmless to society and released from the mental institution where he resides. Karl says he has learned his lesson and adds, "I reckon I got no reason to kill no one." He returns to the town of his boyhood, where he's befriended by Frank (Lucas Black), the son of a widowed mother who sees the eccentric but open-hearted Karl as a kindred spirit. Karl also gets a job at a fix-it shop and resides in the backroom, until Frank's mother, Linda (Natalie Canerday), takes a liking to Karl and lets him stay with them. However, Karl also meets Doyle (Dwight Yoakam), Linda's boyfriend, a sadistically cruel, narrow-minded drunk who tosses casual abuse at Frank, treats Linda like dirt, and mocks Karl endlessly. The late John Ritter co-stars as Linda's friend Vaughan, a mild-mannered homosexual who works at the neighborhood dollar store. Musicians Col. Bruce Hampton and Vic Chesnutt are among Doyle's party guests. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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