Sling Blade
Sling Blade
Drama

Sling Blade

1996
135 min
7.5
75.3%
User Score
(831 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

Hughes Winborne

STARRING

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

Videos & Trailers

'Peckers'
1080p
Clip

'Peckers'

'I'm Proud of You'
1080p
Clip

'I'm Proud of You'

'Checking In'
1080p
Clip

'Checking In'

'Bags Full of Warsh'
1080p
Clip

'Bags Full of Warsh'

'$25'
1080p
Clip

'$25'

Official Trailer
1080p
Trailer

Official Trailer

"Sling Blade" and "Fargo" winning Writing OscarsĀ®
480p
Featurette

"Sling Blade" and "Fargo" winning Writing OscarsĀ®

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

Doyle Hargraves

J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

Charles Bushman

John Ritter

John Ritter

Vaughan Cunningham

Lucas Black

Lucas Black

Frank Wheatley

Natalie Canerday

Natalie Canerday

Linda Wheatley

James Hampton

James Hampton

Jerry Woolridge

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Karl's Father

Rick Dial

Rick Dial

Bill Cox

Brent Briscoe

Brent Briscoe

Scooter Hodges

Christine Renee Ward

Melinda

Sarah Boss

Marsha Dwiggins