Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
6.7
33 votes
1994
25m
Drama
Thriller
Overview
25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and listens in horror about his life leading up to the crime. This is the short film that inspired the full-length "Sling Blade".
Directed by George Hickenlooper
Top cast
Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers
Molly Ringwald
Teresa Tatum
J.T. Walsh
Charles Bushman
Jefferson Mays
Gerry Woolridge
Suzanne Cryer
FrancesA
Abby Abernathy
Brent Briscoe
O
Otto Coelho
A
Abe Dalool
Ron Livingston
A
Aaron Wheeler
B
Bill Boll
C
Chester Dent
B
Bill Sprague
J
Joey Bilow
M
Mark Gimbrere
M
Michael Beugg
L
Linda Beugg
T
Trevor A. Tarr
M
Mike Herman
Details
Status
Released
Release date
March 26, 1994
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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