Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-11-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

25 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1420 Reviews)

Director:

George Hickenlooper

Genres:

Short Drama Thriller

Cast:

Billy Bob Thornton Molly Ringwald J.T. Walsh Jefferson Mays

Writer:

Billy Bob Thornton

Fullplot:

Twenty-five years after commiting 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 after some fussing about her gender, the institution's director lets her talk to Karl (after all, he'll have to talk to women after his release). Karl talks about his life leading up to the crime, and the reporter listens in horror.

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