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Sling Blade
1996 · Movies · 2h 15m · Drama
bittersweet
Major character dies
How it ends
Karl kills Doyle to protect Frank and Linda, then returns to the mental hospital.
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Overview
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.
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Cast & Crew
Cast
Dwight Yoakam
Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh
Charles Bushman
John Ritter
Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black
Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday
Linda Wheatley
James Hampton
Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall
Karl's Father
Rick Dial
Bill Cox
Crew
Billy Bob Thornton
Director
Billy Bob Thornton
Screenplay
Larry Meistrich
Executive Producer
Brandon Rosser
Producer