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Sling Blade (30-Aug-1996)
Director: Billy Bob Thornton Writer: Billy Bob Thornton Keywords: Drama, Retards
CAST | Billy Bob Thornton | ... Karl Childers (retarded) | | Dwight Yoakam | ... Doyle Hargraves (duder) | | J. T. Walsh | ... Charles Bushman (talkative inmate) | | John Ritter | ... Vaughan Cunningham (homosexual) | | Lucas Black | ... Frank Wheatley (young boy) | | Natalie Canerday | ... Linda Wheatley (boy's mother) | | James Hampton | ... Dr. Jerry Woolridge (psychiatrist) | | Robert Duvall | ... Frank Childers (Karl's father) | | Rick Dial | ... Bill Cox (boss) | | Brent Briscoe | ... Scooter Hodges (mechanic) | | Christy Ward | ... Melinda (slow woman) | | Sarah Boss | ... Marsha Dwiggins (student interviewer) | | Kathy Sue Brown | ... Theresa Evans | | Wendell Rafferty | ... Melvin | | Bruce Hampton | ... Morris | | Vic Chesnutt | ... Terence | | Mickey Jones | ... Monty Johnson | | Ian Moore | ... Randy Horsefeathers (bandmate) | | Judy Pryor Trice | ... Mrs. Woolridge | | Scott Stewart | ... Bubba Woolridge | | Betty Lynn Hall | ... Sister | | Jim Jarmusch | ... Frostee Cream Boy | | Gary Don Fletcher | ... Baptizing Preacher | | Tim Holder | ... Albert | | Tom Kagy | ... Freddy | | Stacy Barrow | ... Secretary | | Jackie Stewart | ... Walter | | Jamie Stewart | ... Boy | | D. J. Royston | ... Housekeeper | | Lacy Bailey | ... Karen | | Raymond Lewallen | ... Ticket Agent | | Bill Glasscock | ... Man (voice) |
REVIEWS Review by anonymous (posted on 10-Mar-2006) I saw SLING BLADE when it was first
released! I was blown away by Billy Bobs' performance. everything about
this film is intelligent. I do find it hard to believe that a woman
would let her son around a character like Karl Childers yet her
boyfriend in the movie is hardly suited to be anything but a villian in
this production. Camera placement and scene juxtaposition is more than
adequate. Billy Bob has proven that he is a solid actor yet his
performance here is a high water mark. Any actor would be well served
to give a performance of such depth. When he put his arm around the boy
to say goodbye and told him he loved him more than a few people were
crying in the audience I was in. I don't think anyone will ever write
as clever a line as in CASABLANCA-"Round up the usual suspects". I also
don't believe that a role as strong and unique as SLING BLADE's Karl
Childers will be seen on the screen for some time either! John Ritter,
J T Walsh, and Dwight Yoakim were all excellent.
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