Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
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".
Top Billed Cast
Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers
Molly Ringwald
Teresa Tatum
J. T. Walsh
Charles Bushman
Jefferson Mays
Gerry Woolridge
Suzanne Cryer
Frances
Featured Crew
George Hickenlooper
Director
Deborah Smith
Art Direction
Adam Lindemann
Producer
Matthew Jacobsen
Costume Design
George Hickenlooper
Producer
Henny Bouwmeester
Editor
Bradford L. Schlei
Executive Producer
Billy Bob Thornton
Writer
George Hickenlooper
Editor
Hila Amrani
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Kent L. Wakeford
Director of Photography
Bill Boll
Original Music Composer
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