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
Billy Bob Thornton
Writer
Michael Beugg
Co-Producer
Kevin Hell
Executive Producer
Mike Herman
Executive Producer
Bradford L. Schlei
Executive Producer
Kevin Hudnell
Producer
George Hickenlooper
Producer
Adam Lindemann
Producer
Kent L. Wakeford
Director of Photography
Bill Boll
Original Music Composer
Henny Bouwmeester
Editor
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