Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and starred in this mesmerizing drama with haunting overtones of To Kill a Mockingbird. A partially handicapped man named Karl is released from a mental hospital, about 20 years after murdering his mother and another person. Lucas Black didn't know Karl was going to ad-lib a certain line about potted meat, and genuinely laughed as a result; the effect was still good. Full Cast & Crew: Sling Blade (1996) Cast (32) Billy Bob Thornton. There is only one blade shown in this film. ... On DVD: Jan 1, 1998; Miramax Films; Sling Blade Photos. This story unfolds in many layers, with friendship and love woven between bigotry and cruelty. 13 wins & 15 nominations. I can't believe it took me so long to finally see this movie and I must admit I had never seen any work by Billy Bob Thornton.
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio. Walsh, John Ritter. [to Vaughn]I don't reckon you have to go with women to be a good daddy to a boy. Twenty-five years after commiting a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. Linda, Frank's mother, never has a close up; she's almost always sharing the screen with someone else in either a long or medium shot. An old man makes a long journey by lawnmower to mend his relationship with an ill brother. With Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Three blue-collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash and make a plan to keep their find from the authorities, but it isn't long before complications and mistrust weave their way into the plan. Nominated for fourteen awards, and only lost five. In order to make his walk more awkward and consistent, 150 of 168 people found this review helpful. "Kaiser blade" has murkier roots, but likely is slang for similar tools favored by remnant communities of Pennsylvania Dutch, who were actually mostly German in origin (thus "kaiser"). Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. The last spoken word in the movie by Doyle, Vaughan, Frank, and Linda is the same: "Karl?" An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. This illustrates how ignored and passed over she feels.
When Doyle tells Linda that "retards" make him sick, he adds that the same is true for antique furniture and midgets. See more ideas about Sling blade, Sling blade quotes, Movie quotes. After meeting a young boy named Frank, who befriends him, Karl is invited to stay at Frank's house with his mother Linda, who views Karl as a strange but kind and generous man. Charles Bushman John Ritter. It begins with a somewhat horrible description of the double murder of Karl's mother and her lover, but yet is tastefully done with words, no cheap views of blood and gore. Only the second film not nominated for Best Picture to win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. I found myself completely fascinated by this character. His scene was later cut from that film. A small town police chief awaits the arrival of a gang of killers. Billy Bob Thornton's directorial film debut.
Sling Blade 96%. Use the HTML below. One song Chessnutt wrote with Panic is Aunt Avis, which Billy Bob Thornton directed the music video for. Sling Blade (1996) Plot Summary (3) Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.A partially handicapped man named Karl is released from a mental hospital, about 20 … Karl's Father Rick …