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Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

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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".

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

25 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

26 March 1994

Country

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Teresa Tatum

J.T. Walsh

J.T. Walsh

Charles Bushman

Jefferson Mays

Jefferson Mays

Gerry Woolridge

Suzanne Cryer

Suzanne Cryer

Frances

Abby Abernathy

Abby Abernathy

Brent Briscoe

Brent Briscoe

Otto Coelho

Otto Coelho

Abe Dalool

Abe Dalool

Ron Livingston

Ron Livingston

Aaron Wheeler

Aaron Wheeler

Bill Boll

Bill Boll

Chester Dent

Chester Dent

Bill Sprague

Bill Sprague

Joey Bilow

Joey Bilow

Mark Gimbrere

Mark Gimbrere

Michael Beugg

Michael Beugg

Linda Beugg

Linda Beugg

Trevor A. Tarr

Trevor A. Tarr

Mike Herman

Mike Herman

Glennon Schneider

Glennon Schneider

Kevin Hell

Kevin Hell

Doug Hart

Doug Hart

Carlos Sanchez

Carlos Sanchez

Anthony Guneratne

Anthony Guneratne

Nikywa Prevost

Nikywa Prevost

Beth Ruggiero

Beth Ruggiero

Rosalie Barron

Rosalie Barron

Dewitte Briggs

Dewitte Briggs

Jude Barron

Jude Barron

Kevin Hudnell

Kevin Hudnell

Mark Sellors

Mark Sellors

Lincoln Schlei

Lincoln Schlei

Joel Milner

Joel Milner

Brent J. Williams

Brent J. Williams

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