Sling Blade (1997)

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R | 2 hr 13 mins | Drama | Released: 5/7/1997 |Box Office Total: $24.4M

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Synopsis:

The tale of Karl Childers, a mildly retarded man faced with a complex moral dilemma. As a child, Karl was severely abused by his fanatically religious parents, who considered him a punishment from God. When he found his mother sexually entangled with the town bully, Karl believed their actions were wrong--and killed them, swiftly and brutally, with a sling blade. Now, against his will, Karl has been released from an asylum to return to society after twenty-five years. A gifted mechanic, Karl finds work in his small Southern hometown, where he meets young Frank Wheatley. Frank is the first person ever to accept him without fear or judgment; the two become instant friends, and Frank convinces his mother Linda to let Karl live with them. But there's trouble in the Wheatley home: Linda's abusive, narrow-minded boyfriend. Groping to reconcile his own simple moral code with everything he has been taught about right and wrong, Karl must decide whether to stand by and watch, or step in to protect Frank.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
5/7/1997

Director	Credit
Billy Bob Thornton	Director
Cast	Credit
Billy Bob Thornton	Karl Childers
Bill Glasscock	of Old Man
Dwight Yoakam	Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh	Charles Bushman
John Ritter	Vaughn Cunningham
Lucas Black	Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday	Linda Wheatley
James Hampton	Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall	Karl's Father
Rick Dial	Bill Cox
Brent Briscoe	Scooter Hodges
Christy Ward	Melinda
Sarah Boss	Marsha Dwiggins
Kathy Sue Brown	Theresa Evans
Wendell Rafferty	Melvin
Colonel Bruce Hampton	Morris
Vic Chesnutt	Terence
Mickey Jones	Monty Johnson
Ian Moore	Randy Horsefeathers
Judy Pryor Trice	Mrs Woolridge
Scott Stewart	Bubba Woolridge
Betty Lynn Hall	Sister
Jim Jarmusch	Dairy Queen Boy
Gary Don Fletcher	Preacher
Tim Holder	Albert
Tom Kagy	Freddy
Stacy Barrow	Woolridge Secretary
Jackie Stewart	Walter
Jamie Stewart	Teenage Boy
D J Royston	Housekeeper
Lacy Bailey	Karen
Raymond LeWallen	Ticket Agent
Production Credits	Credit
Larry Meistrich	Executive Producer
Brandon Rosser	Producer
David Bushell	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Shooting Gallery, The (NY)	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Laurens	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Lumiere Latin America Audiovisual	Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Arkansas, USA
Writer	Credit
Billy Bob Thornton	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Steve Carlis	Production Auditor - Post Production Auditor
Mary Sunshine	Production Auditor
Art Department	Credit
Joe Arnold (The Creep)	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Traci Kirshbaum	Set Decorator
Jacob Alsbrook	Leadman
Joe Cuzan	Swing Gang - Swing Art
Clark Hunter	Production Designer
Max Biscoe	Set Decorator
Casting	Credit
Sarah Tackett	Casting Director
Craft Services	Credit
Brig Caldwell	Catering - Assistant Caterer
Kathy Morris	Craft Service
Tim Olivett	Catering - Caterer
Film Camera	Credit
Victor Duncan	Camera Equipment - Camera and Grip Equipment
Aaron Bryson	Projectionist
Jonathan W Brown	Steadicam Operator
Barry Markowitz	Director of Photography
Michael J Yarish	Photography - Still Photographer
Ehab Asal	Camera Assistant - Camera Production Assistant
Nate Ranger	Assistant Camera
Robert Ortiz	Video Playback
Dan Muscarella	Color Timer
Dalton	Assistant Camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Miramax International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Falsetto	Music Performer
Daniel Lanois	Song
Daniel Lanois	Song Performer
Daniel Lanois	Music
Barry Cole	Music Supervisor
Malcolm Burn	Music Performer - keyboards
Mark J Howard	Music - looping/recording/drum programming
Ali Jennings	Song
Ali Jennings	Song Performer
Booker T Jones	Song
Russ Wilson	Music - harmony/percussion/piano/bass/bass pedel
Booker T & The MGs	Song Performer
Tim Gibbons	Song Performer
Steve Cropper	Song
Darryl Johnson	Music - drum/organ/hand drum
Peter Afterman	Music - music consultant
Titty Twisters	Song Performer
Alan Jackson Jr	Song
Elizabeth Wendel	Music - music consultant
Lewis Steinberg	Song
Bambi Lee Savage	Song Performer
Tim Gibbons	Song
Mark Howard	Music - Drum Programmer
Emmylou Harris	Song Performer - vocalist
Pete Anderson	Song
Bambi Lee Savage	Song
Brian Blade	Song
Production Management	Credit
George Vowteras	Location Manager
Laura Seymann	Post-Production Supervisor
Ginny Lou Litsey	Assistant Production Coordinator
Sheryl Glubok	Assistant Location Manager
David Scolli	Location Scout - Location Intern
Robert Salerno	Production Manager
Danna Liebert	Script Supervisor
W M Halle	Assistant Director
Daron McAfee	Assistant Director
Patricia Nunez	Post-Production Supervisor
Todd Jameson	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Paul Ledford	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Gary Alexander	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Eric Christoffersen	Foley - Foley Assistant
Peter Conlin	Assistant Sound Editor
Weldon Brown	ADR - ADR recordist
Dave Ellinwood	Foley Recordist
Keenan Wyatt	Boom Operator
Sila Soyer	Sound Editor - Apprentice Sound Editor
Mark Howard	Looping Coordinator - Looping
Theodore K Dietz	Sound - Sound Production Assistant
Alison Sanford	Sound Recordist - Recordist
Matthew Lee	Sound Effects - sound effects recording
Jeff Kushner	Foley Artist
Jeff Kushner	Sound Designer
Wayne Lorenz	Sound Engineer - Additional Engineer
Ivan Hurzeler	Assistant Sound Editor
Wi Ding Ho	Sound Editor - Apprentice Sound Editor
Mark Howard	Sound Recordist - Recordist
David Ellenwood	Foley Recordist
Russel Creak	Foley Artist
Lucinda Komisar	Assistant Sound Editor
Matthew Lee	Sound Recordist - Additional Sound Effects Recordist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Doug Hall	Costume Designer
Kate Morgan Biscoe	Hair - key hair
Rani Cunningham	Wardrobe Supervisor
Tracy Warbin	Makeup - key makeup
Theba Lolley	Set Costumer
Margaret Critz	Wardrobe Assistant - Wardrobe Production Assistant

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