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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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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
Brandon Rosser Producer
Larry Meistrich Executive 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 Cuzan Swing Gang - Swing Art
Traci Kirshbaum Set Decorator
Clark Hunter Production Designer
Jacob Alsbrook Leadman
Joe Arnold (The Creep) Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
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
Robert Ortiz Video Playback
Dan Muscarella Color Timer
Nate Ranger Assistant Camera
Michael J Yarish Photography - Still Photographer
Ehab Asal Camera Assistant - Camera Production Assistant
Victor Duncan Camera Equipment - Camera and Grip Equipment
Barry Markowitz Director of Photography
Aaron Bryson Projectionist
Jonathan W Brown Steadicam Operator
Dalton Assistant Camera
Film Sales Financing Credit
Miramax International Foreign Distribution Sales
Music Credit
Daniel Lanois Song
Daniel Lanois Song Performer
Daniel Lanois Music
Barry Cole Music Supervisor
Falsetto Music Performer
Malcolm Burn Music Performer - keyboards
Mark J Howard Music - looping/recording/drum programming
Ali Jennings Song
Ali Jennings Song Performer
Booker T Jones Song
Booker T & The MGs Song Performer
Russ Wilson Music - harmony/percussion/piano/bass/bass pedel
Tim Gibbons Song Performer
Darryl Johnson Music - drum/organ/hand drum
Steve Cropper Song
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
W M Halle Assistant Director
Danna Liebert Script Supervisor
Robert Salerno Production Manager
Patricia Nunez Post-Production Supervisor
Daron McAfee Assistant Director
Todd Jameson Assistant Director
Sound Credit
Paul Ledford Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Dave Ellinwood Foley Recordist
Gary Alexander Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Eric Christoffersen Foley - Foley Assistant
Peter Conlin Assistant Sound Editor
Weldon Brown ADR - ADR recordist
Wayne Lorenz Sound Engineer - Additional Engineer
Jeff Kushner Foley Artist
Jeff Kushner Sound Designer
Keenan Wyatt Boom Operator
Sila Soyer Sound Editor - Apprentice Sound Editor
Mark Howard Looping Coordinator - Looping
Theodore K Dietz Sound - Sound Production Assistant
Matthew Lee Sound Effects - sound effects recording
Alison Sanford Sound Recordist - Recordist
Wi Ding Ho Sound Editor - Apprentice Sound Editor
Mark Howard Sound Recordist - Recordist
Ivan Hurzeler Assistant Sound Editor
Russel Creak Foley Artist
David Ellenwood Foley Recordist
Matthew Lee Sound Recordist - Additional Sound Effects Recordist
Lucinda Komisar Assistant Sound Editor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup Credit
Doug Hall Costume Designer
Kate Morgan Biscoe Hair - key hair
Rani Cunningham Wardrobe Supervisor
Theba Lolley Set Costumer
Margaret Critz Wardrobe Assistant - Wardrobe Production Assistant
Tracy Warbin Makeup - key makeup

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