"A simple man. A difficult choice." 30 August 1996 Drama 135 mins
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
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Billy Bob Thornton as Karl Childers
Dwight Yoakam as Doyle Hargraves
J. T. Walsh as Charles Bushman
John Ritter as Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black as Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday as Linda Wheatley
James Hampton as Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall as Karl's Father
Rick Dial as Bill Cox
Brent Briscoe as Scooter Hodges
Christine Renee Ward as Melinda
Sarah Boss as Marsha Dwiggins
Kathy Sue Brown as Theresa Evans
Wendell Rafferty as Melvin
Bruce Hampton as Morris
Vic Chesnutt as Terence
Billy Bob Thornton Director
Daniel Lanois Original Music Composer
Billy Bob Thornton Theatre Play
Hughes Winborne Editor
Larry Meistrich Executive Producer
Barry Markowitz Director of Photography
Billy Bob Thornton Screenplay
Brandon Rosser Producer
David L. Bushell Producer
Amber Ayub First Assistant Director
Traci Kirshbaum Set Decoration
Doug Hall Costume Design
Laura Seymann Post Production Supervisor
Todd Jameson Saettele Second Assistant Director
Daron McAfee Second Assistant Director
W.M. Halle First Assistant Director
Sling Blade - Auf Messers Schneide Trailer
Resplandor en la noche Trailer
弹簧刀 Trailer
Australia 31 July 1997
Czech Republic 28 January 1999
Germany 18 September 1997
United Kingdom 13 March 1998
Greece 30 August 1996
Korea 30 September 2000
Netherlands 19 August 2005
United States 30 August 1996
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Trailer for Sling Blade (1996) captured from the Scream (1996) VHS tape. This tape is labeled 12633 and released in (1997).
Not the official trailer. I edited this for my film editing class. Enjoy.
edited with trailer footage from hitman 2007.
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1996:
03 November 1996
To avenge his murdered best friend, top agent Max Zander slips into the role of the "clown". Hunted by the police, he fights crime under the cover of his mask.
14 February 1996
The story of Dan Jansen, champion speed skater, who confronts the challenges in his life.
31 December 1996
A young man makes ends meet by selling camotes in his small providence town, has zero luck getting with the ladies, and is too broke to afford the hookers of the town.
24 September 1996
This is a story of Jimmy, a high school senior, who is struggling with his school life, family pressures, future choices.
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A jaded Lower East Side couple have become bored of straight sex, in a bid to spice things up, they decide to imitate some rough sex scenes as seen on TV.
23 October 1996
Charn is working on his thesis to convert the Concert Hall project to Music Complex, and his advisor suggests him to see Gerrard for any information regarding the project.
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Australian-born filmmaker George Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public dreaming, mythology, and song-lines.
14 February 1996
Carla's (Rita Magdalena) sister commits suicide. Devastated, she decides to go to the province.. where she wreaks havoc among the men.
11 September 1996
When Hydro-Québec announced its intention to proceed with the enormous James Bay II hydroelectric project, the 15,000 Cree who live in the region decided to stand up to the giant utility.
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