Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)

  • NR
  • 03/26/1994 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller
  • 25m

Overview

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".

George Hickenlooper

Director

Billy Bob Thornton

Writer

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton's headshot

Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers
Molly Ringwald's headshot

Molly Ringwald

Teresa Tatum
J.T. Walsh's headshot

J.T. Walsh

Charles Bushman
Jefferson Mays's headshot

Jefferson Mays

Gerry Woolridge
Suzanne Cryer's headshot

Suzanne Cryer

Frances
Abby Abernathy's headshot

Abby Abernathy

Brent Briscoe's headshot

Brent Briscoe

Otto Coelho's headshot

Otto Coelho

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