Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
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Director George Hickenlooper Music director Bill Boll Duration Country United States | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Short, Drama, Thriller Screenplay Billy Bob Thornton Writer Billy Bob Thornton Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1994 Cast Billy Bob Thornton (Karl Childers), Molly Ringwald (Teresa Tatum), J. T. Walsh (Charles Bushman)Similar movies Fish Tank , Factory Girl , Pitch Perfect 2 , The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things , The Last Witch Hunter , At the Edge of the Abyss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade is a short film written by Billy Bob Thornton, directed by George Hickenlooper and starring Thornton, Molly Ringwald, and J. T. Walsh.
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It was adapted into the feature film Sling Blade, also starring Thornton, and won Thornton the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as a nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
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Overview
Thornton plays Karl Childers, a mentally retarded man who has been in a mental hospital for the past 25 years for murdering his mother and her lover. On the day of his release, he is interviewed by a reporter, Theresa Tatum (Molly Ringwald), who is writing her article with the intent of examining whether criminals judged to be insane should be released. Before the interview, Tatum is of the opinion that criminals like Childers should never be released. During the interview, however, Tatum must question her previous beliefs in this matter.
The title of the film comes from Childers's description of the murders. He admits to committing murder with a "Kaiser blade, some folks call it a sling blade, I call it a Kaiser blade."
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