| Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1993)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Billy Bob Thornton |
Karl Childers
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| Molly Ringwald |
Teresa Tatum
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| J.T. Walsh |
Charles Bushman
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| Jefferson Mays |
Gerry Woolridge
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| Suzanne Cryer |
Frances
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| Abby Abernathy |
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| Brent Briscoe |
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| Otto Coelho |
(as Otto Coecho)
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| Abe Dalool |
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| Ron Livingston |
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Short |
| Director |
George Hickenlooper |
| Writer |
Billy Bob Thornton |
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| Language |
English |
| Running Time |
0 hr 29 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| A disturbed man looks back at his past as he faces an uncertain future in this dramatic short subject. Teresa ( Molly Ringwald ), a young journalist, is sent on assignment to a state-run mental hospital, where she is to interview Karl Childers ( Billy Bob Thornton ), soon to be released after spending 25 years in the facility. While Jerry Woolrich ( Jefferson Mays ), the hospital's administrator, isn't sure that it's a good idea for Karl to be questioned by a young woman, he allows a compromise — Teresa will be permitted to hear Karl tell the story of how he came to be committed, but she can't ask him questions. Teresa is then ushered into a dimly lit room, where Karl relates the harrowing tale of his miserable childhood and how, at the age of 13, he killed his mother and her lover with a kaiser blade. Star and screenwriter Billy Bob Thornton and director George Hickenlooper originally produced this short film in hopes of expanding the story into a full-length feature; the award-winning Sling Blade followed three years later, but by that time, Thornton had opted to direct the film himself. — Mark Deming |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
19 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Purchase Date |
8/1/2003 |
| Tape Label |
5 |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
VHS |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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