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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780788808203
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0788808206
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Release Date: January 06, 1998
Running Time: 135 minutes
Sales Rank: 8285
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 1996
Editorial Review:
Description:
Now see for yourself -- the powerful motion picture applauded by critics and moviegoers alike, written, directed, and starring Billy Bob Thornton. Twenty five years after committing an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl (Thornton) is finally returning home. Once there, he is befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. But when his newfound peace is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend (Grammy-winner Dwight Yoakam), Karl is suddenly placed on a collision course with his past. Also featuring Robert Duvall, John Ritter, and J.T. Walsh, SLING BLADE is an unforgettable movie experience.
Amazon.com:
Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and starred in this mesmerizing drama with haunting overtones of To Kill a Mockingbird. Thornton plays a mentally retarded man who has spent 20 years in a psychiatric hospital for killing his mother and her lover. Released into the community from which he came, he befriends and protects a lonely boy regularly harassed and abused by his mom's boyfriend (a terrific performance by Dwight Yoakam). The story is ultimately about sacrifice, but Thornton certainly doesn't get twinkly about it. Some of the best material concerns the hero's no-big-deal efforts to integrate into a 'normal' life: working, eating fast food, earning admiration for his handyman skills, and attaining a semblance of community among other damaged souls. John Ritter has a great part as a gay shopkeeper who tries to assuage his own loneliness by spilling his guts out to Thornton's uncomprehending character. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Sling Blade
Just another item that my son asked for for Christmas! No where else to find it at such a great price! Speedy delivery! Awesome!
Rating: - Wonderful Movie
This is a wonderful movie and I have been looking for it for several years and it is very hard to find! And when I found it here on Amazon.com I was very thrilled. My husband and I really enjoyed it and are very happy with our purchase, which we both thought was a very good price.
Rating: - Stunning portrayal by Billy Bob Thornton
The film that launched Billy Bob Thornton's career, "Sling Blade", is one of the most stirring films released over the past dozen years. The character portrayed by Thornton, Karl Childers, a mentally deficient individual released from a state hospital years after killing two people, is understated and powerful. Reading Thornton's face is to read his mind and the entire film is brilliantly paced. The supporting cast, led by a young Lucas Black, is terrific. "Sling Blade" is worth viewing more than ... Read More
Rating: - Great Movie
I have enjoyed this movie, since it first came to big screen. Its a classic that everyone needs in thier collection.
Rating:  - Unsettling film that will shock your core...
I think I mentioned a few reviews back that I bathe at the river `depressing'; and I think it's obvious that I also am a stickler for the emotionally engaging and sentimentally stimulating. That said; `Sling Blade' broke my heart in many places due to the fact that it is both of those things; depressing and sentimental. I would be a liar if I didn't say that there were also facets of this film that didn't work so well for me, but in all honestly they are few indeed.
The film starts ... Read More
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