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Sling Blade (1996)
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Drama
Billy Bob Thornton , Dwight Yoakam , J.T. Walsh , John Ritter , Lucas Black , Natalie Canerday , James Hampton , Robert Duvall , Rick Dial ,
Brent Briscoe , Christine Renee Ward , Sarah Boss , Kathy Sue Brown , Wendell Rafferty , Bruce Hampton
Billy Bob Thornton
IMDB 135
1996
A partially handicapped man named Karl is released from a mental hospital| about 20 years after murdering his mother and another person. Karl is often questioned if
he will ever kill again| and he shrugs in response saying there is no reason to. Now out of the mental institution| Karl settles in his old| small hometown|
occupying himself by fixing motors. After meeting a young boy named Frank| who befriends him| Karl is invited to stay at Frank's house with his mother Linda| who
views Karl as a strange but kind and generous man. However| Linda's abusive boyfriend| Doyle| sees things differently in the way rules ought to be run- normally
insulting Linda's homosexual friend Vaughan as well as Karl's disabilities| and having wild parties with his friends. As Karl's relationship with Frank grows| he is
watchful of Doyle's cruel actions.
You will see what's coming, but the masterful performances, especially Thornton's, will leave you riveted.