Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

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".

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 26, 1994

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton,Molly Ringwald,J.T. Walsh,Jefferson Mays,Suzanne Cryer,Abby Abernathy,Brent Briscoe,Otto Coelho,Abe Dalool,Ron Livingstonand 25 more

Director

George Hickenlooper

Writer

Billy Bob Thornton

Producer

Adam Lindemann,George Hickenlooper,Bradford L. Schlei,Kevin Hell,Mike Herman,Kevin Hudnell

Cinematography

Kent L. Wakeford

Music

Bill Boll

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0108181