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Sling Blade

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Synopsis: Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.

Writer(s): Billy Bob Thornton (play), Billy Bob Thornton (screenplay)

Director: Billy Bob Thornton

Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh , See full cast and crew

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117666/

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Sling Blade (undated shooting draft)