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Sling Blade

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Billy Bob Thornton (Actor, Director, Writer), Dwight Yoakam (Actor) Rated:

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Sling Blade [DVD] [1996]

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Actors: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black
Directors: Billy Bob Thornton
Writers: Billy Bob Thornton
Producers: Brandon Rosser, David L. Bushell, Larry Meistrich
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Subtitles: Spanish
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
R
Restricted
Studio: Miramax
DVD Release Date: February 4, 1998
Run Time: 135 minutes
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1,651 customer reviews)
ASIN: 6304765223
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,189 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #28239 in Movies & TV > DVD > Drama
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Kept Me Engaged, Despite Telegraphed Ending

ByMichael GriswoldVINE VOICEon December 10, 2015

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Sling Blade is a really intriguing movie in that Billy Bob Thornton stars as a mentally challenged man who is released from treatment after twenty five years for killing his mother and her boyfriend/booty call. He subsequently befriends a boy, his mother, and a rather eccentric cast of characters. From this premise, one is expecting a horror movie of sorts to emerge as the deranged killer returns to his evil ways and butchers the entire town or something like that.

What emerges in Sling Blade instead is this very unorthodox story of love and friendship that bends the traditional human conceptions of right and wrong. I think the ultimate sign of a good movie is when they telegraph the ending from virtually the first half hour on, but yet I as the viewer was still thoroughly held spellbound wondering if he was actually going to do it or if some force was going to intercede. That is a hard act to pull off, but Sling Blade pulled it off.

Gotta give a hat tip to Thornton, Dwight Yoakam-who played a drunk you just wanted to get his masterfully and John Ritter playing a gay store clerk was just totally unexpected and awesome. Good flick.

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Moving. well acted

ByGloria Cartherson August 2, 2016

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As the movie unfolds, we grow to care about and root for Karl in his new life. even though we know from the beginning why he was institutionalized. This is beautifully written and skillfully acted so that the characters unfold slowly amidst the well crafted script. I cried over Karl and the little boy he befriends and fell in love with the community that embraces Karl and gives him friendship, a home and a job. The horror of his past is never sentimentalized and we are left to ponder how very different his life might have turned out if he had had that kind of love and support all along. Very moving.

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Billy Bob Thorton Writes, Directs And Stars In This Showcase Of His Genius

ByBen J Korgenon October 28, 2013

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This movie focuses on an eventful interval in the life of Karl Childers (Billy Bob Thornton), a man with mental gifts and challenges. He is a spatial relationship genius who can solve problems related to gasoline engines better than anyone the cast members know about. He has great respect for decent people and a powerful need to see justice in action. He can think clearly if given a longer than normal interval to work on it. He has been called mildly mentally retarded, but his behavior suggests a need to consider that he might be autistic. At age twelve, Karl discovered a man "having his way" with his mother. He flew into a rage and went for his family's sling blade, a heavy, double-edged and hooked brush-cutting tool. He used the sling blade to decapitate the man. This made his mother furious, so Karl used the sling blade again to decapitate her. This event caused Karl to be moved into a mental institution. Twenty five years later, he is found harmless to society and is released. He wanders about and comes across Frank (Lucas Black), a young boy who likes the unique sound of Karl's voice. Karl and Frank seem to understand each other and they become inseparable friends. Frank introduces Karl to his mother Linda (Natalie Canerday)and after an adjustment period, Karl begins to live with Linda and Frank. Linda is a widow with an abusive boyfriend Doyle (Dwight Yoakum) who abuses Linda in bursts of outrage and develops behavior toward Frank that seems life-threatening to Karl. Karl's strong need to see justice done for decent people competes with his need to avoid what got him into a mental institution many years ago. After the interval of time needed to think about Frank's home situation, the competition is over and a decision is made. This movie is a real corker. There is much to laugh at and cheer about. Thornton's acting as Karl is close to unbelievable. There is strong, life-and-death action involved that is revealed only in the sound track.

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Made it to my list of faves

Bykkrome25on February 5, 2016

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I thought it was going to be tedious and boring. Perhaps it would be some sort of slasher movie. It was none of that. It is a wonderful movie, a great movie, an uplifting and often sad story that satisfies to the end. The main character Karl Childers (played by B.B. Thornton) is an autistic man, but other than that, no less of a human being, and with all the flaws we possess. John Ritter's character was fascinating and human. I won't even say who Dwight Yoakam played, as it surprised me when the end credits flashed who he was. This movie made it to my list of faves.

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Five stars all the way!

ByChristopher Kelseyon August 20, 2014

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My Mother-in -Law is visiting from out of town and wanted to watch this movie. I'm not sue what put the bee in her bonnet about it but I figured that I would check Amazon Prime. (I looked on the Red Box App and Netflix first without success) Imagine that, The movie was available and in seconds we were all watching and enjoying it. Amazon Prime is one of the key reasons I was able to get rid of Cable years ago and haven't missed it in the slightest! Thank you again Amazon Prime!
As for a review of the movie it is very moving and an excellent adult to young adult family movie. The acting is stellar and the story compelling, if you haven't seen it you're really missing out. I saw it years ago when it first came out and the story, acting and cinematography still hold up! Five stars all the way!

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That's It I'm Calling The Police!

ByDerek Matthew Smithon November 23, 2013

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I love this movie! I've seen this movie countless times on DVD but never Blu Ray. I read the reviews on here and everything I read looked fascinating. So I decided to give it a go. Received the Blu Ray in excellent condition (sealed) and no damage. Popped it in and got sucked in all over again. The picture was ten times better and no blurs what so ever! You could see a lot of details. So much that I could see food in Doyel's beard during the dinner table scene. For the sound, outstanding! I could hear so much more than I ever have. Some lines that were whispered (Carl's dad) you could hear and make out. The music is so much more clean and lively! Really nice to have this movie in Blu Ray quality! Really brings the movie back to life and makes it even better than the original DVD version which was so good to begin with. This was worth every penny! Highly recommended!