Sling Blade

Written by:
Billy Bob Thornton

Directed by:
Billy Bob Thornton

Made in:
USA in 1996

Actors:
Billy Bob Thornton .... Karl Childers
Dwight Yoakam .... Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh .... Charles Bushman
John Ritter .... Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black .... Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday .... Linda Wheatley
James Hampton .... Dr. Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall .... Frank Childers
Rick Dial .... Bill Cox
Brent Briscoe .... Scooter Hodges
Christy Ward .... Melinda
Sarah Boss .... Marsha Dwiggins
Kathy Sue Brown .... Theresa Evans
Wendell Rafferty .... Melvin
Bruce Hampton .... Morris (as Col. Bruce Hampton)

Plot:
Karl Childers, now a grown man, is released from a psychiatric hospital where he has been hospitalized since the age of 12 for the murder of his mother and her lover. He returns to his childhood town and although being mentally handicapped, gets a job fixing small motors at a local repair shop. Karl befriends a young boy, Frank, and is soon invited by Frank's mother, Linda, to move into the family's garage. As a strong relationship develops between Karl and Frank, a confrontation builds with Linda's abusive and sometimes violent boyfriend Doyle. IMDB

Review:
Quite a good movie!
I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I've had it for awhile but never got around to watching it and I always heard so many good things about it. This is a very sad and emotional movie. And extremely well done. Very charming with great acting.