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Sling Blade (Blu-ray)
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Sling Blade (Blu-ray)
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| | | A Simple Man...a Difficult Choice.
Features: Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Spanish, French, Dubbed & Subtitled, English
25 years after committing an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl (Billy Bob Thornton) is finally returning home. Once there, he is befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. But when his newfound peace is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend (Grammy winner Dwight Yoakam), Karl is suddenly placed on a collision course with his past! Also featuring Robert Duvall (Open Range), John Ritter (Bad Santa) and J.T. Walsh (Breakdown) -- Sling Blade is an unforgettable movie experience!
"A story that's startling, soulful and absolutely unforgettable." Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
"Catches you up so firmly in its world that you find yourself accepting whatever Thornton presents right up to its deeply ironic finish." Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"Resonates like the best of Southern fiction." Marc Caro, Chicago Tribune
"...[Thornton] has created an unforgettable character and situation, a film that's sure to become an American classic." Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
"A remarkably moving and disturbing film about the possibility of belonging and the genealogy of violence." Paul Malcolm, L.A. Weekly
"...a kind of realistic fairy tale, sustained by the sweet gravity and guttural, deadpan minimalism of Thornton's performance." Richard T. Jameson, Mr. Showbiz
"...a masterpiece of Southern storytelling that draws a sharp line between good and evil." Rita Kempley, The Washington Post
Editor's Note
After catching his mother and her boyfriend "in flagrante delicto" and dispatching both of them with a farm implement known as a sling blade, a simpleminded 11-year-old boy is sent to a mental hospital where he spends the next 25 years. Upon his release, the emotionally and mentally stunted man-child returns to his Arkansas hometown and takes a job in a local garage, only to have the past inexorably repeat itself. An indie-film triumph, adapted by star-writer-director Thornton from his 1993 short, "Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade." Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Actor--Billy Bob Thornton. Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay.
Plot Summary
Small-town simpleton Karl Childers has spent most of his life in a mental institution, after he killed his mother and her lover with the eponymous weapon at age 12. Now middle-aged, Karl is deemed healthy -- and released into a world he hasn't inhabited since he was a pre-teen. Although many of Karl's experiences in the "real world" are very troubling, they give him valuable insight into human nature... and himself. But can he completely escape his tragic past?| Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Actor--Billy Bob Thornton. Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay.
| Features | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 8/4/2009 |
| Running Time: 147 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1996 | | Catalog ID: 10123100 | | UPC: 00786936788952 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Natalie Canerday | | Lucas Black | | Billy Bob Thornton | | Robert Duvall | | Dwight Yoakam | | Jim Jarmusch | | John Ritter | | Billy Bob Thornton - Screenwriter | | Clark Hunter - Production Designer | | Brandon Rosser - Producer | | Daniel Lanois - Composer | | David L. Bushell - Producer | | Douglas Hall - Costume Designer | | Hughes Winborne - Editor | | Barry Markowitz - Director of Photography | | Billy Bob Thornton - Director |
| Awards |
Oscar (1997) | | Billy Bob Thornton, Winner, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | | | Billy Bob Thornton, Nominee, Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
Screen Actors Guild (1997) | | | Billy Bob Thornton, Nominee, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | |
Independent Spirit (1997) | | Billy Bob Thornton, et. al., Winner, Best First Feature | |
Screen Actors Guild (1997) | | | Billy Bob Thornton, et. al., Nominee, Outstanding Performance by a Cast |
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