Title:
Sling blade / a Miramax Films release ; producers Brandon Rosser & David L. Bushell ; written for the screen and directed by Billy Bob Thornton.
ISBN:
9780788853388
Uniform Title:
Sling blade (Motion picture)
Publication Information:
[United States] : Miramax ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2005]
Physical Description:
1 or 2 videodiscs (approximately 148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
"Exclusive director's cut"
Special features: disc 1: Sling Blade director's cut; feature commentary with writer/director/actor Billy Bob Thornton; disc 2: Mr. Thornton goes to Hollywood; bravo profiles: Billy Bob Thornton; a roundtable discussion with Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, Mickey Jones and producer David Bushell; a conversation with Billy Bob Thornton and Robert Duvall; a conversation with Robert Duvall; a conversation with Billy Bob Thornton and composer Daniel Lanois; The Return of Karl; On the Set: 1. Billy Bob at Work, 2. Doyle's Band: The Johnsons, 3. Doyle Gets Pummeled; "Doyle's Dead" - with introduction by Billy Bob Thornton; Sling Blade reviews.
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Summary:
After 25 years, intellectually challenged killer Karl Childers is released from the mental hospital where he was placed for killing his mother and her lover. He gets a job and is befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother, but his newfound peace is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend.
Language Note:
English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
Performer:
Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, Robert Duvall.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Barry Markowitz ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Daniel Lanois.
OCLC Number:
ocm60504525
Availability:
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