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Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade(1994)
Status: Released
Date: 1994-03-26
67%
32 Votes
Time: 0h 25m
Overview:
25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and listens in horror about his life leading up to the crime. This is the short film that inspired the full-length "Sling Blade".
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Movie: Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Top 10 Billed Cast
Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers
Molly Ringwald
Teresa Tatum
J.T. Walsh
Charles Bushman
Jefferson Mays
Gerry Woolridge
Suzanne Cryer
Frances
Brent Briscoe
Ron Livingston
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