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.
Product Identifiers
UPC
0031398138013
eBay Product ID (ePID)
101954922
Product Key Features
Actor
Lucas Black, John Ritter, Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam
Director
Billy Bob Thornton
Format
DVD
Release Year
2011
Movie/TV Title
Sling Blade
Genre
Drama
Additional Product Features
Region Code
Region 1
Number of Discs
2
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
LeafCats
617
Film Country
USA
Leading Role
Lucas Black, John Ritter, Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam