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
0717951000118
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3280949
Product Key Features
Actor
Lucas Black, John Ritter, Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam
Rating
R
Movie/TV Title
Sling Blade
Director
Billy Bob Thornton
Format
DVD
Release Year
1998
Genre
Drama
Additional Product Features
Region Code
Region 1
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
LeafCats
617
Leading Role
Lucas Black, John Ritter, Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam