| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Miramax collector's series.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned; English soundtrack, optional English or Spanish subtitles. |
| Cast |
Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, Robert Duvall. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Barry Markowitz ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; original music, Daniel Lanois. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 1996 motion picture. |
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Region 1; dual-layer format; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound. |
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"Exclusive director's cut"--Container. |
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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; Billy Bob Thornton (Bravo Profiles); 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 (Billy Bob at work, Doyle's band : the Johnsons, Doyle gets pummeled); "Doyle's dead"; Sling Blade reviews. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Awards |
Academy Award (1996): Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Summary |
After 25 years, mildly retarded 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. |
| Subject |
People with mental disabilities -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Murder -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1996.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Thornton, Billy Bob.
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Rosser, Brandon.
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Bushell, David L.
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Yoakam, Dwight.
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Walsh, J. T.
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Ritter, John, 1948-2003.
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Black, Lucas, 1982-
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Canerday, Natalie.
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Hampton, Jim.
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Duvall, Robert.
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Miramax Films.
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Shooting Gallery (Firm)
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Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Sling blade (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
0788853384 |
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9780788853388 |
| Standard No. |
786936239096 |
| Music No. |
35004 Miramax |
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