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Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

199425mGeorge Hickenlooper

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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".

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What is Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994) about?

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".

Who stars in Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade?

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade stars Billy Bob Thornton (Karl Childers), Molly Ringwald (Teresa Tatum), J.T. Walsh (Charles Bushman), Jefferson Mays (Gerry Woolridge), Suzanne Cryer (Frances). The film was directed by George Hickenlooper.

How long is Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade?

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade has a runtime of 25 min and premiered in 1994.

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