Title: Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

Genre: Drama

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Released: 1996  Length: 135 minutes

Director: Billy Bob Thornton

Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, Robert Duvall, Rick Dial, and Brent Briscoe

Summary:
The Evolution of Swing Blade: A Director's P.O.V. Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade was directed by George Hickenlooper, codirector of the acclaimed documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, who was none too happy when the media attention over Sling Blade virtually ignored his contributions to the original film. Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.