Cinematic background from Sling Blade 1996 - Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.

Sling Blade

1996

Drama

Directors:
Billy Bob Thornton
Writers:
Billy Bob Thornton
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Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A group of people sitting around a dinner table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – Two men are standing in a room holding books; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A group of people sitting at a table playing chess; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting next to a boy holding a stack of books; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A group of people sitting around a living room eating and drinking; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting on the ground next to another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man is walking with a stack of books; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – An old rundown building sits on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man wearing a gray shirt standing in front of trees; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man wearing a gray shirt standing in front of trees; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting in front of a table with a lamp on top of it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting on a bench in front of a fan; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting in front of a window with food; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man and a boy sitting next to each other in the dark; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man and a young boy standing on a porch; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A dog that is standing in front of a store; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A porch lit up at night with lights on; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A group of people sitting in a living room next to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A person with a long beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man standing next to a table on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – An older woman wearing a white shirt and yellow earrings; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man in glasses is looking at another man in glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting next to a boy in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A person standing on a bridge over a river; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting on top of a box in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting next to a young boy in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man standing in a field next to barbed wire fence; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A person looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – Two men sitting on the floor talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man and a boy standing in a yard; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man and a boy are sitting on the grass; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man and a boy standing next to each other on a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man with glasses is looking at another man with glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A young woman with long red hair looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A group of people sitting around a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A young boy in overalls standing in front of an open door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man leaning against a wall in an office building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A room with a lot of furniture in it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A living room filled with lots of furniture and clutter; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man and a boy sitting on a bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man and a boy in the woods at night; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A group of people standing around a grocery store; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A person wearing glasses and a brown shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting in front of a bunch of candles; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting on a couch in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A group of people sitting at a table in a living room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man and a young boy sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A woman wearing a cowboy hat sitting in front of a plant; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A young girl in a dark room looking sad; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A woman sitting at a table with a plant on top of it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A group of people sitting around a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man and a boy sitting on the ground in the woods; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man and a boy walking down a sidewalk with bags; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A young boy sitting on the ground in the woods; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man with a paper hat on his head; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man standing in the doorway of an old barn; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man walking down the street in front of a police building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – An older man sitting in a chair in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – An older man sitting on a couch in a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man smoking a pipe in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – Two people are sitting at a table with a newspaper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – Two men are standing in front of a car; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A person wearing a gray shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting next to a young boy on a bench; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man in a gray shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man standing on a bridge looking up at the sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting on a couch with his hand on his face; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – Two men are in a store looking at a display of sunglasses; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man in a tie standing next to a chair in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A person looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man sitting in a dark room with a lamp in front of him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – Two men sitting next to each other and one is smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – A man , woman , and a boy sitting on a couch; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sling Blade” (1996), directed by Billy Bob Thornton – Two men and a young boy in a living room; Medium shot, Low angle