Sling Blade
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.
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
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[United States] : Burbank, CA :
Miramax ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
[2005]
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| Edition: | Special ed., director's cut. |
| Series: | Miramax collector's series
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | DVD release of the 1996 motion picture. Region 1; dual-layer format; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound. "Exclusive director's cut"--Container. 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. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (ca. 148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R. |
| Awards: | Academy Award (1996): Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Barry Markowitz ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; original music, Daniel Lanois. |
| ISBN: | 0788853384 9780788853388 |
