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Sling Blade
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780788808203
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0788808206
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Release Date: January 06, 1998
Running Time: 135 minutes
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 1996
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Editorial Review:
Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and starred in this mesmerizing drama with haunting overtones of To Kill a Mockingbird. Thornton plays a mentally retarded man who has spent 20 years in a psychiatric hospital for killing his mother and her lover. Released into the community from which he came, he befriends and protects a lonely boy regularly harassed and abused by his mom's boyfriend (a terrific performance by Dwight Yoakam). The story is ultimately about sacrifice, but Thornton certainly doesn't get twinkly about it. Some of the best material concerns the hero's no-big-deal efforts to integrate into a "normal" life: working, eating fast food, earning admiration for his handyman skills, and attaining a semblance of community among other damaged souls. John Ritter has a great part as a gay shopkeeper who tries to assuage his own loneliness by spilling his guts out to Thornton's uncomprehending character. --Tom Keogh
Now see for yourself -- the powerful motion picture applauded by critics and moviegoers alike, written, directed, and starring Billy Bob Thornton. Twenty five years after committing an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl (Thornton) is finally returning home. Once there, he is befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. But when his newfound peace is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend (Grammy-winner Dwight Yoakam), Karl is suddenly placed on a collision course with his past. Also featuring Robert Duvall, John Ritter, and J.T. Walsh, SLING BLADE is an unforgettable movie experience.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Wonderful Film, but Director's Cut Version Detracts from Original Release
As others have done a fine job of reviewing the film, I will limit this review to to the subject of this "director's cut" version. I liked the original theatrical release enormously. Yet when I viewed this "director's cut" I was disappointed. In my view, the added scenes detracted from the original and added nothing, and what was edited out took much away from movie we all saw in the theaters. Having said that, the other bonus features included in this two disc set are excellent with lots of interviews ... Read More
Rating:  - "Blade Blabber"
Billy Bob Thornton at all levels. What an interesting spin on "different people" and the background material that contributes to their psychological make-up (sometimes). I loved John Ritter and Dwight Yokum in this movie. They served up their acting chops on a silver platter. Okay, Billy Bob, it has been awhile, I am ready for you to do another "written by, directed by and starred in" of this quality.
Rating: - Best Billy Bob Thorton movie ever!
To me, Sling Blade is byfar Billy Bob Thorton's best performance in a movie to date. Not only did Billy Bob star in it, he also written and directed it as well. Billy Bob has a pretty good set of co-stars staring with him such as John Ritter, a young Lucas Black, Dwight Yoakam, JT Walsh, & Robert Duvall.
Thorton plays a middle aged mental patient named Karl Childers. Early in his childhood, Karl would kill his mother and her lover which would make him to go and live at a mental institution ... Read More
Rating:  - Scary but good.
Sling Blade is a pretty shocking and intense film. Billy Bob Thornton is unrecognizable in this gritty and challenging role. His character has just been released from a mental ward and he befriends a young, sweet boy he has troubled family issues. Sling Blade is a slow cooker kind of film, he starts off slow but the last hour is just pure intensity and madness. John Ritter also stars and he's quite good as well, very under-rated and quiet performance. Gotta see this one, enjoy!
Rating: - Your madula oblangatta will hurt for days.
This classic would've gotten 5 stars, but hearing the late great J.T. Walsh use the phrase ''uncircumcized penis'' made me puke up my french fried taters with mustard. l thought John Ritter's character was really funny. Not funny as in queer, funny as in ha-ha.
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