Sling Blade (1996)

Regisseur:

Billy Bob Thornton

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Billy Bob Thornton (play)
Billy Bob Thornton (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

27. November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

Sometimes a hero comes from the most unlikely place.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Conflict | Mother Son Relationship | Trestle | Drunkeness | Child Abuse

Filmpreise:

Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 9 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Amazing and Mesmerizing

Besetzung

Billy Bob Thornton	...	Karl Childers
Dwight Yoakam	...	Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh	...	Charles Bushman
John Ritter	...	Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black	...	Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday	...	Linda Wheatley
James Hampton	...	Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall	...	Karl's Father
Rick Dial	...	Bill Cox
Brent Briscoe	...	Scooter Hodges
Christine Renee Ward	...	Melinda (as Christy Ward)
Sarah Boss	...	Marsha Dwiggins
Kathy Sue Brown	...	Theresa Evans
Wendell Rafferty	...	Melvin
Bruce Hampton	...	Morris (as Col. Bruce Hampton Ret.)

Alternativ:

Sling Blade (Österreich) [de]
Sling Blade - Auf Messers Schneide (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, including descriptions of violent and sexual behavior.

Länge:

135 Min | 148 Min (Director's cut)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:14A (original rating) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | USA:Not Rated (director's cut) | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (re-rating) | Australia:M (original rating) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Benton, Arkansas, USA

Firma:

Miramax Films

Dies und das:

Billy Wilder advised Billy Bob Thornton to write a screenplay where he could exploit his less than perfect features.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Vaughan and Karl are having the discussion in the diner about their similarities, Vaughan's wrist-watch appears and disappears between shots.

Dialogzitate:

Frank Childers: I told you I ain't got no boy, now why don't you get on outta here and let me be. You ain't no kin to me.
Karl: [after a pause] I learned to read some. I read the Bible quite a bit. I can't understand all of it, but I reckon I understand a good deal of it. Them stories you and Mama told me ain't in there. You ought not done that to your boy. I studied on killing you. Studied on it quite a bit...
[...]

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Soundtrack:

Darlin'

Amazing and Mesmerizing

This film is a perfect example of how a film should be made. It has everything, good cast, good script, good performances everything is perfect. This has to be one of my all time favourite films and Billy Bob Thornton is a good a writer and director as he is an actor. The Oscar for best adapted screenplay was well deserved and it shocks me that Billy Bob didn't win the oscar for best actor. I bought this film on DVD and it is a shame you do not get any features but I hope they will release a special edition with contribution from the writer, actor and director himself. I urge everyone to watch this film because it is funny, emotional, enjoyable and just plain brilliant. 10/10