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Sling Blade   1996         R, 135 min. Genre: Drama Director: Billy Bob Thornton   Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Robert Duvall, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, Rick Dial, Brent Briscoe, Christine Renee Ward, Sarah Boss, Kathy Sue Brown, Mickey Jones, Bruce Hampton   Retarded 11-year-old Karl had killed his mother and her lover with a sling blade when misunderstanding their sexual encounter and was institutionalized. Now, 25 years later, Karl (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from the institution and is at loose ends. He opts to move into the dysfunctional household of his new friend, young Frank Wheatley (Lucas Black), where he views actions of family members through an outsider's perspective. Billy Bob Thornton received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and won an Oscar for Best Screenplay. Cast Billy Bob Thornton Karl Childers Dwight Yoakam Doyle Hargraves J.T. Walsh Charles Bushman John Ritter Vaughan Cunningham Lucas Black Frank Wheatley Robert Duvall Karl`s Father Natalie Canerday Linda Wheatley James Hampton Jerry Woolridge Rick Dial Bill Cox Brent Briscoe Scooter Hodges Christine Renee Ward Melinda Sarah Boss Marsha Dwiggins Kathy Sue Brown Theresa Evans Mickey Jones Monty Johnson Bruce Hampton Morris