Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

George Hickenlooper
1994-03-26


6.718
25 min

25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and listens in horror about his life leading up to the crime. This is the short film that inspired the full-length "Sling Blade".

Cast

Name Character Team
Billy Bob Thornton Karl Childers Goutbreak
Molly Ringwald Teresa Tatum Unowned
J.T. Walsh Charles Bushman Unowned
Jefferson Mays Gerry Woolridge Unowned
Suzanne Cryer Frances Unowned
Abby Abernathy Unowned
Brent Briscoe Unowned
Otto Coelho Unowned
Abe Dalool Unowned
Ron Livingston Unowned
Aaron Wheeler Unowned
Bill Boll Unowned
Chester Dent Unowned
Bill Sprague Unowned
Joey Bilow Unowned
Mark Gimbrere Unowned
Michael Beugg Unowned
Linda Beugg Unowned
Trevor A. Tarr Unowned
Mike Herman Unowned
Glennon Schneider Unowned
Kevin Hell Unowned
Doug Hart Unowned
Carlos Sanchez Unowned
Anthony Guneratne Unowned
Nikywa Prevost Unowned
Beth Ruggiero Unowned
Rosalie Barron Unowned
Dewitte Briggs Unowned
Jude Barron Unowned
Kevin Hudnell Unowned
Mark Sellors Unowned
Lincoln Schlei Unowned
Joel Milner Unowned
Brent J. Williams Unowned