| Billy Bob Thornton | ... | Karl Childers | |
| Molly Ringwald | ... | Teresa Tatum | |
| J.T. Walsh | ... | Charles Bushman | |
| Jefferson Mays | ... | Gerry Woolridge | |
| Suzanne Cryer | ... | Frances | |
| Abby Abernathy | |||
| Brent Briscoe | |||
| Otto Coelho | (as Otto Coecho) | ||
| Abe Dalool | |||
| Ron Livingston | |||
| Aaron Wheeler | |||
| Bill Boll | |||
| Chester Dent | |||
| Bill Sprague | |||
| Joey Bilow | |||
| Mark Gimbrere | |||
| Michael Beugg | (as Michael D. Beugg) | ||
| Linda Beugg | |||
| Trevor A. Tarr | |||
| Mike Herman | |||
| Glennon Schneider | |||
| Kevin Hell | |||
| Doug Hart | (as Rod Beaumont) | ||
| Carlos Sanchez | |||
| Anthony Guneratne | |||
| Nikywa Prevost | |||
| Beth Ruggiero | |||
| Rosalie Barron | |||
| Dewitte Briggs | |||
| Jude Barron | |||
| Kevin Hudnell | |||
| Mark Sellors | |||
| Lincoln Schlei | |||
| Joel Milner | |||
| Brent J. Williams |
Directed by | |||
| George Hickenlooper | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Billy Bob Thornton | ||
Produced by | |||
| Michael Beugg | .... | co-producer | |
| Kevin Hell | .... | executive producer | |
| Mike Herman | .... | executive producer | |
| George Hickenlooper | .... | producer | |
| Kevin Hudnell | .... | producer | |
| Adam Lindemann | .... | producer | |
| Bradford L. Schlei | .... | executive producer (as Brad Schlei) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bill Boll | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Kent L. Wakeford | (as Kent Wakeford) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Henny Bouwmeester | |||
| George Hickenlooper | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Deborah Smith | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Matthew Jacobsen | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Hila Amrani | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Hila Amrani | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Elena Arroy | .... | hair stylist | |
| Elena Arroy | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Glennon Schneider | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Juanita Dias Costa | .... | second assistant director | |
| Jeffrey A. Fisher | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Gregory Arnett | .... | assistant art director | |
| Arnd Stockhausen | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Mike Gitman | .... | sound mixer | |
| Yehuda Maayan | .... | boom operator (as Juda Maayan) | |
| Peter V. Meiselmann | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Peter V. Meiselmann | .... | sound designer | |
| Gary Shepherd | .... | sound editor | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| John Enbom | .... | camera loader | |
| Steve Goedde | .... | set photographer | |
| Stuart Hanna | .... | grip | |
| Ralph Harwin | .... | electrician | |
| Ralph Harwin | .... | grip | |
| Evan A. Nesbitt | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Maggie Robison | .... | electrician | |
| Jim Sanfilippo | .... | gaffer | |
| Jamie Sterra | .... | second assistant camera | |
| George Steward | .... | best boy grip | |
| John A. Strubbe | .... | key grip (as John Strubbe) | |
| Eric Trageser | .... | first assistant camera | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Juanita Dias Costa | .... | editorial department | |
| W.M. Grimes | .... | editorial department | |
| Douglas O. Hart | .... | editorial department | |
| Howard Lavick | .... | editorial consultant | |
| Ray Morfino | .... | color timer | |
Other crew | |||
| Frank Buckner | .... | assistant to director | |
| Mark Gimbrere | .... | production assistant | |
| Linda Kwan | .... | script supervisor | |
| Margaret Stevens | .... | production coordinator | |
| Tracy Young | .... | caterer | |
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I have mixed feelings about this short. Sling Blade is my all time favorite movie. I absolutely fell in love with it the first time I saw it and I still never tire of watching it. This, on the other hand, is an entirely different take on the Karl Childers character. While he is likeable and friendly in Sling Blade, he is intimidating and scary in "Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade". Also, I could not stand Molly Ringwold's version of the reporter. She was bitter, hateful, and downright cold while the reporter in Sling Blade has a timid, sweet manner and is kind to Karl. The ending left you with an odd feeling (yes, I know all of this was intentional) and made you wonder just WHY they were letting this menacing person out of the "nervous hospital".
This is a very well done short. The mood is dark, the setting is perfect, and Hickenlooper really seems to know what he is doing. I just wasn't too crazy about his interpretation of the story. Had I seen this before I saw the full-length version, I'm sure I would have enjoyed it a lot more.
The video has a really cool "behind the scenes" featurette that is a must for fans of Sling Blade.
Oh, and thank you Billy Bob, for giving us YOUR interpretation of the story and telling it the way it was meant to be told.