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Writer:
Billy Bob Thornton
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Release Date:
23 November 1999 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Short | Drama | Thriller See more »
Plot:
Twenty-five years after commiting a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Billy Bob Thornton: 'The Us has the wrong idea about the English'
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 17 February 2012, 2:31 AM, PST)
Thn Advent Calendar Day Five: Bad Santa
 (From The Hollywood News. 4 December 2011, 11:13 PM, PST)
A Tribute To George Hickenlooper Will Open The Stella Artois St. Louis International Film Festival
 (From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 4 November 2010, 9:15 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Mixed Feelings See more (21 total) »

Cast

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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
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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
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
UK:25 min | USA:25 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:18 (Ontario)

Did You Know?

Goofs:
Continuity: In the first scene, Charles Bushman moves some checkers around while another man sits in a trance-like state. At this point both of the seated man's hands are on the table. However, when Charles moves away from the table, one of the seated man's hands is now resting on his leg, below the table.See more »
Movie Connections:
References Star Wars (1977)See more »

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18 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
Mixed Feelings, 29 May 2001
Author: (billybrown41@hotmail.com) from Kimberling City, MO.

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.

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