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Cast verified as complete
Billy Bob Thornton | ... |
Karl Childers
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Dwight Yoakam | ... |
Doyle Hargraves
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J.T. Walsh | ... |
Charles Bushman
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John Ritter | ... |
Vaughan Cunningham
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Lucas Black | ... |
Frank Wheatley
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Natalie Canerday | ... |
Linda Wheatley
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James Hampton | ... |
Jerry Woolridge
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Robert Duvall | ... |
Karl's Father
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Rick Dial | ... |
Bill Cox
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Brent Briscoe | ... |
Scooter Hodges
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Christine Renee Ward | ... |
Melinda
(as Christy Ward)
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Sarah Boss | ... |
Marsha Dwiggins
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Kathy Sue Brown | ... |
Theresa Evans
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Wendell Rafferty | ... |
Melvin
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Bruce Hampton | ... |
Morris
(as Col. Bruce Hampton Ret.)
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Vic Chesnutt | ... |
Terence
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Mickey Jones | ... |
Monty Johnson
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Ian Moore | ... |
Randy Horsefeathers
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Judy Pryor Trice | ... |
Mrs. Woolridge
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Scott Stewart | ... |
Bubba Woolridge
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Betty Lynn Hall | ... |
Woolridge Daughter
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Jim Jarmusch | ... |
Frostee Cream Boy
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Gary Don Fletcher | ... |
Preacher
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Tim Holder | ... |
Albert
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Tom Kagy | ... |
Freddy
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Stacy Thomason | ... |
Woodridge Secretary
(as Stacy Barrow)
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Jackie Stewart | ... |
Walter
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Jamie Stewart | ... |
Teenage Boy
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D.J. Royston | ... |
Housekeeper
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Lacy Bailey | ... |
Karen
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Raymond Lewallen | ... |
Ticket Agent
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Bill Glasscock | ... |
Old Man (voice)
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Directed by
Billy Bob Thornton |
Written by
Billy Bob Thornton | ... | (play) |
Billy Bob Thornton | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
David Bushell | ... | producer (as David L. Bushell) |
Larry Meistrich | ... | executive producer |
Brandon Rosser | ... | producer |
Music by
Daniel Lanois |
Cinematography by
Barry Markowitz | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Hughes Winborne |
Editorial Department
Peter T. DaPuzzo | ... | post-production intern |
David Hamme | ... | assistant colorist |
Lawrence Mischel | ... | negative cutter (as Larry Mischel) |
Dan Muscarella | ... | color timer |
Mark Nowicki | ... | remastering colorist |
Patti Nunez | ... | assistant post-production supervisor |
Johnny Wilson | ... | assistant editor |
Stefan Bruck | ... | post-production consultant (uncredited) |
Sue Mischel | ... | negative cutter (uncredited) |
Casting By
Sarah Tackett |
Production Design by
Clark Hunter |
Set Decoration by
Traci Kirshbaum |
Costume Design by
Doug Hall | ... | (as Douglas Hall) |
Makeup Department
Kate Biscoe | ... | key hair stylist (as Kate Morgan Biscoe) |
Tracy Warbin | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
Robert Salerno | ... | production manager |
Laura Seymann | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Amber Ayub | ... | first assistant director |
W.M. Halle | ... | first assistant director |
Daron McAfee | ... | second assistant director |
Todd Jameson Saettele | ... | second assistant director (as Todd Jameson) |
Art Department
Jacob Alsbrook | ... | lead man |
Joe Arnold | ... | on-set dresser |
Max Biscoe | ... | assistant set decorator |
Joe Cuzan | ... | swing art |
Dwayne Grady | ... | propmaster |
Carlton Rude | ... | assistant props |
Sound Department
Gary Alexander | ... | re-recording mixer |
Weldon Brown | ... | adr recordist |
Scott Cannizzaro | ... | foley engineer |
Eric A. Christoffersen | ... | foley assistant (as Eric Christoffersen) |
Pete Conlin | ... | first assistant sound editor (as Peter Conlin) |
Russell Creak | ... | assistant foley artist |
Theodore K. Dietz | ... | sound production assistant |
David Ellinwood | ... | foley recordist (as Dave Ellienwood) |
Wi Ding Ho | ... | apprentice sound editor |
Mark Howard | ... | dialogue loop editor / sound recordist |
Ivan Hurzeler | ... | assistant sound editor |
Lucinda Komisar | ... | assistant sound editor |
Jeff Kushner | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
Paul Ledford | ... | production sound mixer |
Ronald Matthew Lee | ... | additional sound effects recordist (as Matthew Lee) |
Wayne Lorenz | ... | additional sound engineer |
Lauren Morrell | ... | assistant sound editor |
Alison Sanford | ... | sound recordist |
Sila A. Soyer | ... | apprentice sound editor (as Sila Soyer) |
James Wright | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
Keenan Wyatt | ... | boom operator |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ehab Assal | ... | assistant camera / camera production assistant |
Michael Audino | ... | grip (as Michael D. Audino) |
Jonathan Brown | ... | steadicam operator |
Dalton | ... | second assistant camera |
Marc Eckhardt | ... | grip |
Edwin M. Figueroa | ... | key grip |
Douglas W. Hill | ... | electrician |
R. Derek Keener | ... | best boy electric |
Robert Ortiz | ... | video playback operator |
Stewart Wright Pallister | ... | grip |
Tom Potoskie | ... | dolly grip (as Thomas W. Potoskie) |
Nate Ranger | ... | first assistant camera |
J.A. Riggs | ... | generator operator |
John Wagner | ... | gaffer |
Michael Yarish | ... | still photographer |
Rob Koch | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Margaret Critz | ... | wardrobe production assistant |
Rani Cunningham | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Theba Lolley | ... | set costumer |
Location Management
Sheryl Glubok | ... | assistant location manager |
David Scolli | ... | location intern |
George Vowteras | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Peter Afterman | ... | music consultant |
Brian Blade | ... | additional musician: drums |
Malcolm Burn | ... | additional musician: keyboards |
Barry Cole | ... | music supervisor |
Tim Gibbons | ... | musician: bass, drums and vocals |
Emmylou Harris | ... | special guest vocalist |
Mark Howard | ... | music programmer: drums |
Ali Jennings | ... | additional musician: slide guitar |
Darrell D. Johnson | ... | musician: bass, conga drum, organ and hand drum (as Darryl Johnson) |
Pascal Nabit Meyer | ... | musician: organ |
Bambi Lee Savage | ... | musician: vocals and guitar |
Chris Swann | ... | musician |
Elizabeth Wendel | ... | music consultant |
Russ Wilson | ... | musician: falsetto harmony, percussion piano, bass and bass pedal |
Script and Continuity Department
Danna Liebert | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Umber Ayoob | ... | intern |
Josh Baxter | ... | intern |
Leonard John Bruno | ... | product placement (as Leonard Bruno) |
Aaron Bryson | ... | projectionist |
Brig Caldwell | ... | assistant caterer |
Steve Carlis | ... | post-production auditor / production executive |
Joe Glass | ... | production assistant |
Amy Israel | ... | studio executive |
Susan Jacobs | ... | unit publicist / unit publicity |
Jonathan Jasay | ... | intern |
Jason Jersey | ... | production assistant |
Sharon Kahn | ... | unit publicist |
Jeremy Levy | ... | intern |
Ginny Lou Litsey | ... | assistant production auditor |
Joe McCrackin | ... | assistant to director |
Larry Meistrich | ... | production executive |
Kathy Morris | ... | craft service |
Heather Mosher | ... | product placement assistant |
Tim Olivett | ... | caterer |
J. Robert Saettele | ... | key set production assistant |
Dena Silberstein | ... | product placement |
Mary Sunshine | ... | production auditor |
David Tuttle | ... | production executive |
Benjamin Meade | ... | production staff (uncredited) |
Daniel J. Victor | ... | production financing (uncredited) |
Thanks
Leslie Abell | ... | special thanks |
Erskine Caldwell | ... | special thanks |
Tom Epperson | ... | special thanks |
John Faulkner | ... | special thanks |
William Faulkner | ... | special thanks |
The Krachman Brothers | ... | special thanks |
Bob Myman | ... | special thanks |
Jerry Myman | ... | special thanks |
George Newcomb | ... | special thanks |
John Fergus Ryan | ... | special thanks |
Suzy Lilly Saettele | ... | thanks |
Emily Gerson Saines | ... | special thanks |
Emily Schweber | ... | thanks |
Harry James Thornton | ... | special thanks |
Jimmy Don Thornton | ... | dedicatee |
Pietra Thornton | ... | special thanks |
Virginia Faulkner Thornton | ... | special thanks |
Brad Wilson | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Miramax (presents)
- Shooting Gallery
Distributors
- Miramax (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
- Palace Films (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- New Films International (1996) (Non-US)
- RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1997) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Laurenfilm (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films AB (1997) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Egmont Film (1997) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Filmverleih (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Lider Films (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Collection (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Egmont Film (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Gativideo (1998) (Argentina) (VHS)
- RCV Home Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Miramax (1998) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Walt Disney Home Video (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- RCV Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2000) (United States) (tv)
- Miramax (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Nordisk Film (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (1997) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Les Acacias Cinéaudience (1997) (France) (theatrical)
- Spentzos Films (1997) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Turkey)
- Cannes (Brazil) (VHS)
- Egmont Entertainment (1998) (Finland) (VHS)
- HBO Max (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2006) (Finland) (tv)
- Media Service (Poland) (DVD)
- Miramax (Turkey)
- Nordisk Film (Finland) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- SubTV (2002) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Allied Film and Video (video dailies)
- D.I.S.C. Insurance (insurance)
- Island Records (soundtrack released by)
- Kahn & Jacobs (unit publicist)
- Kingshill Group Inc. (associate producer)
- Panavision (camera and lenses)
- Post Packages (negative cutting)
- Shooting Gallery Placement (product placement)
- Shooting Gallery Post (post-production facility)
- Soundtrack New York (foley studio)
- Studio Solutions Group (Film Rights Acquisition)
- The Chase Manhattan Bank (banking services)
- The Union Bank (banking services)
- The Walden at Capricorn (special thanks)
- Title House (titles and opticals)
- Todd-AO Studios (post-production sound)
- Victor Duncan (camera and grip equipment provided by)
- Warren, Alpert, Beigelman & Nardelli (attorney)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A partially handicapped man named Karl is released from a mental hospital, about 20 years after murdering his mother and another person. Karl is often questioned if he will ever kill again, and he shrugs in response saying there is no reason to. Now out of the mental institution, Karl settles in his old, small hometown, occupying himself by fixing motors. After meeting a young boy named Frank, who befriends him, Karl is invited to stay at Frank's house with his mother Linda, who views Karl as a strange but kind and generous man. However, Linda's abusive boyfriend, Doyle, sees things differently in the way rules ought to be run- normally insulting Linda's homosexual friend Vaughan as well as Karl's disabilities, and having wild parties with his friends. As Karl's relationship with Frank grows, he is watchful of Doyle's cruel actions. Written by commanderblue |
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Taglines | Sometimes a hero comes from the most unlikely place. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $890,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $36,644, 01 Dec 1996 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Billy Wilder once told Billy Bob Thornton that he was "too ugly" to be an actor, and that he should write a screenplay for himself, where he could exploit his "less than perfect" features. After this movie launched Thornton's career, he publicly discussed his conversation with Wilder, which was at a cocktail party where he was working as a waiter. He got a call from Wilder, who invited him over to his house. Wilder said he didn't recall their conversation, but was glad that he heeded his advice. As a gift, Wilder gave Thornton a paperback copy of this movie's script with his autograph, and a personal message inscribed on it. See more » |
Goofs | When Karl is at the Frostee Cream, if you look at the menu, you can see Blizzard's, Peanut Buster's and a DQ Sandwich on the menu board which would indicate that the movie was filmed at a Dairy Queen. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Star Trek: First Contact/Shine/Jingle All the Way/Sling Blade/Microcosmos (1996). See more » |
Soundtracks | The One I Love See more » |
Crazy Credits | The opening credits start about 18 minutes into the film. See more » |
Quotes |
Karl:
I like them French fried potaters. See more » |