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2. Sling Blade - Wikipedia

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   Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film written, directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton. Set in Arkansas , it is the story of intellectually challenged Karl Childers and the friendship he develops with a boy and his mother.

3. Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade - Wikipedia

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   Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade is a 1994 short film written by Billy Bob Thornton, directed by George Hickenlooper and starring Thornton, Molly Ringwald, and J. T. Walsh. [ 1 ] It was adapted into the 1996 feature film Sling Blade , also starring Thornton, [ 2 ] which won Thornton the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay , as well as a ...

4. Billy Bob Thornton - Wikipedia

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   Billy Bob Thornton [2] [3] (born August 4, 1955) is an American film actor, filmmaker, singer and songwriter. He received international attention after writing, directing and starring in the independent drama film Sling Blade (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

5. Billy Bob Thornton says Robert Redford's life-changing career ...

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   Thornton skyrocketed to fame after "Sling Blade" became a surprise hit at the box office and received rave reviews from critics. The Arkansas native won the Academy Award for best screenplay and ...

6. List of awards and nominations received by Billy Bob Thornton

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   Thornton won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Sling Blade (1996). He was nominated for Best Actor for playing a developmentally disabled man in Sling Bade and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a man discover a plane crash in A Simple Plan (1998).

7. Billy Bob Thornton ad-libbed his famous 'Friday Night Lights ...

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   With "Sling Blade," it hit during the independent film boom. After that, I did one called 'Daddy and Them," which I love. It's one of my favorite things I've ever done, and that was a casualty of ...

8. Billy Bob Thornton filmography - Wikipedia

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   Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade: Karl Childers Short film; Also writer 1995 Dead Man: George 'Big George' Drakoulious The Stars Fell on Henrietta: Roy 1996 Sling Blade: Karl Childers Also writer/director The Winner: Jack A Family Thing — Writer only 1997 The Apostle: Troublemaker U Turn: Darrell Princess Mononoke: Jigo Voice only (English ...

9. Billy Bob Thornton Has Rare Red Carpet Date Night with Wife ...

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   The Sling Blade actor, 69, hit the red carpet premiere of his new show Landmanon Nov. 12. Thornton, dressed in all black and a fedora, posed alongside Angland, 60, as he celebrated the launch of ...