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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. Karl was released from a psychiatric hospital where he had grown up due to having killed his mother and her lover ...

3. 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 ...

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. 1996 in film - Wikipedia

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   The theatrical year of 1996 achieved a $5.8 billion domestic gross milestone and saw a record twelve films earning over $100 million by the end of December, with Independence Day earning over $300 million. However, the film industry experienced a surplus of releases between 1995 and 1996 that resulted in several box office flops, studio ...

6. Robert Duvall filmography - Wikipedia

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   Robert Duvall filmography. American actor, director, and producer Robert Duvall has had an extensive career in film and television since he first appeared in an episode of Armstrong Circle Theatre in 1959. His television work during the 1960s includes Route 66 (1961), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962), The Twilight Zone (1963), The Outer Limits ...

7. Dwight Yoakam - Wikipedia

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   In 1996, actor-director Billy Bob Thornton cast Yoakam as the character Doyle Hargraves in the film Sling Blade. [96] Yoakam had been recommended the role by his manager, and told the website Country Daily in 2016 that Sling Blade was the first role in his acting career which he thought would have a lasting impact. [97]