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It also stars Dwight Yoakam, J. T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, and Robert Duvall. The film was adapted by Thornton from his previous one-man show Swine Before Pearls, [3] from which he also developed a screenplay for the 1994 short film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade, directed by George Hickenlooper.
Dwight Yoakam in 2008. American musician Dwight Yoakam has starred in a number of films and television series ranging from 1992 to the present. His first major roles included the CBS crime drama P.S. I Luv U and the 1993 movie Red Rock West. [1] In 1996, he had his acting breakthrough in the Billy Bob Thornton movie Sling Blade. [2]
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]
Billy Bob Thornton [2] [3] (born August 4, 1955) is an American 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.
Jarmusch in 2013. Jim Jarmusch is an American independent filmmaker and screenwriter.His filmography includes thirteen feature films, two documentaries, six music videos, and four short films.
Alvin and Yoakam were already close friends by the time Yoakam released an expanded version of his first album, “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.,” on a major label in 1986.
Dwight Yoakam is an American country music singer-songwriter. Since his debut single, "Honky Tonk Man" in 1986, he has released 46 singles, including two Billboard Hot Country Songs number one singles, as well as 6 number ones in Canada. In addition to having two number one singles in the United States, Yoakam also has thirteen Top 10 singles ...
Kentucky-born singer Dwight Yoakam cut his homecoming set short while on the stage Sunday on Day 2 of the Railbird Fest. He ended his show, retreated off-stage, returned and then left after two ...