Poster for the movie Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

1994 • 25 minutes
DramaThriller

25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and listens in horror about his life leading up to the crime. This is the short film that inspired the full-length "Sling Blade".

Picture of Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers

Picture of Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Teresa Tatum

Picture of J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

Charles Bushman

Picture of Jefferson Mays

Jefferson Mays

Gerry Woolridge

Picture of Suzanne Cryer

Suzanne Cryer

Frances

Picture of Abby Abernathy

Abby Abernathy

Picture of Brent Briscoe

Brent Briscoe

Picture of Otto Coelho

Otto Coelho

Picture of Abe Dalool

Abe Dalool

Picture of Ron Livingston

Ron Livingston

Picture of Aaron Wheeler

Aaron Wheeler

Picture of Bill Boll

Bill Boll

Picture of Chester Dent

Chester Dent

Picture of Bill Sprague

Bill Sprague

Picture of Joey Bilow

Joey Bilow

Picture of Mark Gimbrere

Mark Gimbrere

Picture of Michael Beugg

Michael Beugg

Picture of Linda Beugg

Linda Beugg

Picture of Trevor A. Tarr

Trevor A. Tarr

Picture of Mike Herman

Mike Herman

Picture of Glennon Schneider

Glennon Schneider

Picture of Kevin Hell

Kevin Hell

Picture of Doug Hart

Doug Hart

Picture of Carlos Sanchez

Carlos Sanchez

Picture of Anthony Guneratne

Anthony Guneratne

Picture of Nikywa Prevost

Nikywa Prevost

Picture of Beth Ruggiero

Beth Ruggiero

Picture of Rosalie Barron

Rosalie Barron

Picture of Dewitte Briggs

Dewitte Briggs

Picture of Jude Barron

Jude Barron

Picture of Kevin Hudnell

Kevin Hudnell

Picture of Mark Sellors

Mark Sellors

Picture of Lincoln Schlei

Lincoln Schlei

Picture of Joel Milner

Joel Milner

Picture of Brent J. Williams

Brent J. Williams