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After 25 Years, Mildly Retarded Killer Karl Childers Is Released From The Mental Hospital Where He Was Placed For Killing His Mother And Her Lover. He Gets A Job And Is Befriended By A Fatherless Boy And His Mother, But His Newfound Peace Is Shattered By The Mother's Abusive Boyfriend. Miramax Films ; [presented By] The Shooting Gallery ; Written For The Screen And Directed By Billy Bob Thornton ; Producers, Brandon Rosser, David L. Bushell. Originally Released As A Motion Picture In 1996. Special Features: Disc 1: Sling Blade Director's Cut; Feature Commentary With Writer/director/actor Billy Bob Thornton; Disc 2: Mr. Thornton Goes To Hollywood; Billy Bob Thornton (bravo Profiles); A Roundtable Discussion With Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, Mickey Jones And Producer David Bushell; A Conversation With Billy Bob Thornton And Robert Duvall; A Conversation With Robert Duvall; A Conversation With Billy Bob Thornton And Composer Daniel Lanois; The Return Of Karl; On The Set (billy Bob At Work, Doyle's Band : The Johnsons, Doyle Gets Pummeled); Doyle's Dead; Sling Blade Reviews. Director Of Photography, Barry Markowitz ; Editor, Hughes Winborne ; Original Music, Daniel Lanois. Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.t. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, Robert Duvall. Dvd; Region 1; Dual-layer Format; Anamorphic Widescreen Format (1.85:1 Aspect Ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. English Audio Track With Optional English Or Spanish Subtitles; Closed Captioned In English. Academy Award (1996): Best Adapted Screenplay