Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

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".

Full Cast of Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

Suzanne Cryer as Frances

Suzanne Cryer

as Frances

Suzanne Rossell Cryer (born January 13, 1967) is an American actress known for her roles as Ashley on the ABC sitcom ...

Billy Bob Thornton as Karl Childers

Billy Bob Thornton

as Karl Childers

Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained e...

Brent Briscoe

Brent Briscoe

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Brent Briscoe (May 21, 1961 – October 18, 2017) was an American actor and ...

Ron Livingston

Ron Livingston

Ronald Joseph "Ron" Livingston (born June 5, 1967) is an American film and television actor. His roles include a disa...

Jefferson Mays as Gerry Woolridge

Jefferson Mays

as Gerry Woolridge

Jefferson Mays (born Lewis Jefferson Mays; June 8, 1965) is an American film, stage and television actor. Mays was r...

Molly Ringwald as Teresa Tatum

Molly Ringwald

as Teresa Tatum

Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. She was cast in ...


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