Sling blade [videorecording] / a Miramax Films release ; the Shooting Gallery presents ; producers, Brandon Rosser & David L. Bushell ; written for the screen and directed by Billy Bob Thornton.

Thornton, Billy Bob, (screenwriter, , director.). Yoakam, Dwight, (actor.). Walsh, J. T., (actor.). Ritter, John, 1948-2003 (actor.). Black, Lucas, 1982- (actor.). Canerday, Natalie, (actor.). Duvall, Robert, (actor.). Rosser, Brandon, (film producer.). Bushell, David L., (film producer.). Markowitz, Barry, (director of photography.). Winborne, Hughes, (editor.). Lanois, Daniel, (composer.). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, Robert Duvall. (Cast).

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25 years after committing an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl is finally returning home. Once there he is befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. As a strong relationship develops between Karl and the boy, a confrontation builds with the mother's abusive and sometimes violent boyfriend.

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ISBN: 0788853384
ISBN: 9780788853388
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (148 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Director's cut ; widescreen.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment, [2005]
Copyright: ©1996

Content descriptions

General Note:: "Exclusive director's cut" -- Container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.

Title from container.

Widescreen presentation.
Formatted Contents Note:: 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; Bravo profiles: Billy Bob Thornton; 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: 1. Billy Bob at Work, 2. Doyle's Band: The Johnsons, 3. Doyle Gets Pummeled; "Doyle's Dead" - with introduction by Billy Bob Thornton; Sling Blade reviews.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Director of photography, Barry Markowitz ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Daniel Lanois.
Participant or Performer Note:: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, Robert Duvall.
Target Audience Note:: MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:: DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions, NTSC, region 1, dual layer.
Language Note:: English dialogue, with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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500		.	‡a"Exclusive director's cut" -- Container.
500		.	‡aOriginally released as a motion picture in 1996.
500		.	‡aTitle from container.
500		.	‡aWidescreen presentation.
505		.	‡aSpecial features: disc 1: Sling Blade director's cut; feature commentary with writer/director/actor Billy Bob Thornton; disc 2: Mr. Thornton goes to Hollywood; Bravo profiles: Billy Bob Thornton; 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: 1. Billy Bob at Work, 2. Doyle's Band: The Johnsons, 3. Doyle Gets Pummeled; "Doyle's Dead" - with introduction by Billy Bob Thornton; Sling Blade reviews.
508		.	‡aDirector of photography, Barry Markowitz ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; music, Daniel Lanois.
511	1	.	‡aBilly Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, Robert Duvall.
520		.	‡a25 years after committing an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl is finally returning home. Once there he is befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. As a strong relationship develops between Karl and the boy, a confrontation builds with the mother's abusive and sometimes violent boyfriend.
521	8	.	‡aMPAA rating: R.
538		.	‡aDVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions, NTSC, region 1, dual layer.
546		.	‡aEnglish dialogue, with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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