Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

67 %|Mar 26, 1994|Drama, Thriller

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".

Featured Crew

George Hickenlooper

Director

Deborah Smith

Art Direction

Adam Lindemann

Producer

Matthew Jacobsen

Costume Design

George Hickenlooper

Producer

Henny Bouwmeester

Editor

Bradford L. Schlei

Executive Producer

Billy Bob Thornton

Writer