Sling Blade
(DVD)
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Published
[United States] : Burbank, CA : Miramax ;, [2005].
Format
DVD
Edition
Special ed., director's cut.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
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Published
[United States] : Burbank, CA : Miramax ;, [2005].
Edition
Special ed., director's cut.
Language
English
UPC
786936239096
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
General Note
"Exclusive director's cut"--Container.
General 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; 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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Barry Markowitz ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; original music, Daniel Lanois.
Participants/Performers
Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, Robert Duvall.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions, NTSC, region 1, dual layer.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired; English soundtrack, optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Awards
Academy Award (1996): Best Adapted Screenplay
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thornton, B. B., Rosser, B., Bushell, D. L., Yoakam, D., Walsh, J. T., Ritter, J., Black, L., Canerday, N., Hampton, J., & Duvall, R. (2005). Sling Blade (Special ed., director's cut.). Miramax ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Billy Bob. Thornton et al.. 2005. Sling Blade. [United States] : Burbank, CA: Miramax.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Billy Bob. Thornton et al.. Sling Blade [United States] : Burbank, CA: Miramax, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thornton, Billy Bob., et al. Sling Blade Special ed., director's cut., Miramax ;, 2005.
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