Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade [27768] Released: 1994-03-26 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 25 mins Popularity: 0.4208 Vote Average: 6.8 Vote Count: 29 Overview: 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". Cast [35] Billy Bob ThorntonKarl Childers Molly RingwaldTeresa Tatum J. T. WalshCharles Bushman Jefferson MaysGerry Woolridge Suzanne CryerFrances Abby Abernathy Brent Briscoe Otto Coelho Abe Dalool Ron Livingston Aaron Wheeler Bill Boll Chester Dent Bill Sprague Joey Bilow Mark Gimbrere Michael Beugg Linda Beugg Trevor A. Tarr Mike Herman Glennon Schneider Kevin Hell Doug Hart Carlos Sanchez Anthony Guneratne Nikywa Prevost Beth Ruggiero Rosalie Barron Dewitte Briggs Jude Barron Kevin Hudnell Mark Sellors Lincoln Schlei Joel Milner Brent J. Williams Trailers