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Criterion LaserDiscs Sling Blade WS Rare Criterion LaserDisc #350 Thornton Drama

Sling Blade WS Rare Criterion LaserDisc #350 Thornton Drama

Billy Bob Thornton's Debut as Writer and Director...

Sling Blade WS Rare Criterion LaserDisc #350 Thornton Drama

Billy Bob Thornton's Debut as Writer and Director...

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Sling Blade WS Rare Criterion LaserDisc #350 Thornton Drama

Billy Bob Thornton's Debut as Writer and Director...

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Billy Bob Thornton, Robert Duvall, John Ritter and Jim Jarmusch in...

Sling Blade

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1501L )
(1.85:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Audio Commentary by Billy Bob Thornton
Deleted Scenes
Making of Documentary "Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood"
See the History of Criterion LaserDiscs at DaDon's...

Sling Blade
1996 - 140 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
After catching his mother and her boyfriend "in flagrante delicto" and dispatching both of them with a farm implement known as a sling blade, a simpleminded 11-year-old boy is sent to a mental hospital where he spends the next 25 years. Upon his release, the emotionally and mentally stunted man-child returns to his Arkansas hometown and takes a job in a local garage, only to have the past inexorably repeat itself. An indie-film triumph, adapted by star-writer-director Thornton from his 1993 short, "Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade." Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Actor--Billy Bob Thornton. Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Sling Blade was a remarkably accomplished debut as writer and director for Billy Bob Thornton, who also delivered a striking performance as Karl Childers, a mildly retarded man who spent most of his life in a mental institution. When Karl was 12 years old, he discovered his mother making love with a man he'd never seen before; he snapped and killed them both. Released from the institution as a result of budget cuts, Karl says he has learned his lesson and adds, "I reckon I got no reason to kill no one." Karl ends up in a small town where he's befriended by Frank (Lucas Black), the son of a widowed mother who sees the eccentric but open-hearted Karl as a kindred spirit. Frank's mother, Linda (Natalie Canerday), also takes a liking to Karl and lets him stay with them after he gets a job at a fix-it shop. However, Karl also meets Doyle (Dwight Yoakam), Linda's boyfriend, a cruel, narrow-minded drunk who tosses casual abuse at Frank, treats Linda like dirt, and doesn't trust Karl. In addition to his own performance as Karl, Thornton draws remarkable work from his entire cast, especially country star Yoakam as the vicious coward Doyle and John Ritter as Linda's friend Vaughan, a mild-mannered homosexual who owns the neighborhood dollar store. Robert Duvall has a brief but memorable role as Karl's father, and musicians Col. Bruce Hampton and Vic Chesnutt appear as Doyle's party guests. --- Mark Deming

Billy Bob Thornton's Sling Blade is a fascinating, superbly nuanced tale, alternately sweet and disturbing. Thornton's turn as writer, director and star of the independently-made feature established him as a true talent --- he received an Oscar for his screenplay --- but his isn't the only stellar work. The surprise casting of John Ritter as a gay storeowner is no stunt; he gives life and complexity to a character which, in a lesser film, would have been a mere caricature. The real revelation, however, is country-western singer Dwight Yoakam's fascinatingly loathsome domestic abuser Doyle. Yoakam and Thornton refuse to make things easy on us: Doyle possesses a cowardly ambivalence, summed up wonderfully in a scene in which he pathetically slinks away from his girlfriend's crusading son. --- Matthew Doberman

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Cast for Sling Blade

Billy Bob Thornton - Karl Childers
Dwight Yoakam - Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh - Charles Bushman
John Ritter - Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black - Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday
James Hampton - Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall - Karl's Father
Jim Jarmusch - Dairy Queen Boy

Crew for Sling Blade

Kingshill Group - Associate Producer
Traci Kirshbaum - Set Designer
W.M. Halle - First Assistant Director
Douglas Hall - Costume Designer
Sarah Tackett - Casting
Jeff Kushner - Sound/Sound Designer
Brandon Rosser - Producer
Paul Ledford - Sound/Sound Designer
Barry Cole - Musical Direction/Supervision
Daniel Lanois - Composer (Music Score)
Billy Bob Thornton - Screenwriter / Director
Daniel Lanois - Songwriter
David L. Bushell - Producer
Hughes Winborne - Editor
Clark Hunter - Production Designer
Larry Meistrich - Executive Producer
Barry Markowitz - Cinematographer

Feature Details

Title: Sling Blade
Feature Release Date: 1996
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 140 Minutes
Chapters: 32
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.85:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 1 Oct 1997
Catalog Number: CC1501L
UPC: 0715515008815
ISBN: 1-55940-844-8
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Jacket
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1501L
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Rare Widescreen, Special LaserDisc Movie

Near-Mint LaserDiscs and Gatefold Jacket with heavy edge-wear, heavy shelf-wear and several splits

Billy Bob Thornton, Robert Duvall, John Ritter and Jim Jarmusch in...

Sling Blade

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1501L )
(1.85:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Audio Commentary by Billy Bob Thornton
Deleted Scenes
Making of Documentary "Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood"
See the History of Criterion LaserDiscs at DaDon's...

Sling Blade
1996 - 140 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
After catching his mother and her boyfriend "in flagrante delicto" and dispatching both of them with a farm implement known as a sling blade, a simpleminded 11-year-old boy is sent to a mental hospital where he spends the next 25 years. Upon his release, the emotionally and mentally stunted man-child returns to his Arkansas hometown and takes a job in a local garage, only to have the past inexorably repeat itself. An indie-film triumph, adapted by star-writer-director Thornton from his 1993 short, "Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade." Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Actor--Billy Bob Thornton. Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Sling Blade was a remarkably accomplished debut as writer and director for Billy Bob Thornton, who also delivered a striking performance as Karl Childers, a mildly retarded man who spent most of his life in a mental institution. When Karl was 12 years old, he discovered his mother making love with a man he'd never seen before; he snapped and killed them both. Released from the institution as a result of budget cuts, Karl says he has learned his lesson and adds, "I reckon I got no reason to kill no one." Karl ends up in a small town where he's befriended by Frank (Lucas Black), the son of a widowed mother who sees the eccentric but open-hearted Karl as a kindred spirit. Frank's mother, Linda (Natalie Canerday), also takes a liking to Karl and lets him stay with them after he gets a job at a fix-it shop. However, Karl also meets Doyle (Dwight Yoakam), Linda's boyfriend, a cruel, narrow-minded drunk who tosses casual abuse at Frank, treats Linda like dirt, and doesn't trust Karl. In addition to his own performance as Karl, Thornton draws remarkable work from his entire cast, especially country star Yoakam as the vicious coward Doyle and John Ritter as Linda's friend Vaughan, a mild-mannered homosexual who owns the neighborhood dollar store. Robert Duvall has a brief but memorable role as Karl's father, and musicians Col. Bruce Hampton and Vic Chesnutt appear as Doyle's party guests. --- Mark Deming

Billy Bob Thornton's Sling Blade is a fascinating, superbly nuanced tale, alternately sweet and disturbing. Thornton's turn as writer, director and star of the independently-made feature established him as a true talent --- he received an Oscar for his screenplay --- but his isn't the only stellar work. The surprise casting of John Ritter as a gay storeowner is no stunt; he gives life and complexity to a character which, in a lesser film, would have been a mere caricature. The real revelation, however, is country-western singer Dwight Yoakam's fascinatingly loathsome domestic abuser Doyle. Yoakam and Thornton refuse to make things easy on us: Doyle possesses a cowardly ambivalence, summed up wonderfully in a scene in which he pathetically slinks away from his girlfriend's crusading son. --- Matthew Doberman

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Cast for Sling Blade

Billy Bob Thornton - Karl Childers
Dwight Yoakam - Doyle Hargraves
J.T. Walsh - Charles Bushman
John Ritter - Vaughan Cunningham
Lucas Black - Frank Wheatley
Natalie Canerday
James Hampton - Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall - Karl's Father
Jim Jarmusch - Dairy Queen Boy

Crew for Sling Blade

Kingshill Group - Associate Producer
Traci Kirshbaum - Set Designer
W.M. Halle - First Assistant Director
Douglas Hall - Costume Designer
Sarah Tackett - Casting
Jeff Kushner - Sound/Sound Designer
Brandon Rosser - Producer
Paul Ledford - Sound/Sound Designer
Barry Cole - Musical Direction/Supervision
Daniel Lanois - Composer (Music Score)
Billy Bob Thornton - Screenwriter / Director
Daniel Lanois - Songwriter
David L. Bushell - Producer
Hughes Winborne - Editor
Clark Hunter - Production Designer
Larry Meistrich - Executive Producer
Barry Markowitz - Cinematographer

Feature Details

Technical Details

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