DVD 148 mins
R (Restricted)
Sling Blade - Director's Cut (Miramax Collector's Series)
Miramax (11/27/1996)
In Collection
#516

Seen It:
No

Owner:
Ben
Drama
USA  /  English

Billy Bob Thornton Karl
Yoakam, Dwight
Duvall, Robert
John Ritter

Director Thornton, Billy Bob

Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and starred in this mesmerizing drama with haunting overtones of To Kill a Mockingbird. Thornton plays a mentally retarded man who has spent 20 years in a psychiatric hospital for killing his mother and her lover. Released into the community from which he came, he befriends and protects a lonely boy regularly harassed and abused by his mom's boyfriend (a terrific performance by Dwight Yoakam). The story is ultimately about sacrifice, but Thornton certainly doesn't get twinkly about it. Some of the best material concerns the hero's no-big-deal efforts to integrate into a "normal" life: working, eating fast food, earning admiration for his handyman skills, and attaining a semblance of community among other damaged souls. John Ritter has a great part as a gay shopkeeper who tries to assuage his own loneliness by spilling his guts out to Thornton's uncomprehending character. --Tom Keogh

Edition Details
Edition Widescreen
Barcode 786936239096
Region Region 1
Release Date 6/7/2005
Packaging Jewel Case
Screen Ratio 1.85 (16:9) Anamorphic
Subtitles Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 1: Actors' Commentary
Cast Interviews
Director's Commentary
Director's Cut
Color Closed-captioned
Academy Award Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award Nominee, Best Actor
Personal Details
Purchase Date 6/7/2005
Purchase Price $12.99
Store Best Buy
Condition New (Still Sealed)
Current Value $14.99
Links Amazon US
Miramax