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Sling blade [videorecording] / The Shooting Gallery presents ; written for the screen and directed by Billy Bob Thornton ; producers, Brandon Rosser, David L. Bushell.

Thornton, Billy Bob. (Added Author). Yoakam, Dwight. (Added Author). Walsh, J. T. (Added Author). Ritter, John, (Added Author). Black, Lucas, (Added Author). Canerday, Natalie. (Added Author). Duvall, Robert. (Added Author). Shooting Gallery (Firm) (Added Author). Miramax Home Entertainment. (Added Author).
  • Description: 1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen ed.
  • Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment,
  • ISBN: 1558907793

Available copies

  • 5 copies at NOBLE (All Libraries).

Current holds

0 current holds with 5 total copies.

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Summary: 25 years after committing an unthinkable crime, a quiet man named Karl is finally returning home. Once there he is befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. As a strong relationship develops between Karl and the boy, a confrontation builds with the mother's abusive and sometimes violent boyfriend.
Notes: Special features include: French language track, Spanish subtitles, chapter search.
Notes: Originally released as motion picture.
Performer: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, Robert Duvall.
Credits: Director of photography, Barry Markowitz; editor, Hughes Winborne; original music, Daniel Lanois.
System: DVD.

Subject: Mental retardation > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.