Sling Blade (1996)
After 25 years, mentally ill 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.
Primary Title
- Sling Blade
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 28 February 2015
Release Year
- 1996
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 55
Duration
- 145:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- After 25 years, mentally ill 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.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- People with mental disabilities--Drama
- Murder--Drama
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Crime drama
- Drama
Contributors
- Billy Bob Thornton (Director)
- Billy Bob Thornton (Writer)
- Billy Bob Thornton (Actor)
- Dwight Yoakam (Actor)
- J.T. Walsh (Actor)
- John Ritter (Actor)
- Miramax Films (Production Unit)
- Shooting Gallery (Production Unit)
Subjects
- People with mental disabilities--Drama
- Murder--Drama
- Feature films--United States