Sling Blade

Sling Blade Soundtrack

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

Genre: Drama
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter
Production: Miramax Films
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Metacritic:
84
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
R
Year:
1996
135
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60,946 Views
#SongDuration
1Asylum6:12
2Bettina2:11
3Lonely One3:24
4Blue Waltz3:31
5Secret Place2:18
6Darlin3:36
7Shenandoah1:19
8Smothered In Hugs4:22
9Phone Call1:45
10Omni1:57
11The Maker4:14

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