
Karl Childers is a mentally disabled man who has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, Karl is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
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Movie Details
Movie Info | |
run time(min.) | 135 |
cine score(%) | 1 |
Production Countries
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Spoken Languages
English
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Released | |
budget | 1,000,000 |
revenue | 24,444,100 |
website | imdb |

Production Companies | |
Miramax Films Shooting Gallery |
Cast & Crew
Directing
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Billy Bob Thornton
Director
Writing
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Billy Bob Thornton
Screenplay
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Billy Bob Thornton
Theatre Play
Cast
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Karl Childers
Billy Bob Thornton
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Doyle Hargraves
Dwight Yoakam
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Charles Bushman
J.T. Walsh
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Vaughan Cunningham
John Ritter
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Frank Wheatley
Lucas Black
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Karl's Father
Robert Duvall
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Linda Wheatley
Natalie Canerday
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Jerry Woolridge
James Hampton
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Melinda Brady
Christine Renee Ward
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Frostee Cream Boy
Jim Jarmusch
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Terence
Vic Chesnutt
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Bill Cox
Rick Dial
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Scooter
Brent Briscoe
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Albert
Tim Holder
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Morris
Bruce Hampton
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Monty Johnson
Mickey Jones
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Randy Horsefeathers
Ian Moore
Production
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David L. Bushell
Producer
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Brandon Rosser
Producer
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Larry Meistrich
Executive Producer
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Sheryl Glubok
Assistant Location Manager
Sound
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Daniel Lanois
Original Music Composer
Camera
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Barry Markowitz
Director of Photography
Editing
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Hughes Winborne
Editor