Overview:
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, 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, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.| Status: | Released (1996-08-30) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 15 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $24,444,121 |
| Screen: | Billy Bob Thornton |
| Productions: | Miramax, The Shooting Gallery |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 879: Billy Bob Thornton - Karl Childers
- 20309: Dwight Yoakam - Doyle Hargraves
- 22131: J. T. Walsh - Charles Bushman
- 27772: John Ritter - Vaughan Cunningham
- 155: Lucas Black - Frank Wheatley
- 71886: Natalie Canerday - Linda Wheatley
- 14848: James Hampton - Jerry Woolridge
Crews
- 879: Billy Bob Thornton - Director - Directing
- 879: Billy Bob Thornton - Screenplay - Writing
- 879: Billy Bob Thornton - Theatre Play - Writing
- 56759: David L. Bushell - Producer - Production
- 36188: Larry Meistrich - Executive Producer - Production
- 72537: Brandon Rosser - Producer - Production
- 72538: Daniel Lanois - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
Wuchak
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***When a murderer is the likable protagonist, mmm-hmm*** A simple, slow, seemingly pensive man (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from a mental hospital in central Arkansas after 30 years and gets a job fixing lawnmowers. He makes friends with a boy & his mother (Natalie Canerday) ....
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**A film full of challenges, to which Billy Bob Thornton, in his greatest work, responded categorically.** I didn't really know what I was going to find when I decided to watch this film, and I'm happy about that: it's a really good, convincing and moving story, which doesn't try ....
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