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25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and listens in horror about his life leading up to the crime. This is the short film that inspired the full-length "Sling Blade".
Casts

Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers

Molly Ringwald
Teresa Tatum

J. T. Walsh
Charles Bushman

Jefferson Mays
Gerry Woolridge

Suzanne Cryer
Frances
Abby Abernathy

Brent Briscoe
Otto Coelho
Abe Dalool

Ron Livingston
Aaron Wheeler
Bill Boll
Chester Dent
Bill Sprague
Joey Bilow
Mark Gimbrere
Michael Beugg
Linda Beugg
Trevor A. Tarr
Mike Herman
Glennon Schneider
Kevin Hell
Doug Hart
Carlos Sanchez
Anthony Guneratne
Nikywa Prevost
Beth Ruggiero
Rosalie Barron
Dewitte Briggs
Jude Barron
Kevin Hudnell
Mark Sellors
Lincoln Schlei
Joel Milner
Brent J. Williams
Crews

George Hickenlooper
Director

Billy Bob Thornton
Writer
Michael Beugg
Co-Producer
Kevin Hell
Executive Producer
Mike Herman
Executive Producer
Bradford L. Schlei
Executive Producer
Kevin Hudnell
Producer

George Hickenlooper
Producer
Adam Lindemann
Producer
Kent L. Wakeford
Director of Photography
Bill Boll
Original Music Composer
Henny Bouwmeester
Editor

George Hickenlooper
Editor
Deborah Smith
Art Direction
Matthew Jacobsen
Costume Design
Hila Amrani
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Elena Arroy
Makeup & Hair
Backdrops & Posters

