Behind the Scenes
Director
Billy Bob ThorntonHow close was Billy Bob Thornton to making the final word of Sling Blade "rosebud"? We'll never know, but we do know that Robert Duvall, who plays Karl's deadbeat dad in Sling Bla...
Screenwriter
Billy Bob ThorntonBefore he was Bad Santa, and before he was Mr. Angelina Jolie with a vial of her blood around his neck, Billy Bob Thornton was basically nobody. Born in 1955, he took bit parts on...
Production Studio
The Shooting GalleryIf the production company known as The Shooting Gallery went to an actual shooting gallery for target practice, you could stand between them and the target and escape unscathed....
Production Design
Ah, ArkansasSome call it Millsburg, Arkansas, but we call it Benton, Arkansas, because Millsburg is fictional, while Benton is the real Southern city where Billy Bob Thornton filmed Sling Blade.The...
Music (Score)
Daniel LanoisSling Blade's score is a mix of Southern guitar and otherworldly haunting tunes, a Southern Gothic blend just like the film itself. These songs don't sound like your traditional Southe...
Fandoms
Sling Blade was the movie to make fun of in the late 90s. Comedians imitated Karl's voice, people dressed as Karl for Halloween, and a lot of people just called Karl "Sling Blade," as if that were...