Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed and starred in this film, which won him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

In 1996, a quiet, character-driven drama hit movie theaters that would quickly go on to leave a lasting mark on American cinema. The film follows Karl Childers, a man with an intellectual disability ...

Mickey Jones, whose bearded, grizzled face added texture to scores of shows from The Rockford Files to Justified and dozens of films including Sling Blade and National Lampoon’s Vacation and whose ...

In the most controversial scene in the equally scandalous Tropic Thunder, Australian actor turned black man Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) tries to explain to hack action star Tugg Speedman (Ben ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Moberly, Missouri native, Briscoe began his career as an apprentice at The Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre in 1985. He eventually ...

BENTON, Ark. — In the early 90s, Arkansas native Billy Bob Thornton found himself at a crossroads. The up-and-coming actor wasn't happy with the direction his career was headed. One day, Thornton was ...

"Sling Blade" is 25 years old. Released nationally on Nov. 27, 1996, the movie, filmed in and around Benton in May 1995, was the creation of Arkansas native, actor and musician, Billy Bob Thornton, ...

It has been 20 years since the film world met Karl Childers, a mentally-handicapped man with a shattered, bloody past played by Arkansas-native Billy Bob Thornton. This week in 1996 Thornton’s “Sling ...

In 1996, a quiet, character-driven drama hit movie theaters that would quickly go on to leave a lasting mark on American cinema. Sling Blade, written, directed by and starring renowned actor Billy Bob ...

Character actor Brent Briscoe, who played Lou Chambers in Sam Raimi’s A Simple Plan, appeared with Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade, and most recently played Detective Dave Macklay in David Lynch’s ...