Sling Blade
1996
****
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter
Billy Bob Thornton gives a staggering performance as a retarded killer who struggles to adjust to normal life after 20 year in a mental hospital. He also wrote and directed this film which is based on a short Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade. Academy Award winner for Best Adapted Screenplay
