Description |
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
A disturbed man looks back at his past as he faces an uncertain future in this dramatic short subject. Teresa, a young journalist, is sent on assignment to a state-run mental hospital, where she is to interview Karl Childers, soon to be released after spending 25 years in the facility. While a hospital's administrator isn't sure that it's a good idea for Karl to be questioned by a young woman, he allows a compromise - Teresa will be permitted to hear Karl tell the story of how he came to be committed, but she can't ask him questions. Teresa is then ushered into a dimly lit room, where Karl relates the harrowing tale of his miserable childhood and how, at the age of 13, he killed his mother and her lover with a kaiser blade. The story was expanded into a full-length feature Sling Blade in 1996 |
Notes |
Originally produced in 1994 |
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Features: The making of documentary; optional audio director's commentary |
Credits |
Director of photography, Kent Wakefield ; edited by Henni Bouwmeester, George Hickenlooper ; music by Bill Boll |
Cast |
Billy Bob Thornton, Molly Ringwald, J.T. Walsh, Jefferson Mays, Suzanne Cryer |
Notes |
No rating given |
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DVD. region unspecifled |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Murder -- United States -- Drama.
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Psychiatric hospital patients -- United States -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Author |
Hickenlooper, George.
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Thornton, Billy Bob.
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Ringwald, Molly.
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Walsh, J. T.
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Mays, Jefferson.
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Cryer, Suzanne.
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Kino-Eye American (Firm)
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Lindemann Entertainment Group.
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Vanguard Cinema (Firm)
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