Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade 30 years old

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".

Credits

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade Cast

Name Character
Molly Ringwald She was 26, now 56 years old as Teresa Tatum
J.T. Walsh He was 50, 54 years old when he died as Charles Bushman

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade Crew

Name Department
George Hickenlooper as Director. He was 30 (47) years old when He died Directing
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (30 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, March 26, 1994
  • Runtime: 25 minutes