"About an hour ago a violent criminal bought one of your fine cal 9s"..He called himself a violent criminal.No negotiations after that.

I finally figured out what his dad is mumbling to himself when Carl walks in: "Kick yer head in... bout 25 years ago yer dead I guess... wher'd you go to? But old brotha that's kinda sad, cuz I was drunk when I did it... Cuz I had to... hehe hehe..." *Creepy*

The ambient music at the start is amazing

If you grew up outside of a large city in the SE, in a smaller town, you knew a “Carl” because every small town had one. Sometimes “Carl” had a little, poor family, and sometimes not. But he was always there, and everyone knew him. Remember that, even today, the rural SE is very different from larger cities in the South. Drive 45 minutes outside the city limits of a large, southern city like Atlanta, and you’re in another world.

So his father killed his younger brother and then buried him in the back yard?

What is the mumbling you hear as Karl approaches?

From someone who experienced the horror: this movie freed my soul.

The word "masterpiece" gets thrown around a lot these days. For _Sling Blade_ the word actually applies.

Be nice if i could buy this movie. Tf KZfaq?

To bad they removed this movie

The hole in the ground. So sad and pitiful.

kicked your head in bout 25 years ago Whered ya go to?💀

Given his mothers "activities" its possible Mr. Childer's statement might be true. "You aint no kin to me"

01:32 The appliance to his left is a washer from the 50's, probably a Maytag. The round drum washes the clothes as a normal upright washer, but is filled and drained manually.The bar across the top is a wringer. Two rollers are turned by motor and clothes are passed piece by piece between them, wringing out the water which falls back in the drum.

The sort of thing goes on everyday people, right now😢

Robert Duvalls mouth movements in this scene always disturbed me

I always loved Raymond as a character but this episode, this scene made cemented it. I love it.

Larry B and his Ilk B da Bomb 💣 😍 🙌 ✨️ ❤️ 💕 💣 😍 🙌 ✨️ ❤️ 💕 💣 😍 🙌 ✨️

I live in a rather small town in Indiana. There’s like maybe 5 or 6 street lights. Anyways, I love the town. Ppl are friendly, polite….everything big city’s aren’t but there are pockets of houses where there is obvious serious neglect. Ppl who when the mower stops running it’s just left right where it quit at. House n yard in complete disrepair…anything and everything by those who quit taking care of themselves or the place they call home. Sad

He was going for his gun, but he couldn't find it

The incredulous look on the face of Red's face when the guy begs is something else

Making sure that Christians seem like crazy people. Which seems to be one of the main themes coming out of movies.

Haunting.

"Weird bullets. And you, where you go to? Then you're here. What were you? I kicked your head in 25 years ago, you're dead, I guess. Where'd you go to? I know Mother, that's kinda sad. I was drunk when I did it. What was I up to? Hmm Hmm." His dad is either in a semi-drunken stupor, or he's showing early signs of being senile and he's having conversations with people who aren't there, and it kinda sounds like he is recounting killing someone in the past.

Come back to this movie a lot. Billy Bob's masterpiece. I belive Daniel Lanois did the soundtrack.

Very good movie, if you haven't seen it yet you should

Karl’s father denies him 3 times.

Some people think there weren't many bad people in the "olden days." There were some. There was quite a bit of bad parenting and poverty. That's why we need social workers, so that children don't fall through the cracks.

So the dad has dementia. ? A life long drunk? Mental problems?

I studied on it too Carl....quiet a bit.

yeah, french fried taters funny and all that but this movie is pure genius near spiritual, the acting, directing, camera shots are on a level I can't properly explain

Just when you think the acting masterclass can't get any better, Robert Duvall shows up.

I thought this was the movie not clips of it! Wow what a let down

I’m not sure what the melody is or the music playing in the background but it’s very very melodic🥲

The music….. it’s so good… this scene is heartbreaking….❤️❤️

There are so many dilapidated homes along the road and I wonder, who lives in some of them?

Not to mention Bobby Duvall is in the house

Karl’s parents lied to him about there’s no scriptures that talks about “killing”. But he want to get revenge on his father for making Karl killing his brother. It’s not worth effort, Mr. Childers will be dead soon enough. And the world would shunned him.

This is one of the greatest movies ever made and by far one of the best acting performances I've ever seen. Only thing that pissed me off about it was Geoffrey Rush winning the Academy award over Thornton. His, (Thornton), acting and directing was absolutely amazing.

I saw this at the movies when it came out. I was 25 and it blew me away. The huge sound of the music in the theater added to the intensity of the scenes.

U r not do that to me.

I’m your boy

My comment was removed for what?

You know you’re in Arkansas when you see a tin roof

I can only imagine what a piece of work Karl's mother was. Probably worse than his father.

It's 2024 and they make movies today that cost tens of millions ..and they don't come close to this classic..not sure what this budget was..but it just a simple movie with great acting

This movie speaks on so many levels of the Bible. Outstanding!!

I know this has nothing to do with Billy Bobs magnificent performance in this film but, I would love to have that ash tray next to Robert Duvall. If he says it's safe to surf this beach, it's safe to surf this beach...Uuhh Hhmmn.

My heart broke for him , no little boy should have to go through this 😢😢😢

I simply need this piece of music in my life. The film is literally perfect. Genius. Real. The music. Everything. “That like That Doyle, that’s some good shit. Alright! Haaaawwww!”