Frank introduces Karl to his mother, Linda, and Linda offers to let Karl sleep in their garage. Karl moves in. For as nice as Linda is, her boyfriend, Doyle, is the opposite. He is mean to Frank, says homophobic things about Linda's friend Vaughan, and is cruel to Karl.
Frank not only wishes his mom would stop seeing Doyle, but he also wishes that his own father, who killed himself, were alive again. This isn't Pet Sematery, so that's not going to happen. Instead, the family tolerates Doyle's verbal abuse and threats of physical violence. He says he'll kill Linda if she tries to leave him. One night, he invites all his friends over to play music, but since he's a man incapable of having friends, the night ends with him yelling, screaming, and physically throwing the guys out of Linda's house.
Over the next few days, Karl gets baptized and he visits his own father, who is still alive and swears he never had a son.
Karl tells his demented dad that he used to think about killing him, but now he sees that the geezer will be dead soon, so the world will be rid of him all on its own. Good riddance, part two. At Linda's, the peace doesn't last. Doyle soon comes groveling back, and Linda accepts him. Doyle wastes no time saying cruel things to Frank and telling Linda that he wants Karl out of the house. Karl goes to Linda's friend, Vaughan, and gives him all the money he's made fixing lawnmowers.
He wants Vaughan to keep Linda out of the house for the night—and to give her the sack of money. That night, Karl returns to Linda's house, where Doyle is by himself. With a blade, he kills Doyle, then calls the police and turns himself in. We last see Karl back in the mental institution, which might be his one true home. When asked how the outside world was, Karl says it was "too big. As Karl's relationship with Frank grows, he is watchful of Doyle's cruel actions. Karl Childers, now a grown man, is released from a psychiatric hospital where he has been hospitalized since the age of 12 for the murder of his mother and her lover.
He returns to his childhood town, and although being mentally handicapped, gets a job fixing small motors at a local repair shop. Karl befriends a young boy, Frank, and is soon invited by Frank's mother Linda to move into the family's garage. As a strong relationship develops between Karl and Frank, a confrontation builds with Linda's abusive and sometimes violent boyfriend Doyle.
Sign In. Edit Sling Blade But whenever the camera is aimed at the Frostee Cream, there is a lot of traffic on the road reflected in the window. Billy Bob Thornton points out in the DVD commentary that this is because the local police had another pressing issue the day they filmed Jim Jarmusch , and they couldn't be there to stop traffic.
Quotes Karl : I like them French fried potaters. Crazy credits The opening credits start about 18 minutes into the film. Alternate versions The Director's Cut runs 12 minutes longer than the original theatrical releases. User reviews Review. Top review. Thoroughly Thornton! A magnificent film! The irony of seeing Duvall in Sling Blade made it that much more rewarding. Yes, it's true, the ending was inevitable, but so what?
The journey to the end was what made this film the gem that it is. Dwight Yoakam made my skin crawl, and Lucas Black as little Frank brought out my motherhood instinct. Protect that boy, Karl! And he did. This had all the elements of a great film: an unselfish hero who brings about changes in the lives of others in a meaningful way. Granted, had his mental capabilities been greater he might have made another choice. Given the circumstances of the film, there was no other choice.
DeeDee Apr 28, FAQ 3. Does Karl have Tourette Syndrome? Why was Doyle so cruel? How old is Karl? Details Edit. Release date March 14, United States. United States. Official Facebook Official site.
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