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He plays Karl Childers, a seeming idiot savant who has just been released into society after spending 25 years incarcerated for killing his mother and her lover with a sling blade (a rounded machete).

Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.

However, one project stands out above the rest: Sling Blade sees Thornton serve as writer, director, and star. Sling Blade debuted in 1996, and propelled Thornton into a global sensation.