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About
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
Theatrical
Nov 27, 1996
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 4, 1998
Box Office
$34.1M
Budget
$1.2M
Return
28.4x
Director
Writer
Producers
David L. Bushell, Larry Meistrich, Brandon Rosser
Music
Studio
Miramax, The Shooting Gallery
Cast
Full credits →B
Billy Bob Thornton
Karl Childers
D
Dwight Yoakam
Doyle Hargraves
J
J.T. Walsh
Charles Bushman
J
John Ritter
Vaughan Cunningham
L
Lucas Black
Frank Wheatley
N
Natalie Canerday
Linda Wheatley
J
James Hampton
Jerry Woolridge
Robert Duvall
Karl's Father
R
Rick Dial
Bill Cox
B
Brent Briscoe
Scooter Hodges
C
Christine Renee Ward
Melinda
B
Bruce Hampton
Morris
V
Vic Chesnutt
Terence
M
Mickey Jones
Monty Johnson
I
Ian Moore
Randy Horsefeathers
J
Jim Jarmusch
Frostee Cream Boy
T
Tom Kagy
Freddy
J
Jackie Stewart
Walter
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Sometimes a hero comes from the most unlikely place.
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A Simple Man Faces a Tough Decision
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A simple man. A difficult choice.
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