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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
Box Office
$34.1M
Budget
$1.2M
Return
28.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 4, 1998
Theaters
2
Director
Writer
Producers
Larry Meistrich, Brandon Rosser, David L. Bushell
Music
Studio
Miramax, The Shooting Gallery
Quotes
See all →Unlikely Heroes Arise from Unexpected Places
Taglines
Sometimes a hero comes from the most unlikely place.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Simple Man Faces a Tough Decision
Taglines
A simple man. A difficult choice.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
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
