"A simple man. A difficult choice."
Sling Blade is a 1996 American independent Southern Gothic drama film written, directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton. Set in Arkansas, it is the story of intellectually challenged Karl Childers and the friendship he develops with a boy and his mother. Karl was released from a psychiatric hospital where he had grown up due to having killed his mother and her lover when he was 12 years old. It
"Some folks call it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade. Its kindly a long wood handle, kinda like an axe handle, with a long blade on it shaped kindly like a bananer. Mmm hmm. Sharp on one edge, and dull on the other un. Mmm hmm. Its what the highway boys use to cut down weeds and what not, yknow."
"[on the phone] Yes, maam. I I need the police over at the Wheatley house, mmm. Ive killed Doyle Hargraves with a lawnmower blade. Yes, maam, Im right sure of it. I hit him two good whacks in the head with it. That second one just plum near cut his head in two... Its a lil ol white house on the corner of Vine Street and some other street. Theres a pick-up truck out front that says "Doyle Hargraves Construction" on it. Doyle said besides sending the police, you might wanna send an ambulance or a "hearst". Ill be sitting here, waiting on ye."
"I guess I am going to have to get used to lookin at perty people, and perty people going to have to get used to lookin at me."
"There were these two fellars standin on a bridge, a-goin to the bathroom. One fellar said, "The waters cold" and the other fellar said, "The waters deep". I believe one fella come from Arkansas. Get it?"
"[to Vaughn] I dont reckon you have to go with women to be a good daddy to a boy. You been real square-dealin with me. The Bible says two men ought not lay together. But I dont reckon the Good Lord would send anybody like you to Hades. That Frank, he lives inside of his own heart. Thats an awful big place to live in. You take good care of that boy."
"Natalie Canerday - Linda Wheatley"