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.
Released: Aug 30, 1996
Runtime: 135 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday
Crew: Hughes Winborne (Editor), Billy Bob Thornton (Director), Billy Bob Thornton (Screenplay), Larry Meistrich (Executive Producer), Barry Markowitz (Director of Photography), Billy Bob Thornton (Theatre Play)