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gptkbp:instanceOf
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film
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gptkbp:awards
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Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay
Golden_Globe_nomination_for_Best_Actor
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gptkbp:basedOn
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short film
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gptkbp:boxOffice
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$24 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$1 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Vera_Donovan
gptkb:Karl_Childers
gptkb:Frank_Wheatley
Dale_Dobson
Linda_Wheatley
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gptkbp:cinematographyBy
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gptkb:Phil_Parmet
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gptkbp:colors
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Color
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:criticalReception
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Positive reviews from critics.
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Cult classic status.
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gptkbp:directedBy
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gptkb:Billy_Bob_Thornton
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gptkbp:editedBy
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gptkb:Billy_Bob_Thornton
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gptkbp:filmingLocation
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gptkb:Louisiana
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gptkbp:genre
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drama
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gptkbp:homeMediaRelease
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Blu-ray
DVD
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Slingblade
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gptkbp:influenced
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Independent cinema.
Subsequent films about mental health.
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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The_short_film_'Some_Folks_Call_It_a_Sling_Blade'.
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:musicBy
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gptkb:Daniel_Lanois
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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"I’m just a simple man."
"I like the way you talk."
"I don’t want to hurt nobody."
"I reckon I’ll have a biscuit."
"Some folks call it a sling blade."
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gptkbp:plot
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He befriends a young boy and his mother.
He confronts the boy's abusive father.
A mentally challenged man is released from a psychiatric hospital.
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gptkbp:productionCompany
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Miramax Films
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gptkbp:releaseDate
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November 27, 1996
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gptkbp:releasedIn
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1996
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gptkbp:releaseFormat
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Theatrical release
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gptkbp:runtime
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135 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplayBy
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gptkb:Billy_Bob_Thornton
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Arkansas
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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Slingblade: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Dwight_Yoakam
gptkb:J._T._Walsh
gptkb:Billy_Bob_Thornton
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