"Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade" is a short film directed by George Hickenlooper and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Molly Ringwald, and J. T. Walsh. It was adapted into the feature film Sling Blade, also starring Thornton, that was critically acclaimed and won Thornton the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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