A partially handicapped man named Karl is released from a mental hospital, about 20 years after murdering his mother and another person. Karl is often questioned if he will ever kill again, and he shrugs in response saying there is no reason to. Now out of the mental institution, Karl settles in his old, small hometown, occupying himself by fixing motors. After meeting a young boy named Frank, who befriends him, Karl is invited to stay at Frank’s house with his mother Linda, who views Karl as a strange but kind and generous man. However, Linda’s abusive boyfriend, Doyle, sees things differently in the way rules ought to be run- normally insulting Linda’s homosexual friend Vaughan as well as Karl’s disabilities, and having wild parties with his friends. As Karl’s relationship with Frank grows, he is watchful of Doyle’s cruel actions.
Release Date: 14 March 1997Runtime: 148 min
Stars:
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Brent Briscoe
- Bruce Hampton
- Christine Renee Ward
- Dwight Yoakam
- J.T. Walsh
- James Hampton
- John Ritter
- Kathy Sue Brown
- Lucas Black
- Natalie Canerday
- Rick Dial
- Robert Duvall
- Sarah Boss
- Wendell Rafferty
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
