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Overview
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Release Date:
27 November 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
Sometimes a hero comes from the most unlikely place. more
Plot:
Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 11 wins
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9 nominations
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10 closest Oscar races in the past 20 years
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Billy Bob Thornton Joins Dwayne Johnson in Faster
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(From Gold Derby. 23 November 2009, 1:12 PM, PST)
Billy Bob Thornton Joins Dwayne Johnson in Faster
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The one that made Billy.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Billy Bob Thornton | ... | Karl Childers |
 | Dwight Yoakam | ... | Doyle Hargraves |
 | J.T. Walsh | ... | Charles Bushman |
 | John Ritter | ... | Vaughan Cunningham |
 | Lucas Black | ... | Frank Wheatley |
 | Natalie Canerday | ... | Linda Wheatley |
| James Hampton | ... | Jerry Woolridge |
 | Robert Duvall | ... | Karl's Father |
 | Rick Dial | ... | Bill Cox |
 | Brent Briscoe | ... | Scooter Hodges |
| Christine Renee Ward | ... | Melinda (as Christy Ward) |
| Sarah Boss | ... | Marsha Dwiggins |
| Kathy Sue Brown | ... | Theresa Evans |
| Wendell Rafferty | ... | Melvin |
| Bruce Hampton | ... | Morris (as Col. Bruce Hampton Ret.) |
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Rated R for strong language, including descriptions of violent and sexual behavior.
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Runtime:
135 min | 148 min (Director's cut)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14A (original rating) |
Iceland:12 |
Netherlands:16 (original rating) |
Netherlands:6 (re-rating) |
USA:Not Rated (director's cut) |
South Korea:15 |
Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA (re-rating) |
Australia:M (original rating) |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Norway:11 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Billy Bob Thornton had written the script in long hand, at his family's house in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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Continuity: Frank goes down to the lake with Karl wearing blue dungarees. In the first shot, the buckle on his left shoulder is on top of his shoulder blade. Down by the lake, it's moved to much further back.
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Quotes:
Charles Bushman:
A shovel just makes too goddamned much racket.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Family Guy: Fat Guy Strangler (#4.17)" (2005)
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The Maker
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Thornton plays victim to a cruel society where he is released from a long stint in prison and becomes a guardian angel for a young boy who is abused by his mother's lover. A slow sombre piece that gives you time to enter the mental state of Thornton's character. Once you are in there, you realise the humanity that justifies the end actions. Theatrical in style with powerful performances and a haunting music score.