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In Reply to: Sling Blade - - - Some Folks Call it.... posted by Victor Khomenko on December 16, 1999 at 04:56:10:

If you mean the 25 min. short B&W film by George Hickenlooper (available on DVD as part of Short Cinema Journal I:I), the story only consists of an interview (actually just a monologue by BBT) with Carl by reporter Molly Ringwald before his upcoming release from the prison/mental institution. The full-length movie shows Carl released in society and his solution to the evil problem of Dwight Yoakam (not bad acting for a C&W singer).
If anyone can supply me with a copy of the short film parody, "Swing Blade", please let me know.

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U-turn: my favorite billy bob role petew 13:57:25 12/16/99 (3)
the resident "junk-yard dog". Man, he was mean, ugly, really ugly, nasty (did I mention ugly)--if it hadn't been for his voice I would not have recoginzed him. It's bits like that that put a little light on an otherwise forgetable movie. I'd like to have seen him and Penn in that junk yard for 110 minuites...now there's a U-turn in Hell! Wait, now that I think about it, I think I did enjoy other bits of that film--the ending was so satisfying...
And I think I saw the independent film channel is running a Lynch festival on christmas day...how irreverent. Can't wait. Get out the gas masks everyone...it's Blue Velvet!
- Re: U-turn: my favorite billy bob role Mick Wolfe 20:31:16 12/17/99 (0)
  Yea, I've got to say this is my favorite BB role as well. And my other dirty little confession is that I liked U-Turn far more than Sling Blade. Don't forget Nick Nolte and Jennifer Lopez were pretty intriguing as well.
- I also didn't recognize... Bob Casner 19:54:27 12/16/99 (1)
  Jon Voight as the blind Indian! Great fun, this movie. It reminded me of another one I liked; "Red Rock West".
  - Re: I also didn't recognize... mth 07:04:13 12/17/99 (0)
    which happened to have Dwight Yoakum in it as the driver of the truck nick cage hides atop, to bring the thread together nicely.
    BB thornton in U-Turn was the GRIMIEST person I have ever seen in a movie. The entire movie was worth it just for what he was doing by himself at the end of the movie (which I won't reveal). man was that funny.

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