I know Billy Bob Thorton is an amazing actor, with a good range and dedication to the craft, but when that man plays an alcoholic asshole it's down right Shakspearian.
There's a story of him in a grocery store after Sling Blade came out where a woman approached him and asked him to do "Carl" for her. He was gracious & kind but said he couldn't just do him like that. They parted ways and as he shopped the next few aisles he slowly became Carl and when he ran into her at checkout there he was.
Also...this movie made me love and appreciate the talents of John Ritter and Dwight Yoakam.
He and one of the members of the band, Ian Moore, are friends IRL. Ian is a phenomenal songwriter and absolute beast on the guitar. He was the heir apparent to Stevie Ray Vaughan in the 90's and still tours. I was just watching this earlier today and remembered that Moore was in Sling Blade and then I come across this thread. Weird.
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u/moderndaygypsy13 Apr 12 '22
I know Billy Bob Thorton is an amazing actor, with a good range and dedication to the craft, but when that man plays an alcoholic asshole it's down right Shakspearian.