Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.
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| Directing | Billy Bob Thornton | Director |
| Sound | Daniel Lanois | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Billy Bob Thornton | Theatre Play |
| Editing | Hughes Winborne | Editor |
| Production | Larry Meistrich | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Barry Markowitz | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Billy Bob Thornton | Screenplay |
| Production | Brandon Rosser | Producer |
| Production | David L. Bushell | Producer |
| Directing | Amber Ayub | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Traci Kirshbaum | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doug Hall | Costume Design |
| Crew | Laura Seymann | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Todd Jameson Saettele | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daron McAfee | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | W.M. Halle | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Biscoe | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracy Warbin | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Sarah Tackett | Casting |
| Art | Clark Hunter | Production Design |
| Production | Robert Salerno | Production Manager |
| Art | Dwayne Grady | Property Master |
| Art | Max Biscoe | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Jacob Alsbrook | Leadman |
| Art | Joe Arnold | Set Dresser |
| Art | Carlton Rude | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Joe Cuzan | Swing |
| Production | Sheryl Glubok | Assistant Location Manager |
