Product Description

25 years after committing an unthinkable crime a quiet man named Karl is finally returning home. Once there he is befriended by a fatherless boy and his mother. But when his Newfound peace is shattered by the mother s abusive boyfriend Karl is suddenly placed on a collision course with his past. Format Size: Widescreen. Runtime: 148 mins. Language: English. Subtitle: English Subtitles. Region code: Region 1 (United States Canada Bermuda U.S. territories). Discs: 2. Genre: Drama. Release Year: 1996.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12914 in DVD
• Brand: iNetVideo
• Released on: 2005-06-07
• Format: NTSC
• Running time: 135 minutes

From Amazon.com
Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and starred in this mesmerizing drama with haunting overtones of To Kill a Mockingbird. Thornton plays a mentally retarded man who has spent 20 years in a psychiatric hospital for killing his mother and her lover. Released into the community from which he came, he befriends and protects a lonely boy regularly harassed and abused by his mom's boyfriend (a terrific performance by Dwight Yoakam). The story is ultimately about sacrifice, but Thornton certainly doesn't get twinkly about it. Some of the best material concerns the hero's no-big-deal efforts to integrate into a "normal" life: working, eating fast food, earning admiration for his handyman skills, and attaining a semblance of community among other damaged souls. John Ritter has a great part as a gay shopkeeper who tries to assuage his own loneliness by spilling his guts out to Thornton's uncomprehending character. --Tom Keogh