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2	* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Creator/BillyBobThornton considers this to be the best film he's ever made.
3	* DirectedByCastMember: The film was directed by Creator/BillyBobThornton and stars Thornton as Karl Childers.
4	* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/JohnRitter dyed his hair blonde, as Creator/BillyBobThornton felt that Vaughan was a man who was transferred out of St. Louis for his job and based his hairstyle on what he saw men sporting in ''GQ''.
5	* EnforcedMethodActing: Minor but humorous: Creator/LucasBlack didn't know Karl was going to ad-lib a certain line about potted meat, and genuinely laughed as a result; the effect was still good.
6	* IronyAsSheIsCast: Doyle's mediocre band (including Doyle himself) consisted of real-life accomplished and talented musicians.
7	* MethodActing: Creator/BillyBobThornton placed crushed glass in his shoes in order to make his walk more awkward and consistent.
8	* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/MollyRingwald played the newspaper reporter in the original short film. Sarah Boss replaced her in the movie.
9	* ProductionPosse: Creator/JohnRitter worked with Creator/BillyBobThornton on ''Series/HeartsAfire''. They'd work together on ''Film/BadSanta'' as well.
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11	** ''Literature/ExperimentalFilm'', Lois compares Lady Midday's weapon in the final film to Billy Bob Thornton's sling blade.
12	* SelfAdaptation: The film is a remake of Creator/BillyBobThornton's short film ''Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade''.
13	* StarMakingRole: Catapulted Creator/BillyBobThornton to international stardom after years of supporting/bit roles.
14	* WordOfSaintPaul: Creator/RobertDuvall reveals on the DVDCommentary that Karl's father is talking to an imaginary dog named Bullet when Karl walks in.
15	* WriteWhoYouKnow: Creator/BillyBobThornton told ''Radio/TheHowardSternShow'' that Karl was based on a boy where he grew up, who could not walk or talk very well, so his parents kept him in the shed. The story is that the boy's mother was scared by a snake when she was pregnant, so they felt he was like a child of the devil. They kept him locked up and fed him like a dog. It turned out the boy had polio.
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