Released 1996
Stars Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter
Directed by Billy Bob Thornton
 
Karl Childers, now a grown man, is released from a psychiatric hospital where he has been hospitalized since the age of 12 for the murder of his mother and her lover. He returns to his childhood town, and, although being mentally handicapped, gets a job fixing small motors at a local repair shop. Karl befriends a young boy, Frank, and is soon invited by Frank's mother, Linda, to move into the family's garage. A strong relationship develops between Karl and Frank, but Linda's abusive boyfriend breaks the peace.