Premise: Billy Bob Thornton . He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following Sling Blade , including Oliver Stone 's neo-noir U Turn ( 1997 ) , political drama Primary Colors ( 1998 ) , science fiction disaster film Armageddon ( 1998 ) , which was the highest-grossing film of that year , and the crime drama A Simple Plan ( 1998 ) , which earned him his third Academy Awards nomination . Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film set in rural Arkansas , written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton , who also stars in the lead role .
Hypothesis: Billy Bob Thornton oversaw direction of Sling Blade.
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