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.
| Directing | Billy Bob Thornton | Director |
| Production | Larry Meistrich | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Billy Bob Thornton | Theatre Play |
| Production | David L. Bushell | Producer |
| Sound | Daniel Lanois | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Barry Markowitz | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Billy Bob Thornton | Screenplay |
| Editing | Hughes Winborne | Editor |
| Production | Brandon Rosser | Producer |
| Production | Sheryl Glubok | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Sarah Tackett | Casting |
| Art | Clark Hunter | Production Design |
| Art | Traci Kirshbaum | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doug Hall | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Biscoe | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracy Warbin | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Robert Salerno | Production Manager |
| Crew | Laura Seymann | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Amber Ayub | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | W.M. Halle | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daron McAfee | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Todd Jameson Saettele | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Jacob Alsbrook | Leadman |
| Art | Joe Arnold | Set Dresser |
| Art | Max Biscoe | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Joe Cuzan | Swing |
| Art | Dwayne Grady | Property Master |
| Art | Carlton Rude | Assistant Property Master |
