Sonny

Sonny

Sonny

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Sonny

"His life was the morning after, until he decided to change the night before."

2002

1h 50m

5.0(55 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

New Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life he's known is as a gigolo, working for his mother, but he wants to leave that behind. However, the job his Army buddy promised doesn't materialize, and he can't escape his past.

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Saturn Films

Gold Circle Films

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Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

James Franco

Sonny

James Franco

Acting

Brenda Blethyn

Jewel

Brenda Blethyn

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Harry Dean Stanton

Henry

Harry Dean Stanton

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Mena Suvari

Carol

Mena Suvari

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Nicolas Cage

Acid Yellow

Nicolas Cage

Acting

Scott Caan

Jesse

Scott Caan

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Seymour Cassel

Albert

Seymour Cassel

Acting

Brenda Vaccaro

Meg

Brenda Vaccaro

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Josie Davis

Gretchen

Josie Davis

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Willie Metcalf

Cal

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Janet Shea

Wealthy Woman

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Cary Wilmot Alden

Catherine

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Graham Timbes

Troy

Graham Timbes

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Wallace Merck

Scott

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Doug Barden

Maitre d'

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Bernard Hocke

Clerk

Bernard Hocke

Acting

David Jensen

Mr. Penn

David Jensen

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Karen Kaia Livers

Mattie

Karen Kaia Livers

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Don Yesso

Waiter

Don Yesso

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Thomas Williams

Waiter

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Katherine Randolph

Dagmar

Katherine Randolph

Production

Norman Golightly

Man at Party with Tie

Norman Golightly

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