Sonny (2002)
Director
Nicolas Cage
Main cast
James Franco; Brenda Blethyn; Harry Dean Stanton; Mena Suvari; Nicolas Cage
Genres
Crime, Drama
Description
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.
Nicolas Cage
Main cast
James Franco; Brenda Blethyn; Harry Dean Stanton; Mena Suvari; Nicolas Cage
Genres
Crime, Drama
Description
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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