Sonny (2002)

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

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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.

Release Date: October 26, 2002
Runtime: 1h 50m
Rating: 5.2/10 (59 votes)

Director: Nicolas Cage

Cast: James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Harry Dean Stanton, Mena Suvari, Nicolas Cage, Scott Caan, Seymour Cassel, Brenda Vaccaro

Production: Saturn Films, Gold Circle Films

new orleans, louisiana gigolo military discharge 1980s army veteran soul searching new orleans

Budget: $4M
Revenue: $0M

Full Cast (22 people)

James Franco as Sonny
Brenda Blethyn as Jewel
Harry Dean Stanton as Henry
Mena Suvari as Carol
Nicolas Cage as Acid Yellow
Scott Caan as Jesse
Seymour Cassel as Albert
Brenda Vaccaro as Meg
Josie Davis as Gretchen
Willie Metcalf as Cal
Janet Shea as Wealthy Woman
Cary Wilmot Alden as Catherine
Graham Timbes as Troy
Wallace Merck as Scott
Doug Barden as Maitre d'
Bernard Hocke as Clerk
David Jensen as Mr. Penn
Karen Kaia Livers as Mattie
Don Yesso as Waiter
Thomas Williams as Waiter
Katherine Randolph as Dagmar
Norman Golightly as Man at Party with Tie

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Sonny

Sonny

Sonny

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

Sonny

Sonny

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

110 min

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.

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

110 min

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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Production Info

Original LanguageEnglish

Budget$4,000,000

Revenue$132,221

Release Date10/26/2002

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Gold Circle Films

Keywords

new orleans, louisiana

military discharge

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Cast

James Franco

as Sonny

Brenda Blethyn

as Jewel

Harry Dean Stanton

as Henry

Mena Suvari

as Carol

Nicolas Cage

as Acid Yellow

Scott Caan

as Jesse

Seymour Cassel

as Albert

Brenda Vaccaro

as Meg

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sonny about?▾

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…

How long is Sonny?▾

1h 50m

When was Sonny released?▾

October 26, 2002

Who directed Sonny?▾

Nicolas Cage

Who stars in Sonny?▾

James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Harry Dean Stanton

What genre is Sonny?▾

Crime, Drama

Is Sonny available to stream?▾

Yes, on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV