Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 2002 · 1h 50m

Sonny

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Director
Nicolas Cage
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
Crew
Barry Markowitz — Director of Photography Howard E. Smith — Editor Clint Mansell — Original Music Composer John Carlen — Writer Nicolas Cage — Producer Norman Golightly — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Sonny — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new orleans, louisianagigolomilitary discharge1980sarmy veteransoul searchingnew orleans
Key Collaborators
Nicolas Cage Director Barry Markowitz Director of Photography Howard E. Smith Editor Clint Mansell Original Music Composer John Carlen Writer Nicolas Cage Producer Norman Golightly Producer Paul Brooks Producer Monroe Kelly Production Design Shawn-Holly Cookson Costume Design
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