“His life was the morning after, until he decided to change the night before.”
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.
Directed by Nicolas Cage
Written by John Carlen
Produced by Norman Golightly, Nicolas Cage, Paul Brooks
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $132K
About Sonny
Sonny is a crime, drama film released in 2002 exploring themes of new orleans, louisiana, gigolo, military discharge, 1980s, army veteran, soul searching. Directed by Nicolas Cage, it stars James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Harry Dean Stanton. 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.