Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Background watch
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+27)
Critics 26Audiences 53GoodWatch 39
Metascore31
Tomatometer21%
User score6.1
IMDb5.6
Audience score41%
Box office
3%of its budget back
- Budget
- $4 M
- Worldwide
- $132 K
Worldwide it made back $132 K of the $4 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for crime movies
typical 106110Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
Released
2002
October 26, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
22 of 22
James FrancoSonny
Brenda BlethynJewel
Harry Dean StantonHenry
Mena SuvariCarol
Nicolas CageAcid Yellow
Scott CaanJesse
Seymour CasselAlbert
Brenda VaccaroMeg
Josie DavisGretchen- WMWillie MetcalfCal
- JSJanet SheaWealthy Woman
- CWCary Wilmot AldenCatherine
Graham TimbesTroy
Wallace MerckScott- DBDoug BardenMaitre d'
Bernard HockeClerk
David JensenMr. Penn
Karen Kaia LiversMattie
Don YessoWaiter- TWThomas WilliamsWaiter
Katherine RandolphDagmar
Norman GolightlyMan at Party with Tie
Directing · 4
- Nicolas Cage Director, Producer
- James Roque Second Assistant Director
- Scott Peterson Script Supervisor
- Mark Anthony Little First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- John Carlen Writer
Production · 8
- Norm Waitt Executive Producer
- Norman Golightly Producer
- Paul Brooks Producer
- Elizabeth Hayden Casting
- Jeffery Passero Casting
- Glenn S. Gainor Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Barry Markowitz Director of Photography
- Patti Perret Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Howard E. Smith Editor
Sound · 8
- Clint Mansell Original Music Composer
- Jay Nierenberg Supervising Sound Editor
- Joe Barnett Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Lance Brown Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jed M. Dodge Dialogue Editor
- Jeffrey Haupt Sound Mixer
Art · 3
- Monroe Kelly Production Design
- Leonard R. Spears Set Decoration
- Michael S. Martin Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Shawn-Holly Cookson Costume Design
- Linda Gardar Costume Supervisor
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