The read
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes21%
Metacritic31/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
63 audience votes
Key crew
- John CarlenWriter
- Nicolas CageDirector
- Clint MansellOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James FrancoSonny
- Brenda BlethynJewel
- Harry Dean StantonHenry
- Mena SuvariCarol
- Nicolas CageAcid Yellow
- Scott CaanJesse
- Seymour CasselAlbert
- Brenda VaccaroMeg
- Josie DavisGretchen
- Willie MetcalfCal
- Janet SheaWealthy Woman
- Cary Wilmot AldenCatherine
Stills
Themes
new orleans, louisianagigolomilitary discharge1980sarmy veteransoul searchingnew orleans