Nicolas Cage's directing debut is the torrid tale of a gigolo trying to get
out of the business and the manipulative mama who keeps pulling him back in.
New Orleans, 1981. After a brief stint in the army, 26-year-old Sonny
Phillips (James Franco) returns home to Bourbon Street to bid farewell to his
mother, down-at-the-heels brothel-owner Jewel (Brenda Blethyn), who taught
him everything he knows about pleasing the ladies. Ashamed of his past and
worried about the future — Sonny's been turning tricks since he was 12
and knows full well that hustling is a young man's game — Sonny plans to
move to Texas City and make a fresh start working in a...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
110 mins