Sonny Boy
5.7
“There are some secrets you can't keep chained up forever...”
A small-town car thief and his transgender wife come across an abandoned infant; they amputate his tongue and train him for a life in crime.
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17 people
David Carradine
Pearl
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Big Stan
Paul L. Smith
Slue
Known for
Midnight Express
Red Sonja
Brad Dourif
Weasel
Known for
Chucky
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Conrad Janis
Doc Bender
Known for
Mork & Mindy
The Buddy Holly Story
Sydney Lassick
Charlie P.
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Carrie
Savina Geršak
Sandy
Known for
Curse II: The Bite
Alexandra Powers
Rose
Known for
Last Man Standing
Cast a Deadly Spell
Steve Carlisle
Sheriff
Known for
The Curse
Fled
Michael Boston
Sonny Boy
Known for
Code Name: The Cleaner
Stephen Lee Davis
Bart
Also in
Marley & Me
Hope Springs
Robert Broyles
Mayor
Known for
Norma Rae
Raise the Titanic
Jeff Bergquist
Father Owen
Also in
Rambler '65
Irish Whiskey
Robert Martin Carroll Director · Graeme Whifler Screenplay Carlo Maria Cordio Composer
United States release March 22, 1989 · Produced in United States
Production
Trans World Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · March 22, 1989
Physical · West Germany
United States · March 22, 1989
Theatrical
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