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5.3/10   238 votes
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Writers:
Graeme Whifler (original screenplay)
Peter Desberg (additional dialogue)
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Release Date:
26 October 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
A small-town crime boss accepts delivery of a stolen car, only to find there's a baby in the back-seat... more | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Rip David Carradine
 (From Fangoria. 4 June 2009, 8:51 AM, PDT)

Review: Pieces DVD
 (From Fangoria. 22 October 2008, 11:12 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Quite interesting, very bizarre. more (22 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

David Carradine ... Pearl
Paul L. Smith ... Slue

Brad Dourif ... Weasel

Conrad Janis ... Doc Bender
Sydney Lassick ... Charlie P.
Savina Gersak ... Sandy
Alexandra Powers ... Rose

Michael Boston ... Sonny Boy (as Michael Griffin)
Steve Carlisle ... Sheriff
Steve Ingrassia ... Deputy
Stephen Lee Davis ... Bart
Robert Broyles ... Mayor
Jeff Bergquist ... Father Owen
Dalene Young ... Doc Wallace

Christopher Bradley ... Husband
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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min | West Germany:93 min (video)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Australia:M | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Columbus, New Mexico, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The story was inspired to writer Graeme Whifler by a story that was told to him by some bikers that lived in his neighborhood. They told him the true account of a kidnapped child that was raised by an Indiana car thief who tortured the child and trained him to be a killer. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "TCM Underground: Sonny Boy (1989) (#1.56)" (2009) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Quite interesting, very bizarre., 9 December 2000
5/10
Author: gridoon

If you're expecting this to be just a cheap, ugly exploitation film, you may actually be surprised. Although it does border on the offensive, and Paul L. Smith plays (convincingly) one of the most repugnant characters you'll ever see, the film has enough originality and audacity to be preferable to many other formula horror outings. The script develops into a variation on the "Frankenstein" myth, and the terrific music score gives a poetic dimension to some scenes. Outstanding performance by the actor who plays Sonny Boy. (**)

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