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Writer (WGA):
John Carlen (written by)
Release Date:
21 March 2003 (Greece)
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His life was the morning after, until he decided to change the night before.
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New Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life he's known is as a gigolo...
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1 nomination
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| James Franco | ... | Sonny | |
| Brenda Blethyn | ... | Jewel | |
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Henry | |
| Mena Suvari | ... | Carol | |
| Seymour Cassel | ... | Albert | |
| Brenda Vaccaro | ... | Meg | |
| Josie Davis | ... | Gretchen | |
| Willie Metcalf | ... | Cal | |
| Janet Shea | ... | Wealthy Woman | |
| Cary Wilmot Alden | ... | Catherine | |
| Nicolas Cage | ... | Acid Yellow | |
| Scott Caan | ... | Jesse | |
| Graham Timbes | ... | Troy | |
| Wallace Merck | ... | Scott | |
| Doug Barden | ... | Maitre d' |
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Pony Rides (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for strong sexuality, language, some drug use and violence.
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110 min
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Ring of Fire
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Am baffled at the low ratings and poor reviews this film has gotten. Would this still have been the case if Nick Cage were not an A-List actor? I thought this film to be a phenomenal character piece that kept me gripped until the very end. James Franco once again shows his chops as one of the best actors of his generation. Perhaps the film was a little too real for many to take and showed a life of prositution that was not through Hollywood goggles (ie Pretty Woman). With the exception of Scott Caan, all the performances were stellar and the movie was a phenomenal debut for any first time director. I hope that you haters out there do not sway Mr. Cage away from his position behind the lens.