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Searching for Sonny

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
291
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Searching for Sonny (2011)
Reunited friends find themselves the chief suspects of a murder mystery that seems eerily similar to a play they performed in high school.
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Reunited friends find themselves the chief suspects of a murder mystery that seems eerily similar to a play they performed in high school.Reunited friends find themselves the chief suspects of a murder mystery that seems eerily similar to a play they performed in high school.Reunited friends find themselves the chief suspects of a murder mystery that seems eerily similar to a play they performed in high school.

  • Director
    • Andrew Disney
  • Writer
    • Andrew Disney
  • Stars
    • Jason Dohring
    • Minka Kelly
    • Masi Oka
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    291
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andrew Disney
    • Writer
      • Andrew Disney
    • Stars
      • Jason Dohring
      • Minka Kelly
      • Masi Oka
    • 4User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Jason Dohring
    Jason Dohring
    • Elliot Knight
    Minka Kelly
    Minka Kelly
    • Eden Mercer
    Masi Oka
    Masi Oka
    • Sonny Bosco
    Michael Hogan
    Michael Hogan
    • Principal Faden
    Clarke Peters
    Clarke Peters
    • The Narrator
    • (voice)
    Nick Kocher
    Nick Kocher
    • Calvin Knight
    Brian McElhaney
    Brian McElhaney
    • Gary Noble
    Michael Kagan
    • Mr. Mercer
    Matt Beckham
    Matt Beckham
    • Vick
    Richard Folmer
    • Finley
    Richard L. Olsen
    Richard L. Olsen
    • Detective Williams
    • (as Richard Olsen)
    Grayson Howe
    • Detective Kitchens
    Jennifer Savidge
    Jennifer Savidge
    • Mrs. Noble
    Michael Gohlke
    Michael Gohlke
    • Cameron Noble
    Laura Clifton
    Laura Clifton
    • Eliza Noble
    Kristin Sutton
    Kristin Sutton
    • Cynthia Schubert
    John Walpole
    John Walpole
    • Frank
    • (as Trey Walpole)
    Melissa Rude
    • Anne Pine
    • (as Melissa Rudee)
    • Director
      • Andrew Disney
    • Writer
      • Andrew Disney
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    • Trivia
      The shirt Calvin (Nick Kocher) wears in the final scene at the Hospital is a promotional t-shirt for the short film "Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses", which was directed by Brian McElhaney (who plays Gary Noble in "Sonny") and starred Kocher.

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    Quirky, stylish, and very funny.
    I saw this film at the Austin Film Festival, and found it to be much more enjoyable than I'd expected. The preview in some ways doesn't do it justice. Searching for Sonny is a quirky, stylized comedy that delivers everything from amused chuckles to outright guffaws. A large part of that is due to the work of Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney (better known on the web as the comedy team, BriTANicK), who bring an edge of lunacy to the proceedings. The lead, Jason Dohring (beloved by TV fans for his roles in cult classics Veronica Mars and Moonlight), as the depressed and somewhat befuddled Elliott, provides a great foil for the others as they work their way through the mystery surrounding the curious disappearance of their old high school buddy, Sonny (Masi Oka of Heroes and Hawaii Five-O). Alice Wood's lush score, and Clarke Peters' voice-over narration combine, as writer/director Andrew Disney has commented, to give these characters a bigger story than they deserve--and the result is an extremely watchable comedy that should leave viewers smiling.
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    • c-benefiel
    • Nov 1, 2011

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Burleson, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Red Entertainment
      • Westbrook Media
      • ATM Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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