Sonny Boy (1989)

Cast

Brad Dourif
as Weasel
David Carradine
as Pearl
Alexandra Powers
as Rose
Paul L. Smith
as Slue

Get more information about Sonny Boy (1989) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Action Drama Thriller

5.6 / 10

A small-town crime boss accepts delivery of a stolen car, only to find there's a baby in the back-seat. He and his transgender wife cut out the boy's tongue and raise him as a mute accomplice in their crimes. When the grown "Sonny Boy" escapes and tries to make contact with the outside world, the attention he draws to his warped family results in darkly-humored mayhem.

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Comments on this trailer
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Flammable Hector

I'm looking for a place, Where the dogs don't bite, Children dont cry, And everything always works out fine, And brothers don't fight, Maby it's just over that hill, Maby it ain't, Maby theres gold at the end of this rainbow, Maby it's just pain, Maby it just over that hill up ahead and maby it ain't, Maby theres gold at the end of this rainbow........... And maby it ain't. - @Wednesday, August 8, 2018 7:48 PM

Frally Fratelli

Alexandra Powers I love you forever. I'm celebrating your 51st birthday on September 9th with a special surprise on my channel: I'm promoting the event on Facebook and I'm going to share this trailer in it. - @Friday, July 20, 2018 8:53 AM

JMD Nelson

Such an oddball movie, but surprisingly a good one!! - @Friday, August 18, 2017 5:28 PM

gary abbot

One of the best movies ever. Most just see the first layer of stupid and violence, which it has and is enjoyable, but it's also one of best psycological stories of abuse ever. seriously watch it and think. think about human pain. are the parents monsters and good parents? yes as for sonny boy. He's been through enough pain yet like many that have been abused, they have to suffer more because of who they are. - @Wednesday, August 9, 2017 9:51 PM

Siverty

kut resolutie kk moeder - @Friday, January 20, 2017 2:37 PM

Gabriel G

everything you didn't see on this Movie on TMC it has in this Movie - @Monday, May 2, 2016 11:58 AM

Gabriel G

it very different type of Movie than when you watch it on TV TMC it nasty on the Blu-ray version it unrated - @Monday, May 2, 2016 11:57 AM

Gabriel G

I'll own this Movie on Blu-ray it not for kids it very disturbing sick nasty film not a disappointing film if I gave this Movie a Rating I'll give it a 10/10 Stars I do not recommend this film to any young Soul - @Monday, May 2, 2016 11:54 AM

firechiefrisley

The Feral, Ferocious Fallout of a Father's Abusive Regimentation ... A tortured n' twisted bastard interspecies merging betwixt a '70's era "Lucan" and Bill Paxton's "Frailty" as directed by either Lynch or Waters. Crudely poetic, harshly layered with an epic lyricism that seemingly reaches out toward a "trans"- cendent sociopathic splendor at times. C. M. Cordio's most satisfyingly atypical yet entertainingly derivative aural tableau provides the New Mexican misfit milieu of disenfranchised miscreants with the perfect storm mixture of perspiration n' fuel that sweatily propels the glistening gun n' booze-soaked carnage that frenziedly ensues. From "Kung Fu" to "Wong Foo", Carradine has the choice-chops to take a punch, pull a gun, all the while sporting a breezy n' fetching floral print summer-time dress; and offering up one hell of a pretty theme song to boot. Big time heavy Paul L. Smith goes full-circle from having his stoolie's tongue bitten out Billy Hayes-style within the claustrophobic confines of a Turkish prison to viciously extracting the tongue of his "adopted" son in the wide-open expanse of the New Mexican desert. Considering the sexual-identity of Sonny Boy's "mother", somewhat curious, yet fitting that this Assonitis production was released by noted genre distributor "Trans-World Entertainment"... - @Friday, November 13, 2015 9:29 PM

Apple Love

show the WHOLE film!??! SPOILER!! - @Monday, October 26, 2015 7:47 PM

bigideas3

The version they showed on TCM didn't have any scenes where the guys had masks on. I also don't remember Carradine's dress being pulled down. Song looks to be called "Paint" and it's by David Carradine. I would like to see it in Widescreen. - @Tuesday, December 9, 2014 3:03 AM

HELDER DINIZ

Need this torrent!!!!! URGENT!!!! - @Monday, November 24, 2014 9:48 PM

malfunction

WOW! thank you so much, i saw this once on VHS and was totally disturbed by it, this movie is a real gem in the history of bad movies. - @Saturday, August 30, 2014 9:31 AM

lilyanselm1

Does anyone have any idea who sings this song? Is it David Carradine? - @Saturday, July 12, 2014 1:46 AM

Bobby Guard

for god's sake, what is that song? Sounds sort of like John Cale... - @Thursday, October 10, 2013 2:42 AM

Alfredo Salvador Musmeci Fernández

Trans World, oh yeah! - @Sunday, April 7, 2013 3:15 AM

Unboxed Watched and Reviewed

doing this movie for the next episode of my show! check out my channel, to watch comedic reviews of some twisted WEIRD sick movies!! cant wait to finish up my sonny boy review. i loved this film. check me out and subscribe if you like it!! - @Tuesday, November 6, 2012 8:22 AM

Bernando A

Never seen this trailer before and all of a sudden it looks really good. - @Saturday, June 30, 2012 1:19 PM

meheuck

Thanks for uploading this. I don't think I've ever seen the original trailer, let alone in such an excellent quality transfer! Don't know what you had to go through to find this, but it's much appreciated. - @Tuesday, June 26, 2012 1:52 PM

tom89zigman

This looks like a movie about redneck or hillbilly psychotic family like Texas Chainsaw Massacre. - @Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:32 AM

xltoday

what's it about? - @Sunday, November 20, 2011 5:41 PM

gjc82071

@karanmaxfilms It's probably the torrent. Sonny+Boy+%5B1989%5D+%28VHS%29+with+David+Carradine It's all I could find. It was never "officially" released to, but you can get it on DVD, which obviously must just be a VHS to DVD transfer. I just found, DL, then deleted a Spanish dub ver. - @Saturday, June 18, 2011 10:42 AM

gjc82071

@karanmaxfilms Yea. Looks like it's "Torrent Time". - @Saturday, June 18, 2011 9:48 AM

gjc82071

@sdsadsaf It's a weird freak'n flick dude. It's not @ all "bad" though, or poorly acted. It's just weird. Also, (IF you can find it), this movie is a perfect example of why people "pirate" movies. It's not available on DVD & there is only a single *new* VHS copy @ Amazon, for $109+!!! @&#^ that #$^@! Torrent time! If studios refuse to release certain films to DVD, they should shut their cake holes. Since it's not for sale, how can they claim any loss of revenues? Idiots. - @Saturday, June 18, 2011 9:47 AM

sdsadsaf

I say this movie on TCM underground and it has corrupted me forever. You can never unsee this movie. I don't know why, it not particualrly violent, sexual, or gory but the whole stepfather raising his son like and abused animal, cutting out his tounge, and David carridine as a hairy woman was one of the craziest scariest things I have ever seen - @Friday, June 11, 2010 6:59 AM

Philippa Allan

This has got to be one of the bizzarest movies I've ever ever seen. Kinda sick but good. - @Saturday, March 6, 2010 11:45 AM

Polden Gond

Man, maybe I've gone fuking nuts but lately I keep seeing the damn Louvre Pyramid in everything! Look at that Ultraviolet motorsikle chase and you'll get it. I've seen everything that fat man has ever been in. Even Crimewave! - @Monday, October 5, 2009 8:58 AM