| nudity |
Suggested MPAA description: Rated 'R' for Crude Humor, Language, and Sexual Content
Sonny tells a young priest in confessional about his sexual history, including how many times he committed adultery. The priest reacts immaturely by snickering and making side comments like "Jesus Christ."
Sonny tries to talk to his young daughter about sex, but she stops him, insisting she already knows about it, and got "an A in menstruation."
After telling Mary Ellen he's dying, Sonny tries to console her by performing cunnilingus (she's wearing a partially-open robe, no nudity). She stops him, but consents to having sex.
We see Sonny and Mary Ellen from toe to head after apparently having sex (bare backsides and part of her breast is visible). However, Sonny suddenly grabs a Hawaiian doll on a table and screams (he climaxed). |
| violence |
Marlon falls out a window and lands on his back, but is unharmed.
Sonny tries to crush his head with a mechanical bed, the orderlies stop him.
Sonny steals a pickup truck, and sideswipes an older lady and a driving instructor in their training sedan.
Sonny gets a revolver at Mary Ellen's, he shoots a stove pipe.
Marlon gets the gun and tries to shoot at Sonny, he then chases him with a knife. |
| profanity |
Several uses of "F*ck", "Sh*t", and other mild profanities.
Sonny makes some racial slurs to his ex-wife about her Hispanic boyfriend. |
| alcohol |
Sonny talks about overdosing on sleeping pills with his lawyer.
Sonny takes pills in an attempt to commit suicide, he later wakes up in the hospital, having failed the attempt.
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| frightening |
The whole film revolves around terminal illness, a lot of black humor relating to the matter throughout.
Sonny tries to drown himself in the ocean, but gives up. |
