在这部我的儿子乔尼剧情片中,她有两个儿子，乔尼和安东尼。乔尼很早就表现出他的暴力本性和暴戾行为。在学校，他是老师和同学都惧怕的人，经常惹是生非，无端挑衅，并结交不良少年；在家里，他是恶魔，总是拿安东尼出气，动辄拳脚相加。安东尼瘦小文弱，不是他的对手，每每挨打受伤。无奈之中，他向妈妈求援，但是妈妈一直都没有重视这个问题。正是她对乔尼的偏心和溺爱，在教育孩子的问题上出现了重大的偏差，埋下了祸根。乔尼直到长大成人后，仍然恶习难改，以至两次被赶出家门。巧舌如簧、撒谎成性的乔尼恳请妈妈让他回家，妈妈再次被他说动了。乔尼回到家，对弟弟的暴力行为依旧不改。积怨已深的安东尼再也无法忍受，兄弟间的矛盾终于以极端的形式解决了。弟弟用爸爸留下的手枪杀死了乔尼。在法庭上，他道出了他与乔尼的关系上妈妈的忽略给自己造成的影响
Anthony Cortino lives with his mother in a quiet suburb. His father is dead, and his violent criminal brother is a long way off, in the city, and if Anthony has his way, that's where he will stay. However, Johnny runs into trouble with the police in the city, and when he asks to come home, his mother agrees, despite Anthony's objections. A reign of terror begins for Anthony then, for as long as Johnny is around, Anthony is never safe, and never has been.
