The Winner (1996)

Name: The Winner
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1996-09-13
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 4.6
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Edson, Delroy Lindo, Michael Madsen

The Winner (1996), directed by Alex Cox, starring Rebecca De Mornay and Vincent D'Onofrio.

09/13/1996 BR Comedy, Crime and Thriller 1h 32m

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Even the losers get lucky sometimes.

Synopsis

A long lucky streak makes a nice guy the target of opportunists like his brother, his girlfriend, and some guys from New Jersey.

Denis MaloneyCinematography
Alex CoxDirector
Carlos PuenteEditing
Ken SchwenkerProducer

About the film

The Winner is a 1996 film directed by Alex Cox and written by Wendy Riss based on her play A Darker Purpose.

The film was substantially re-edited by its executive producers, Mark Damon and Rebecca De Mornay, and the original score – by Cox's longtime collaborators Pray for Rain – was replaced by a jazz score. Cox requested that his name be removed from the credits.

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The Winner is a 1996 film directed by Alex Cox and written by Wendy Riss based on her play A Darker Purpose.

Plot

Phillip is a naive nobody with an uncanny knack for winning in a casino. Not much caring if he wins or loses, Phillip goes on a weeks-long hot streak in Las Vegas that ultimately comes to the attention of a lot of people who want his money.

Lusting after it most is Louise, a lounge singer and con artist who seduces Phillip in the Liberace museum, then lies to him that she is $150,000 in debt from medical and funeral expenses for her parents.

Her ex-husband Wolf wants a piece of the action as well. He just happens to be Phillip's brother, and is lugging around the corpse of their own dead father. Louise's current boyfriend Jack is another interested party, as is a loan shark, Kingman, and a mob hit man, Joey, who's perfectly willing to shoot innocent bystanders in the casino if it'll get him what he wants. Phillip seems helpless against them, but there may be more to him than meets the eye.

Cast

Rebecca De Mornay as Louise

Vincent D'Onofrio as Phillip

Richard Edson as Frankie

Delroy Lindo as Kingman

Michael Madsen as Wolf

Billy Bob Thornton as Jack

Frank Whaley as Joey

Saverio Guerra as Paulie

Alex Cox as Gaston

"Prospects for theatrical distribution are scanty for a film that’s meant to be quirkily comic but ultimately is more annoying than thrilling."

References

External links

The Winner page on Alex Cox website

The Winner MovieQuiz answer - Vagebond

Metadata

The Winner at Rotten Tomatoes

The Winner at the Internet Movie Database

The Winner (1996) Rykodisc RCD 10392 - SoundtrackCollector

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Trivia

It premiered on September 13, 1996, a Friday.
It runs 1h32 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosClipsal Films, Mark Damon Productions (MDP Worldwide), Village Roadshow Pictures
CountriesAustralia, United States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased