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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. Most noted for its quirky cast ( Vincent D'Onofrio , Richard Edson , Michael Madsen , Billy Bob Thornton and Frank Whaley ) and art department, including production designer Cecilia Montiel.
Jul 25, 1997 · The Winner: Directed by Alex Cox. With Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Edson, Saverio Guerra. When it is discovered that a man is having luck in the casinos in Las Vegas, people start attempting to take his money.
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- Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Alex Cox
- 1997-07-25
The Winner (1996) A naive gambler (D'Onofrio) on an uncanny winning streak attracts the attention of a calculating casino owner (Lindo), a sexy showgirl (DeMornay) and a trio of low life hustlers (led by Whaley), who each have their own greedy plans for the walking jackpot.
A naive gambler (D'Onofrio) on an uncanny winning streak attracts the attention of a calculating casino owner (Lindo), a sexy showgirl (DeMornay) and a trio of low life hustlers (led by Whaley), who each have their own greedy plans for the walking jackpot. But his luck may be sort-lived. When his ex-con brother (Madsen) shows up at his doorstep with a dead body, the naive "winner" is unwittingly thrust into a high-stakes game of murder in this offbeat, Pulp fiction-esque action-thriller.
Watch The Winner. R. 1996. 4.7 (899) The Winner is a crime-comedy movie from 1996, directed by Alex Cox and starring Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Richard Edson. It revolves around Philip (D'Onofrio), a hapless man living a dead-end life, facing repeated failures and financial struggles. His only respite is his girlfriend, Nancy (De ...
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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. Most noted for its quirky cast ( Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Edson, Michael Madsen, Billy Bob Thornton and Frank Whaley) and art department, including production designer Cecilia Montiel.
Jul 25, 1997 · Synopsis by Josh Ralske. After director Alex Cox alienated the powers that be in Hollywood with Straight to Hell and Walker, his anarchic follow-ups to Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, it would be nearly a decade before he made a film in the United States again. After making the critically acclaimed, underseen Highway Patrolman in Mexico, he agreed ...
