The Winner

1996
R
1h 32m

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Vincent D'Onofrio, Rebecca De Mornay, Michael Madsen, and Delroy Lindo in The Winner (1996)

When it is discovered that a man is having luck in the casinos in Las Vegas, people start attempting to take his money.When it is discovered that a man is having luck in the casinos in Las Vegas, people start attempting to take his money.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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4.7/10

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Trivia
Alex Cox disowned the version of the film that was released as it had been re-edited without his consent.

Alternate versions
The film, originally to be titled A Darker Purpose, was reedited by the producers while director Alex Cox was in Mexico working on another project. The film's original score by Pray For Rain and Zander Schloss, was also replaced. Cox disowned the finished product. In Japan, the distributors Cable Hogue and GAGA released a Director's Cut version which partially resembles the original cut and restores the Pray For Rain/Zander Schloss score. The original soundtrack for the Directors Cut is also available in Japan on Toho Music Co./Cyur Records.

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Lights of Las Vegas
Lyrics by Wendy Riss
Music by Zander Schloss
Arranged, produced and performed by Dan Wool
Vocals by Rebecca De Mornay

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A little messed up.

Could of been a great movie, would have a been a great movie, but it wasn't. Bad camera shots, made it look like a drunk guys point of view. Paper-thin script, the plot was good, but it looks like someone was in a hurry when making this, so instead we get bad one-liners, and some ideas that don't make any sense. Really bad acting. This had some real uninspired, that reminded me of puppets. I can't say everyone was bad in it though, Vincent whatever his last name is, who played Philip I think, looked really vulnerable, and brought some realism to the movie, and Frank Whaley who played Joey, the only person who was symphaphetic of Philip, was pretty cool, what a quack! Though I don't believe he was gay, I think he was schizophrenic.

But all in all, I would suggest to stay away from this movie, unless your into really weird stuff, or some of the actors/actresses.