- The Winner (film)
"The Winner" is a
1996 film, directed byAlex Cox . Most noted for its quirky cast (Michael Madsen ,Vincent D'Onofrio ,Frank Whaley , andBilly Bob Thornton , among others) and fine art department: the designer wasCecilia Montiel , who went on to design the movies ofRobert Rodriguez andAntonio Banderas ' "Zorro " films.The film was substantially re-edited by the executive producers,
Marc Damon andRebecca De Mornay , and the original score - by Cox's longtime collaboratorsPray for Rain - replaced by a jazz score. Cox requested that his name be removed from the credits, so "The Winner" is now regarded as anAlan Smithee film.The screenplay - by
Wendy Riss - resembles another low-budget Vegas movie, "Destiny Turns on the Radio ".External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118174/ "The Winner" {3|{description|] at the
Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.alexcox.com/dir_winner.htm "The Winner" page on Alex Cox website]
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