Billy Bob's Filmography
THE WINNER (1997)
Distributor
Live Entertainment
Director
Alex Cox
Character
Jack
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Movie Quote
JACK: You know, I'm the one that knows
you. You should take some comfort in that.
Most people tell their little lies, and nobody ever notices.
Plot
Philip (Vincent D'Onofrio) is a naive man who has developed an
uncanny winning streak, which has gotten him noticed by all the
wrong people in Las Vegas. When Philip falls for the wrong
girl (Rebecca De Mornay), her very jealous pit boss boyfriend
(Billy Bob) goes ballistic.
What Billy Bob Gets To Do
Returning to Vegas once again, Billy Bob runs the gamut from p-whipped to explosively
violent, chewing gum all the while. He keeps an eye on things as the right-hand man
to Mr. Kingman, owner of the Paradise Casino (played by Delroy
Lindo), but he can't seem to control his no-good, two-timing, lounge singer
galpal,
Louise (Rebecca DeMornay). He gets to destroy a really ugly vase, as well as own up to
problems in the, ahem, plumbing department. Occasionally,
other characters adjust his toupee.
Backstory
The cast includes many memorable players:
Vincent D'Onofrio, Frank Whaley, Rebecca De Mornay, Delroy Lindo,
and Michael Madsen. The film's original title was A DARKER
PURPOSE (based on a stage play). Alex Cox (who
appears briefly as a Eurotrash choreographer who busses Jack on
the cheek) has disavowed this film after the producers recut and
rescored it
while he was out of the country. By the way, that's Billy Bob
standing to the right of the vertical title on the video
package.
Relevant Links
IMDb Link
Alex
Cox's side of the story
TV Guide review
Rotten Tomatoes review
The Onion
AV Club review
Production info on A
DARKER PURPOSE, the play that became THE WINNER
Related Merchandise
There are several versions of the film's soundtrack coming from,
of all places, Japan.
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