The Winner Page #6

Synopsis: A story about a man who can't seem to do anything but win at the tables in Vegas. This, of course, brings hustlers out of the woodwork intent on using him for financial gain. One of them is the man's brother who, incidentally, is trying to find who it was that killed their father, while still another is a woman who has schemes of her own. Couple all of this with drug kingpins and general thugs and you have a comedy with a fresh twist on surviving in Vegas.
Director(s): Alex Cox
Production: Norstar Entertainment
 
IMDB:
4.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
17%
R
Year:
1996
92 min
56 Views


Why?

Tell me things.

What do you want me

to tell you?

Tell me something.

Tell me something

you haven't told me yet.

Something that you don't think

that I would understand.

What do you want me

to tell you? That I...

that I need that money?

I mean, I need that money.

I'd be lyin' if

I didn't tell you that.

I... I...

Do you believe in evil?

I don't believe in evil.

I don't look at things

in those terms:
Good and evil.

Sometimes I think

evil... is real.

Like a tree

or like the ocean...

Or something alive

that can reach out for you,

grab you and never let you go.

You're not evil, Louise.

I just...

I just want...

what?

What do you want?

I just want to

get away from here.

That's all.

I want us both

to get away from here.

I understand.

I'm going to help you.

I'm going to help you get away.

Hold it right there!

Ma'am! Step out of the way,

ma'am! Step out of the way!

Hold it there!

You at the fence!

Put your hands in the air

and stay where you are.

Stay where you are!

Stop right where you are!

Hold it!

Freeze, motherf***er!

Put your hands on your head!

Put your hands on your head!

You heard him!

How much do you need?

250,000.

You understand that tomorrow

you'll owe me double?

Tomorrow you will owe me

a half million dollars.

Do you plan on

playing tomorrow?

Yes.

Well, then,

if you win,

we won't have a problem.

But if you lose, however...

I want you to understand

the seriousness

of the situation.

I'll win.

Now you each have a gun.

Holy sh*t! What?

Were they having a sale?

Who knows what wolf

and that vicious ViXen

got up their sleeves.

Joey, take a gun.

Nah. Guns make me crazy.

Guns are for losers,

like you.

Nope, I prefer...

My little helper.

Hey! I need to make a phone call.

Let me call my brother.

Hi, son.

Daddy!

It's time to go, amigos.

I vamonos!

It's time to go.

I vamonos!

I vamonos!

I vente, hermano!

I vamos, vamos!

I adios, amigo!

Jack.

What's goin' on?

Well, looks like

old Philip kind of

changed our little plan.

What?

He went and borrowed the money

to cover your debt.

He borrowed it?

I guess evidently

he thinks there's a chance

he might not win.

Makes you wonder, though,

if he knows what they'll do

to him if he loses.

Are you going to see him

right now, baby?

Well, yeah, actually.

He just called me.

You know what's odd about it.

You told me you needed 150,000.

He went off and borrowed

250,000. Funny guy,

that Philip, huh?

You just bring the f***in' money

straight back here, okay?

Of course.

I got a better idea.

Why don't I go with you

for the hell of it?

Oh, come on, Jack.

It'd ruin everything.

You trying to set me up

for something?

'Cause I could go talk

to Kingman myself.

All that cash, Jack.

It adds up.

Yeah, right.

Just bring the money

straight back here,

will ya?

You gotta trust somebody.

She's gonna pick up your money,

and I'm gonna wait for her

back at her place.

You're gonna wait for her?

She'll bring it to me.

Jack, what do I care

about her damn money?

What do I give a sh*t

about her money?

Don't you know

it's the girl?

What's the girl?

The girl, the girl.

The girl's love

is keepin' him alive.

But she doesn't love him, so...

does she love you?

Don't worry, Jack.

She loves you.

Jack.

Jack?

You go back to her place.

She'll be there soon.

She'll walk through the door,

and she'll tell you

she loves you herself.

She'll drown you in her love.

That's what you're waiting

to hear, isn't it, Jack?

Does that make you

mad at me, Kingman?

I'm happy for you.

Now, you take good care of her.

And don't you worry

about Philip.

People have to endure in life.

They always do.

Don't they?

What is this, man?

Up.

You're gonna lose.

Doesn't matter.

You got her the money anyway.

She's gonna be okay.

It doesn't matter.

Here, baby.

This is for you

to pay off your debt.

Where'd you get

that kind of cash?

I still had

a lot of cash.

No, you didn't.

You would have given it to me

before if you had.

Philip, tell me

what's goin' on.

Nothing's going on.

I'm a little worried about you.

Are you gonna be safe?

Maybe I should

go with you.

I'm gonna be fine.

It's better if I'm alone.

Listen, Philip,

you are gonna win, okay?

I know you.

I know you better

than you know yourself.

Of course

I'm gonna win.

You are.

I will.

No one can

break you, okay?

It's something I knew

the first time I saw you.

Something I felt

that I never felt before.

I believe in you.

Why do you look so sad?

I'm not sad.

Baby, everything's okay.

Everything's right.

Thank you. Trust me.

Damn her!

Good-bye. I understand.

I'll always love you.

Hey, Philip!

Hey, buddy, can you spare

a dime for a Vietnam vet?

I'm a purple heart.

Get the f*** outta here.

This is for Phil!

F***ing...

You can't hurt Phil.

You can't...

Philly! Philly!

Die! Die!

Die!

Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil, Phil!

Philly!

We're takin'

the whole f***in' place.

You want us to go in now?

When I give you the signal.

Give me the f***in' gun.

I thought you said

you didn't like guns.

Give me the f***in' gun!

What about the masks?

Put 'em on.

Come on!

Ladies and gentlemen,

place your bets.

Honey, you've got to let it

ride or it's not gonna...

five.

Louise, you came back.

I came back.

I love you.

Philip, there's some things

I've got to tell you.

I've been lying to you.

I know about you

and my brother.

I do.

About me and Johnny?

Yes.

That was a long time ago.

That's nothing to me now.

I thought that you...

no, no, no.

I had this plan.

But then when I was

driving away from you,

I found your note.

And I realized

for the first time...

Louise! Louise!

No.

Every f***ing thing I did

I did for you, Louise!

Goddamn!

Jack.

No, get away from her, man!

Everybody, on the f***in' floor!

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

Yes, yes, yes?

Son of a b*tch!

Oh, Philip.

Let's get outta here.

Yes. Our money.

Come on, hon.

Oh, Jack.

Come on.

Come on, Louise.

We'll make it

outta here.

Yes.

Philip, wait.

What?

What I realized.

What?

No!

Oh, God.

Louise! No!

Oh, God!

Oh, God! Louise!

Oh, God. Louise, no.

No! No.

You don't leave me alone.

Don't leave me alone!

No!

Phil!

No! You get away!

Don't worry about it.

No!

Look, Phil.

Phil, now that she's gone,

we can work on

our relationship.

Yes? What?

Yes?

What I realized...

yes?

I realized I...

I love you.

No.

I love you.

Yes... no.

No!

No!

No! No!

One...

Two...

one, two, three.

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