the winner ( live - 1997 ) starring vincent d'onofrio , rebecca demornay , delroy lindo , frank whaley , michael madsen , billy bob thornton screenplay by wendy riss , based on her stage play a darker purpose . produced by ken schwenker directed by alex cox running time : 92 minutes note : some may consider portions of the following text to be spoilers . be forewarned . -------------------------------------------------------------to assess alex cox's film the winner as a loser would be so indolent . it would be derisive . it would be glib . it would be dismissive . 
