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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

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Overview

Director:
Mike Figgis
Writers:
John O'Brien (novel)
Mike Figgis (screenplay)
Release Date:
27 October 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 25 wins & 17 nominations more
User Comments:
Bravura Cage & Shue; latter day "Days of Wine & Roses"; flawless tragic love story more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicolas Cage ... Ben Sanderson

Elisabeth Shue ... Sera

Julian Sands ... Yuri
Richard Lewis ... Peter

Steven Weber ... Marc Nussbaum
Kim Adams ... Sheila

Emily Procter ... Debbie
Stuart Regen ... Man at Bar

Valeria Golino ... Terri
Graham Beckel ... L.A. Bartender
Al Henderson ... Man at Strip Bar
Shashi Bhatia ... Hispanic Prostitute

Carey Lowell ... Bank Teller
Anne Lange ... Business Colleague

Thomas Kopache ... Mr. Simpson
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Leaving Las Vegas (France)
Adiós a Las Vegas (Argentina) [es]
Adieu Las Vegas (Canada: French title) [fr]
Adjø Las Vegas (Norway) [no]
Despedida em Las Vegas (Brazil) [pt]
Elveda Las Vegas (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Farväl Las Vegas (Sweden) [sv]
Las Vegas, végállomás (Hungary) [hu]
Leaving Las Vegas (Denmark) [da]
Leaving Las Vegas (Spain) [es]
Liebe bis in den Tod (Germany) [de]
Morrer em Las Vegas (Portugal) [pt]
Via da Las Vegas (Italy) [it]
Zbogom Las Vegas (Slovenia) [sl]
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality and language, violence and pervasive alcohol abuse.
Runtime:
111 min
Country:
France | USA | UK
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Nicolas Cage researched his character by binge drinking and visiting many hospitalized career alcoholics. Elisabeth Shue associated with prostitutes and interviewed them on the strip in Las Vegas. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The level of liquid in Ben's glass when he's packing to move to Sera's place. Ben is emptying bottles in the glass and drinking from it while he packs, which explains the different levels. more
Quotes:
Sera: Is drinking a way of killing yourself?
Ben Sanderson: Or, is killing myself a way of drinking?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Secretary (2002) more
Soundtrack:
It's A Lonesome Old Town more

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14 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Bravura Cage & Shue; latter day "Days of Wine & Roses"; flawless tragic love story, 11 April 2003
Author: george.schmidt (george.schmidt@hbo.com) from fairview, nj

LEAVING LAS VEGAS (1995) **** Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands. (Cameos: Richard Lewis, Steven Weber, Carey Lowell, French Stewart, Julian Lennon, Mariska Hargitay, R. Lee Ermey, Ed Lauter, Danny Huston, Lucinda Jenney, Lou Rawls, Laurie Metcalf, Shawnee Smith, Bob Rafelson,Xander Berkley). Uncompromisingly bleak and powerful portrayal of unconditional love between two tragic misfits. Cage in a bravura performance, that justifiably garnered him a Best Actor Oscar, vows to give up on life and heads to Vegas to drink himself to death where he meets and falls for pretty victimized hooker Shue (the performance of her career, and Best Actress nominee) who decides to love him for what he is. Excellent rapport and believably realistic performances and excellent adaptation of John O' Brien's semi-autobiographical novel of total despair. O' Brien committed suicide shortly after his novel was being produced into a film. Filmed in grainy 16MM and blown up to 35MM gives it an all too natural look. Look sharply for the film's director Mike Figgis as a goateed thug after pimp Sands.

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