Nicolas Cage
Ben Sanderson
Search results
People also ask
Is Leaving Las Vegas based on a true story?
What happened in Leaving Las Vegas?
What is Leaving Las Vegas about?
Is Leaving Las Vegas a good movie?
Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 American drama film written and directed by Mike Figgis and based on the semi-autobiographical 1990 novel of the same name by John O'Brien. Nicolas Cage stars as a suicidal alcoholic in Los Angeles who, having lost his family and been recently fired, has decided to move to Las Vegas and drink himself to death.
Sep 25, 2023 · The ending of “Leaving Las Vegas” is both tragic and inevitable. After several failed attempts at sobriety, Ben succumbs to his addiction and drinks himself to death. Sera discovers his lifeless body in their hotel room, devastated by the loss of the man she loved.
Feb 9, 1996 · Leaving Las Vegas. Ben Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his alcoholism, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
- (135K)
- Drama, Romance
- Mike Figgis
- 1996-02-09
- JOHN O’BRIEN KILLED HIMSELF BEFORE THE FILM BEGAN PRODUCTION. John O’Brien’s father described his son’s 1990 novel as his suicide note. Nicolas Cage said it was “bittersweet” that the author, who was 33 years old when he died, never got to see the film based on his novel—and life.
- NICOLAS CAGE HONORED O’BRIEN IN HIS OWN WAY. Cage told Roger Ebert he found it “creepy” that while he played Ben Sanderson, he unknowingly ended up wearing the same watch and driving the same model BMW as O’Brien.
- IT WAS SHOT ON 16MM INSTEAD OF 35MM FILM. Though 35 millimeter film was the norm for mainstream movies, 16 millimeter was a cheaper option, which was necessary because of Leaving Las Vegas's tiny $3.5 million budget.
- PEOPLE WERE SKEPTICAL OF THE CASTING OF ELISABETH SHUE. Shue was known for her work on more lightweight films like The Karate Kid (1984) and Adventures in Babysitting (1987).
Nov 10, 1995 · In "Leaving Las Vegas," a man loses his family and begins to drink himself to death. He goes to Vegas, and there on the street he meets a prostitute, who takes him in and cares for him, and he calls her his angel.
Adapted from the novel by John O'Brien, this acclaimed drama follows alcoholic screenwriter Ben Sanderson (Nicolas Cage) as he drinks himself into oblivion in Las Vegas.
- (53)
- Drama
- R
Ben Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his alcoholism, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
