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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.
- $49.8 million
- Anthony Marinelli, Mike Figgis
- $3.5–4 million
Feb 9, 1996 · A Hollywood screenwriter (Nicolas Cage) drinks himself to death in Las Vegas and befriends a prostitute (Elisabeth Shue). Based on a novel by John O'Brien, the film won an Oscar and features a soundtrack by Sting.
- Mike Figgis
- 406
- 3 min
Nov 10, 1995 · A sad and powerful love story between a man who drinks himself to death and a prostitute who takes him in and tries to help him. The film explores the themes of alcoholism, desperation, charity, and redemption in a realistic and moving way.
A drama about an alcoholic screenwriter (Nicolas Cage) and a prostitute (Elisabeth Shue) who find each other in Las Vegas. See the critics' and audience's opinions, the trailer, the photos, and where to watch the film online.
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Apr 25, 2004 · A review of the 1995 film "Leaving Las Vegas", a sad and trembling portrait of the final stages of alcoholism and the love of a Hollywood agent and a prostitute. The reviewer praises the film's cinematography, music, and performances, and argues that it is a hopeful story of two desperate people using love as a form of prayer and a last resort against their pain.
Leaving Las Vegas. 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. 2,132 IMDb 7.5 1 h 51 min 1996. X-Ray R.
