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Box office. $49.8 million [3] Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 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 ...
- $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.
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- 3 min
- Mike Figgis
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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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- Nicolas Cage
A Hollywood screenwriter (Nicolas Cage) moves to Las Vegas to drink himself to death and befriends a prostitute (Elisabeth Shue). Their relationship is based on mutual trust and non-interference, but faces challenges from his alcoholism and her pimp.
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.
