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Leaving Las Vegas
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Overview

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7.6/10   38,857 votes
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Director:
Writers:
John O'Brien (novel)
Mike Figgis (screenplay)
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Release Date:
27 October 1995 (USA) more
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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
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 25 wins & 17 nominations more
User Comments:
The dignity of love and the depths of despair more (241 total)

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
Albert Henderson ... Man at Strip Bar (as Al Henderson)
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)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality and language, violence and pervasive alcohol abuse.
Runtime:
111 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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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:
Ben Sanderson: Giving you money makes me want to come.
Sera: Then come.
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Soundtrack:
You Turn Me On more

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The dignity of love and the depths of despair, 3 June 2005
9/10
Author: mstomaso from Vulcan

If Mike Figgis never made another film, and Nick Cage and Elizabeth Shue retired after making Leaving Las Vegas, they would have done so with impunity. Both actors are superb, and bring the excellent screenplay to life with the help of some masterful dramatic cinematography.

Cage plays a suicidal alcoholic who has come to Las Vegas to drink himself to death, and Shue plays the unexpected problem - a prostitute who falls in love with him. The only reason this film did not receive a ten from me is the voice-over technique which was tastefully minimal, but, in my opinion, the only mistake the director made. It does help to provide closure, but I felt that closure was an unnecessary compromise here.

This is not an entertaining film, and in truth, I am surprised by its popularity among typical audiences. It is a serious film, and a work of art, but fun is not to be found here. DO NOT see this film if you dislike feeling emotionally drained and ethically challenged, and DO NOT see it if you are very prone to boredom, or easily offended by sexual violence, substance abuse and the horror of daily life on the street.

This is an intensely sad film about love shared by people who are caught in the gravity of their lives and can not escape. It is also a story of redemption and respect, found in improbable places. It is NOT a fun-filled frolicking romantic comedy, but rather, the opposite, and it achieves a beauty, dignity and power almost unique among films treating such starkly real and disturbing subjects.

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