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Leaving Las Vegas
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Overview

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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
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(102 articles)
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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.
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111 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Permits were not issued for some street scenes. Hence, some scenes were done in one shot, to avoid any police contact. more
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Continuity: Ben drinks from his beer when he is giving Sera the earrings. In the next shots the beer is full again. more
Quotes:
Ben Sanderson: Sarah, with an "H"?
Sera: With an "E". S-E-R-A. Sera.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Super Size Me (2004) more
Soundtrack:
The Third Man Theme more

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Cage's Career Milestone, 22 October 2004
Author: CurtMan@LVCM.com from Las Vegas, NV

"Leaving Las Vegas" is an insightful, harrowing experience about the binding forces of true romance, the power of encouragement and compassion, and the tragic effects of alcoholism. The performances are absolutely astounding: Nicholas Cage delivers one of the most unforgettable, genuine, and human performances ever captured on film (a well-deserved Oscar for every reason), and Elisabeth Shue, as his soul provider and protector through the trauma of his alcoholic turmoil is sentimental, passionate, and definitely deserving of the Oscar for Best Actress in 1995, providing us with the eye of Ben Sanderson's heart and soul, as his equally troubled lover who has pledged to stay with him through tears and trials. Director Mike Figgis is intensely effective in following the many turmoils of Sanderson as he copes with terminal alcoholism, even going so far as to declaring he will "drink himself to death in Las Vegas", and the effects of his struggle upon his functions, health, and spirit, as well as the corresponding attributes of his loyal lover, Sara. I'm certain that anyone who has experienced the turmoil of alcoholism or has been deeply involved with such an abuser will gravely appreciate the realism and depth of this film to address the egregious effects of drinking constantly, and how this alcoholism tears many lives literally apart. I was horrified by Sanderson's dependence upon alcoholism as a substitute for happiness and control, and Nicholas Cage's uncanny human performance, with all of his appropriate, convincing twitches and erratic movements, enhanced the compassion and torment I felt for this character, who has literally surrendered his life to this terrible disease of alcoholism. We gasp in horror as we see Sanderson taking a shower with a bottle of gin in hand, and trembling to the refrigerator for a bottle of vodka: these are the true, tragic symptoms of alcoholism, and this film does an excellent job in addressing them. A brilliant, tragic, yet extremely essential study of the disease of alcoholism and how it can destroy every aspiration, every desire, and every state of consciousness we have within ourselves, when we are constantly craving "one more bottle of vodka" 24 hours a day, 7 days a week... Nicholas Cage delivers one of the most heartfelt and eerily convincing performances in the history of film, and this is one lamentable, subliminal look at one of the saddest and unnecessary addictions in humans: striving to either enhance, better, or in this case, destroy their lives in constantly drinking intoxicating and deadly substances. Sanderson to Sara: "You can never make me stop drinking"--- the sad, yet frighteningly real state of mind of a disparaged, hopeless, alcoholic. **** out of ****

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