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Leaving Las Vegas

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
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.
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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-... Read allBen 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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
124K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,539
29
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    • Director
      • Mike Figgis
    • Writers
      • John O'Brien(based upon the novel by)
      • Mike Figgis(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Elisabeth Shue
      • Julian Sands
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mike Figgis
    • Writers
      • John O'Brien(based upon the novel by)
      • Mike Figgis(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Elisabeth Shue
      • Julian Sands
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 380User reviews
    • 110Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 32 wins & 29 nominations total

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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Ben Sanderson
    Elisabeth Shue
    Elisabeth Shue
    • Sera
    Julian Sands
    Julian Sands
    • Yuri
    Richard Lewis
    Richard Lewis
    • Peter
    Steven Weber
    Steven Weber
    • Marc Nussbaum
    Kim Adams
    • Sheila
    Emily Procter
    Emily Procter
    • Debbie
    Stuart Regen
    • Man at Bar
    Valeria Golino
    Valeria Golino
    • Terri
    Graham Beckel
    Graham Beckel
    • L.A. Bartender
    Albert Henderson
    • Man at Strip Bar
    • (as Al Henderson)
    Shashi Bhatia
    • Hispanic Prostitute
    Carey Lowell
    Carey Lowell
    • Bank Teller
    Anne Lange
    • Business Colleague
    Thomas Kopache
    Thomas Kopache
    • Mr. Simpson
    Vincent Ward
    Vincent Ward
    • Businessman #1
    Lucinda Jenney
    Lucinda Jenney
    • Weird Woman
    French Stewart
    French Stewart
    • Businessman #2
    • Director
      • Mike Figgis
    • Writers
      • John O'Brien(based upon the novel by)
      • Mike Figgis(screenplay by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Author John O'Brien, on whose novel this movie is based, committed suicide two weeks after the movie went into production. Director Mike Figgis contemplated abandoning the project, but decided the film would make a good memorial for O'Brien.
    • Goofs
      Yuri is supposed to be swearing in Latvian on the phone. In fact, he speaks gibberish.
    • Quotes

      Ben Sanderson: I don't know if I started drinking 'cause my wife left me or my wife left me 'cause I started drinking, but fuck it anyway.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits do not appear until fifteen minutes into the film.
    • Alternate versions
      LaserDisc version is unrated and contains more sexually explicit footage. First pressings of the VHS versions also contained this footage but later pressings did not. The Unrated Edition has also been released on DVD and runs 112 min.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Vampire in Brooklyn/Mighty Aphrodite/Copycat/Leaving Las Vegas/Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Angel Eyes
      Written by Matt Dennis and Earl K. Brent

      Performed by Sting

      Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.

    User reviews380

    Review
    Top review
    Bravura Cage & Shue; latter day "Days of Wine & Roses"; flawless tragic love story
    LEAVING LAS VEGAS (1995) **** Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands. (Cameos: Richard Lewis, Steven Weber, Carey Lowell, French Stewart, Julian Lennon, Mariska Hargitay, R. Lee Ermey, Ed Lauter, Danny Huston, Lucinda Jenney, Lou Rawls, Laurie Metcalf, Shawnee Smith, Bob Rafelson,Xander Berkley). Uncompromisingly bleak and powerful portrayal of unconditional love between two tragic misfits. Cage in a bravura performance, that justifiably garnered him a Best Actor Oscar, vows to give up on life and heads to Vegas to drink himself to death where he meets and falls for pretty victimized hooker Shue (the performance of her career, and Best Actress nominee) who decides to love him for what he is. Excellent rapport and believably realistic performances and excellent adaptation of John O' Brien's semi-autobiographical novel of total despair. O' Brien committed suicide shortly after his novel was being produced into a film. Filmed in grainy 16MM and blown up to 35MM gives it an all too natural look. Look sharply for the film's director Mike Figgis as a goateed thug after pimp Sands.
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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Rời Khỏi Las Vegas
    • Filming locations
      • Cock & Bull Pub - 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lumiere Pictures
      • Initial Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,600,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,029,928
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $70,864
      • Oct 29, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,029,928
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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