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Leaving Las Vegas

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
128K
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POPULARITY
1,437
214
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
128K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,437
214
  • Director
    • Mike Figgis
  • Writers
    • John O'Brien(based upon the novel by)
    • Mike Figgis(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Elisabeth Shue
    • Julian Sands
  • 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
    • 389User reviews
    • 110Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 32 wins & 30 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)
    • All cast & crew
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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 Siskel & Ebert: 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 reviews389

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    Featured review
    9/10
    The dignity of love and the depths of despair
    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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    • Jun 3, 2005

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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(bar: opening sequence)
    • 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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