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Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 American 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 himself to death.
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 raw and realistic performance by Cage.
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- Drama, Romance
- Mike Figgis
- 1996-02-09
Nicolas Cage stars as an alcoholic screenwriter who falls in love with a prostitute in Las Vegas. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy this Oscar-winning drama.
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- Mike Figgis
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- Nicolas Cage
May 2, 2022 · Amazon MGM Studios. 1.19M subscribers. Subscribed. 1.5K. 297K views 2 years ago #MGM #LeavingLasVegas. Ben Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his alcoholism,...
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Nov 10, 1995 · A movie critic praises the performances and the sad love story of a drunk man and a prostitute in Las Vegas. He calls it a pure, grand gesture and a measure of grace, despite the tragic lives and the realistic details.
Apr 25, 2004 · A movie about two desperate people using love as a form of prayer and a last resort against their pain. Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue star as a Hollywood agent and a prostitute who find each other in Las Vegas, where he drinks himself to death.
Elisabeth Shue. Julian Sands. 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.
