Nicolas Cage won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his portrayal of a self destructive Alcoholic in Leaving Las Vegas.
Plot Summary
After losing his job and family, alcoholic Ben Sanderson (Nicholas Cage) goes to Las Vegas with the plan of literally drinking himself to death. He meets a prostitute named Sera (Elizabeth Shue), whose boyfriend/pimp has recently been murdered. Both desperate and lonely, the two find some degree of solace in each other's companionship.
Cast
- Nicolas Cage: Ben Sanderson
- Elisabeth Shue: Sera
- Julian Sands: Yuri Butso
- Richard Lewis: Peter
- Valeria Golino: Terri
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References
Fast Facts
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Release date
October 27, 1995
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Director
Mike Figgis
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Screenwriter
Mike Figgis
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Fact:
Based on the novel of the same name by John O'Brien
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Producers
Lila Cazes and Annie Stewart
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Distributor
United Artists Films
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Director of Photography
Declan Quinn
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Music
Mike Figgis
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MPAA rating
R
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Run time
112 minutes
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Domestic box office gross
