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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.
Leaving Las Vegas: Directed by Mike Figgis. With Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis. Ben Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his alcoholism, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death.
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- Drama, Romance
- Mike Figgis
- 1996-02-09
- JOHN O’BRIEN KILLED HIMSELF BEFORE THE FILM BEGAN PRODUCTION. John O’Brien’s father described his son’s 1990 novel as his suicide note. Nicolas Cage said it was “bittersweet” that the author, who was 33 years old when he died, never got to see the film based on his novel—and life.
- NICOLAS CAGE HONORED O’BRIEN IN HIS OWN WAY. Cage told Roger Ebert he found it “creepy” that while he played Ben Sanderson, he unknowingly ended up wearing the same watch and driving the same model BMW as O’Brien.
- IT WAS SHOT ON 16MM INSTEAD OF 35MM FILM. Though 35 millimeter film was the norm for mainstream movies, 16 millimeter was a cheaper option, which was necessary because of Leaving Las Vegas's tiny $3.5 million budget.
- PEOPLE WERE SKEPTICAL OF THE CASTING OF ELISABETH SHUE. Shue was known for her work on more lightweight films like The Karate Kid (1984) and Adventures in Babysitting (1987).
When Ben meets the beautiful prostitute Sera (Elisabeth Shue), they strike up an unconventional relationship -- one where she can't ask him to curb his drinking, and he can't fault her for...
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- Mike Figgis
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- Nicolas Cage
Nov 10, 1995 · In “Leaving Las Vegas,” a man loses his family and begins to drink himself to death. He goes to Vegas, and there on the street he meets a prostitute, who takes him in and cares for him, and he calls her his angel.
Apr 25, 2004 · Mike Figgis‘ “Leaving Las Vegas” (1995) is not a love story, although it feels like one, but a story about two desperate people using love as a form of prayer and a last resort against their pain. It is also a sad, trembling portrait of the final stages of alcoholism.
Oct 31, 2019 · Leaving Las Vegas is one of those films that has everything; a striking look – handheld grainy camerawork lending to a very documentary-type feel, superb direction from a brilliant script, and a...
