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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

I love you... The way you are.

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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.

Release Date
October 27, 1995
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
7.3/10 (1637 votes)

Director: Mike Figgis

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis, Steven Weber, Kim Adams, Emily Procter, Stuart Regen

Production: Initial Productions, Lumière Pictures
hotel roomdying and deathindividualprostitutelovesicknessrage and hatecasinounsociabilityalcohollove at first sight
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Budget
$4M
Revenue
$50M
Full Cast (43 people)

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Wuchak - 6/10

_**Cage terminally drunk in Las Vegas with Elisabeth Shue and lots of jazz/blues**_ An alcoholic in Los Angeles (Nicolas Cage) cashes out of the film industry and moves to Las Vegas to apparently drink himself to death. He meets a prostitute (Elisabeth Shue) with whom he has a welcome affinity and they develop a relationship of radical acceptance. "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995) is one of those d...

June 13, 2021

Filipe Manuel Neto - 8/10

**A dense film, difficult to see, but one that should be seen, especially by young people who think that getting drunk is relevant to a night of fun.** This film is based on the true story of a man who lost his will to live after a complicated divorce and the end of his personal and professional life as he gave way to alcohol addiction. With no prospects of getting back on top, he decides to go...

May 20, 2023

CinemaSerf - 7/10

Is there any profession portrayed in cinema more likely to be an obnoxious alcoholic than an Hollywood screen writer? Well that's what "Ben" (Nicolas Cage) is and when he gets fired after one too many absences and foul-mouthed outbursts, he takes his redundancy cheque and his BMW and heads to Vegas. He doesn't have a plan, except perhaps to drink himself into a stupor from which he won't wake up. ...

April 8, 2024

Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas

I love you... The way you are.

I love you... The way you are.

7.3
111 min

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.

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StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Release Date10/27/1995
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Cast

Nicolas Cage

as Ben Sanderson

Elisabeth Shue

as Sera

Julian Sands

as Yuri

Richard Lewis

as Peter

Steven Weber

as Marc Nussbaum

KA

Kim Adams

as Sheila

Emily Procter

as Debbie

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Stuart Regen

as Man At Bar

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Leaving Las Vegas about?

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-i…

How long is Leaving Las Vegas?

1h 51m

When was Leaving Las Vegas released?

October 27, 1995

Who directed Leaving Las Vegas?

Mike Figgis

Who stars in Leaving Las Vegas?

Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands

What genre is Leaving Las Vegas?

Drama, Romance

What is Leaving Las Vegas rated?

R