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Leaving Las Vegas

Name: Leaving Las Vegas
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1995-10-27
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 7.3

★ 7,3 /10 (1,690 Votes)

1995 EN 111 min

Overview

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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Release date

27/10/1995

Votes

1,690

Popularity

6.6

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Genres

Drama Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

111 min

Budget

$3,600,000

Revenue

$49,800,000

Website

www.mgm.com

Nicolas Cage

Ben Sanderson

Elisabeth Shue

Sera

Julian Sands

Yuri

Richard Lewis

Peter

Steven Weber

Marc Nussbaum

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Kim Adams

Sheila

Emily Procter

Debbie

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Stuart Regen

Man At Bar

Valeria Golino

Terri

Graham Beckel

L.A. Bartender

Albert Henderson

Man at Strip Bar

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Shashi Bhatia

Hispanic Prostitute

Carey Lowell

Bank Teller

Anne Lange

Business Colleague

Thomas Kopache

Mr. Simpson

Vincent Ward

Businessman 1

Lucinda Jenney

Weird Woman

French Stewart

Businessman 2

Ed Lauter

Mobster 3

Waldemar Kalinowski

Mobster 2

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Mike Figgis

Mobster 1

David Kriegel

Hotel Manager

No photo

Bill Thompson

Midwest Man At Poolside

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Marek Stabrowski

Pawn Shop Owner

R. Lee Ermey

Conventioneer

Mariska Hargitay

Hooker At Bar

Danny Huston

Barman 2

Laurie Metcalf

Landlady

David Brisbin

Landlord

Shawnee Smith

Biker Girl

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Paul Quinn

Biker Guy

Julian Lennon

Bartender 3 In Biker Bar

Tracy Thorne

Waitress At Mall

Bob Rafelson

Man At Mall

Susan Barnes

Desk Clerk

Marc Coppola

Dealer

Michael A. Goorjian

College Boy 1

Jeremy Jordan

College Boy 2

No photo

Davidlee Willson

College Boy 3

Xander Berkeley

Cynical Cabbie

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Sergio Premoli

Stetson Man At Casino

Gordon Michaels

Security Guard

Lou Rawls

Concerned Cabbie

Original Soundtrack

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_**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 downbeat realistic dramas about lost souls in hopeless dissolution. It’s well-done for what it is and Shue’s beauty is effectively showcased despite the unappealing nature of her profession. And I unde…

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**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 to Las Vegas, the city of all sins in the USA, and drink everything he can until he ends his own life. In the meantime of these suicidal intentions, he meets a prostitute with whom he has a very comp…

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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. Meantime, we've met hooker "Sera" (Elisabeth Shue) who has a rather brutal relationship with her flaky pimp "Yuri" (Julian Sands) and works the Strip looking for high rollers to seduce. They meet in a…

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