Leaving Las Vegas movie

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.

The film was directed and written by Mike Figgis, based on a semi-autobiographical novel by John OBrien. Two weeks after the production of the film had started, OBrien committed suicide. A halt of the project was considered, but work on the film was continued as a memorial of sorts.Leaving Las Vegas was filmed in super 16mm instead of 35 mm film format, which is the basic film gauge most commonly used for motion pictures, although it is common for some art house films.

After a limited release in the United States on October 27, 1995, the film received high critical praise. It made its nation-wide release on February 9, 1996, with moderate box office receipts, presumably because the film did not have a big marketing scheme, and it was fairly unknown until after the Academy Awards Ceremony of 1996. The critical success of the film did not surface immediately, however it was one of the most popular films for rental and sale in 1996 and 1997.Nicolas Cage received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in this film. Elisabeth Shue was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the film also received nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director (Figgis). Plot Ben Sanderson (Cage) is a depressed alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who has lost everything and almost everyone due to his incessant drinking. After finally losing his family and his job, he rids himself of all his possessions, and decides to commit suicide by alcohol consumption in Las Vegas.

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Leaving Las Vegas Cast

• Al Henderson
• Anne Lange
• Carey Lowell
• Elisabeth Shue
• Emily Procter
• Graham Beckel
• Julian Sands
• Kim Adams
• Richard Lewis
• Shashi Bhatia
• Steven Weber
• Stuart Regen
• Thomas Kopache
• Valeria Golino