Movie
Leaving Las Vegas
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1995-10-27
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Initial Productions, Lumière Pictures
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson
- Elisabeth Shue as Sera
- Julian Sands as Yuri
- Richard Lewis as Peter
- Steven Weber as Marc Nussbaum
- Kim Adams as Sheila
- Emily Procter as Debbie
- Stuart Regen as Man At Bar
- Valeria Golino as Terri
- Graham Beckel as L.A. Bartender
- Albert Henderson as Man at Strip Bar
- Shashi Bhatia as Hispanic Prostitute
Crew
- Mike Figgis - Director
- Mike Figgis - Screenplay
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