Top billed cast

1. 

   Nicolas Cage

   Ben Sanderson

2. 

   Elisabeth Shue

   Sera

3. 

   Julian Sands

   Yuri

4. 

   Richard Lewis

   Peter

5. 

   Steven Weber

   Marc Nussbaum

6. 

   Kim Adams

   Sheila

7. 

   Emily Procter

   Debbie

8. 

   Stuart Regen

   Man At Bar

9. 

   Valeria Golino

   Terri

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2021-06-13

_**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 ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$3,600,000.00

Revenue
$49,800,000.00

Keywords

• hotel room
• dying and death
• individual
• prostitute
• lovesickness
• rage and hate
• casino
• unsociability
• alcohol
• love at first sight
• movie business
• screenwriter
• alcoholism
• los angeles, california
• las vegas
• alcohol abuse
• dark romance
• dramatic
• depressing
• tragic