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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

6.8 Listal rating
7.6 IMDB rating

Description

An alcoholic movie executive who loses his wife, his family and his job decides to drive to Las Vegas and commit suicide by drinking himself to death in this acclaimed adaptation of the late John O'Brien's 1991 autobiographical novel. In Vegas, he meets a nearly equally pathetic young hooker and the two develop a strange, moving bond while waiting ... (more)


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Starring (View all) :
Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Ben Sanderson
Steven Weber

Steven Weber

Marc Nussbaum
Kim Adams

Kim Adams

Sheila
Stuart Regen

Stuart Regen

Man at Bar
Graham Beckel

Graham Beckel

L.A. Bartender


Written by (View all) :
John O

John O'Brien

(novel)
Mike Figgis

Mike Figgis

(screenplay)


Videos

Leaving Las Vegas [Going Down to Die]

Fanvid. Song Danzig - "Going Down to Die"

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Ratings of Leaving Las Vegas






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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas

Posted : 6 months, 4 weeks ago at Apr 16 19:08
My favorite aspect of this movie is the fact that it was never fully explored why Nick Cage's character wanted to off himself via alcoholism. The viewer is almost forced to come into the character's life with the same info that Elizabeth Shue's character & get to know him from that vantage point. It's a reminder that, many times, the addictions of those who are addicted tend to become bigger than whatever got them addicted in the first place. And instead of being analyzed or even understood, sometimes all they need is to be approached, from the very beginning with a caring & accepting face.







Rating : 8/10

Leaving this Movie Alone

Posted : 2 years, 9 months ago at Jan 28 12:19
The roles Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue played in Leaving Las Vegas were outstanding but the story itself left me wondering by movies end what the point of it all was. Yeah I get the struggle of each individual character and solace they found in each other but its gratuitous nature did not justify two hours of nothing more than their hardships.

Rating : 4/10