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Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 American drama film written and directed by Mike Figgis and based on the 1990 semi-autobiographical novel by John O'Brien. Nicolas Cage stars as a suicidal alcoholic in Los Angeles who, having lost his family and been recently fired, has decided to move to Las Vegas and drink himself to death.
Still, to qualify for this list, the film had to be primarily set in Vegas, have at least 1,000 IMDb user votes, ... Leaving Las Vegas (1995) - Director: Mike Figgis - IMDb user rating: 7.5
Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. [1] He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work on Leaving Las Vegas (1995).
O'Brien died from suicide (self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head) at his Beverly Hills apartment on April 10, 1994, [9] two weeks after signing away the rights to adapt his novel, Leaving Las Vegas. His father and book critics said that the novel was his suicide note, while his sister, Erin O'Brien, thought the book was "the beautiful poetic ...
Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963) [1] is an American actress. She has starred in the films The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Soapdish (1991), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Saint (1997), Hollow Man (2000), Piranha 3D (2010), Battle of the Sexes (2017), Death Wish (2018), and ...
A 14,306-square foot luxury Las Vegas property he lost. Nicolas Cage continues to shed assets like a stripper loses clothes. The financially strapped actor, who is selling off properties to ease ...
In a recent podcast interview, director Mike Figgis shared that he and 'Leaving Las Vegas' star Nicolas Cage were not paid the $100,000 they were promised.
Filmed at the Stardust and other locations throughout Las Vegas. 1995: Leaving Las Vegas: 1995: Leprechaun 3: 1996: Hard Eight: Scene in the MGM Grand. 1996: Swingers: 1996: Mars Attacks! 1996: Beavis and Butt-head Do America: 1997: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery: Filmed at the Riviera Hotel and Casino and on the Strip. 1997: Con ...