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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.
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). Figgis was the founding patron of the independent filmmakers' online community Shooting People.
Sqore dove into film history to find every film set in Las Vegas, then compiled a list of 15 of the best that take place in Sin City. ... Leaving Las Vegas (1995) - Director: Mike Figgis - IMDb ...
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 ...
The Oscar-winning actor, who has starred in films include National Treasure and Leaving Las Vegas, said he is “concerned” about how his image might be used when he dies. “I’m thinking a ...
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 ...
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.
Her early credits include the series Falcon Crest and In the Heat of the Night (both 1988), Tequila and Bonetti (1992), Can't Hurry Love (1995–1996), and ER (1997–1998), and the drama film Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Aside from SVU, she co-produced the HBO documentary I Am Evidence (2017).