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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
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Mike Figgis Director

previously directed The Browning Version

Nicolas Cage plays a recently fired alcoholic who chooses to take the severance pay and drink himself to death in Las Vegas. He finds a sympathetic soul in Sera (Shue) who is a prostitute.

Quote: Ben Sanderson

I'm a prickly pear!

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Writers
	John O'Brien
	Mike Figgis

Cast
	Nicolas Cage	Ben Sanderson
	Elisabeth Shue	Sera
	Julian Sands	Yuri
	Richard Lewis	Peter
	Steven Weber	Marc Nussbaum
	Kim Adams	Sheila
	Emily Procter	Debbie
	Stuart Regen	Man at Bar
	Valeria Golino	Terri
	Graham Beckel	L.A. Bartender
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Nicolas Cage's Masterpiece (5 out of 5)

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Name	Leaving Las Vegas
US Release	Oct. 27, 1995
UK Release
AUS Release
Runtime	112
Language(s)	Add a new language English
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Rating	R
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