Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas

111 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 27, 1995

Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.

Leaving Las Vegas

111 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 27, 1995

Leaving Las Vegas
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, Intial Productions, Lumière Pictures
Original title Leaving Las Vegas
Directors Gary Marcus, Simone Farber, Janee Hull-Page, Mike Figgis
Writers John O'Brien, Mike Figgis

Cast

Nicolas Cage

as Ben Sanderson

Elisabeth Shue

as Sera

Julian Sands

as Yuri

Richard Lewis

as Peter

Steven Weber

as Marc Nussbaum

Kim Adams

as Sheila

Emily Procter

as Debbie

Stuart Regen

as Man At Bar

Valeria Golino

as Terri

Graham Beckel

as L.A. Bartender

Albert Henderson

as Man at Strip Bar

Shashi Bhatia

as Hispanic Prostitute

Carey Lowell

as Bank Teller

Anne Lange

as Business Colleague

Thomas Kopache

as Mr. Simpson

Vincent Ward

as Businessman 1

Lucinda Jenney

as Weird Woman

French Stewart

as Businessman 2

Ed Lauter

as Mobster 3

Waldemar Kalinowski

as Mobster 2

Mike Figgis

as Mobster 1

David Kriegel

as Hotel Manager

Bill Thompson

as Midwest Man At Poolside

Marek Stabrowski

as Pawn Shop Owner

R. Lee Ermey

as Conventioneer

Mariska Hargitay

as Hooker At Bar

Danny Huston

as Barman 2

Laurie Metcalf

as Landlady

David Brisbin

as Landlord

Shawnee Smith

as Biker Girl

Paul Quinn

as Biker Guy

Julian Lennon

as Bartender 3 In Biker Bar

Tracy Thorne

as Waitress At Mall

Bob Rafelson

as Man At Mall

Susan Barnes

as Desk Clerk

Marc Coppola

as Dealer

Michael Goorjian

as College Boy 1

Jeremy Jordan

as College Boy 2

Davidlee Willson

as College Boy 3

Xander Berkeley

as Cynical Cabbie

Sergio Premoli

as Stetson Man At Casino

Gordon Michaels

as Security Guard

Lou Rawls

as Concerned Cabbie