Leaving Las Vegas
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Theatrical Release Date
- Oct 26, 1995
- Genre(s)
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- Nicolas Cage
- Addiction & Alcoholism
- Prostitution
- Psychological Drama
- Love Story
- Romance
- Star-Crossed Lovers
- Movies & TV on DVD and Blu-ray Disc Trade-In
- Oscar Central
- Full Screen
- Widescreen
- US & CA DVDs: Region 1
- 1990 - 1999
- English
- Closed Caption
- Dolby
- Standard Edition
- Grade Level (feature_five_browse-bin)
- Best Actor
- Rating (Stars)
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- Description
- Best Actor OscarÂ(r) winner* Nicolas Cage and Best Actress nominee* Elisabeth Shue set the screen ablaze in this profoundly moving love story. Nominated* for two additional Academy AwardsÂ(r)Director and Adapted Screenplaythis emotionally charged powerhouse of a film graced over 100 10 Best Lists including Roger Ebert's #1 Movie of the Year. Ben Sanderson (Cage) is a career alcoholic who has hit rock bottom. Trashing all personal and professional ties to his L.A. existence, he sets off for the lights of Vegas on a mission: to drink himself to death. There he meets Sera (Shue), a beautiful, seen-it-all hooker. From the moment Ben and Sera connect, they form a unique bond based upon unconditional acceptance and mutual respect that will change each of themforever. In the words of David Thompson of Los Angeles Magazine, Leaving Las Vegas is a masterpiece. *1995
- Director
- NULL
- Stars
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- Nicolas Cage
- Elisabeth Shue
- Shashi Bhatia
- Kim Adams
- Valeria Golino
- Running Time
- 111 minutes
- Original Price
- $14.98
- Current Value
- $4.63
- DVD Features
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- Anamorphic
- Closed-captioned
- Color
- Dolby
- DVD
- Full Screen
- Widescreen
- NTSC
- 1.85:1