---
title: 'Leaving Las Vegas (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mike Figgis'
released: '1995-11-07'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/leaving-las-vegas-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113627/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

1995 · 107 min · Drama, Romance · France, United States


## Synopsis

Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 romantic 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. Once there, he develops a romantic relationship with a prostitute.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mike Figgis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-figgis)
- **Screenplay:** [Mike Figgis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-figgis), [John O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-o-brien)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mike Figgis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-figgis), [Anthony Marinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-marinelli)
- **Producer:** [Lila Cazès](https://cinepixo.com/people/lila-cazes)
- **Director of Photography:** [Declan Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/declan-quinn)

## Cast

- [Bob Rafelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-rafelson)
- [Valeria Golino](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeria-golino)
- [Steven Weber](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-weber)
- [David Brisbin](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-brisbin)
- [Emily Procter](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-procter)
- [Elisabeth Shue](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-shue)
- [Jeremy Jordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-jordan)
- [Albert Henderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-henderson)
- [R. Lee Ermey](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-lee-ermey)
- [Carey Lowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carey-lowell)
- [Nicolas Cage](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-cage) as Ben Sanderson
- [Ed Lauter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-lauter)
- [Vincent Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-ward)
- [Julian Sands](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-sands)
- [Shawnee Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/shawnee-smith)

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Official site: http://www.mgm.com/view/Movie/1098/Leaving-Las-Vegas/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/leaving-las-vegas-1995
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