Leaving Las Vegas (1995) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Leaving Las Vegas

Mike Figgis, 1995

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Leaving Las Vegas
John O'Brien, 1990

Leaving Las Vegas is a movie directed by Mike Figgis in 1995 and based on the book of the same name by John O’Brien, first published in 1990. The movie features Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis, Steven Weber, Valeria Golino, and others.

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RATING

7.5

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Movie Poster: Leaving Las Vegas (Mike Figgis, 1995)

7.9

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Book Cover: Leaving Las Vegas (John O'Brien, 1990)

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Audiobook cover of Leaving Las Vegas, the 1990 book by John O'Brien.

Leaving Las Vegas

Read by: L J Ganser

Storyline

Ben Sanderson is a Hollywood screenwriter who has lost his job, family, and friends. One early morning, he drives drunkenly from his Los Angeles home down to the Las Vegas Strip; he nearly hits a woman, Sera, on the crosswalk. Polish mobsters are after Yuri, so he ends his relationship with Sera in fear that the Poles may hurt her. Sera asks Ben not to criticize her occupation, and he agrees.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Leaving Las Vegas, the 1995 movie by Mike Figgis

Year

1995

Minutes

111

Movie Rate

7.50

Source: IMDb

Movie

Leaving Las Vegas

Country: France

Year: 1995

Length: 1h51m

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Cover of Leaving Las Vegas, the 1990 book by John O'Brien

Year

1990

Pages

200

Book Rate

7.92

S: Goodreads

Book

Leaving Las Vegas

Country: USA

First published in: 1990

Length: 200 pages

Genre: Fiction

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