
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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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

Year
1995
Minutes
111
Movie Rate
7.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
Leaving Las Vegas
Director: Mike Figgis
Country: France
Year: 1995
Length: 1h51m
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Year
1990
Pages
200
Book Rate
7.92
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Book
Leaving Las Vegas
Author: John O'Brien
Country: USA
First published in: 1990
Length: 200 pages
Genre: Fiction
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