Kathryn Bigelow

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I think the film examines the tremendous courage these men have.

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Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 romantic drama film about a relationship between a suicidal alcoholic and a prostitute from Las Vegas, starring Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue. Ben Sanderson is a late-stage 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, 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 them forever. The film was directed and written by Mike Figgis, based on a semi-autobiographical novel by John O'Brien. Two weeks after the production of the film had started, O'Brien committed suicide. A halt of the project was considered, but work on the film was continued as a memorial of sorts.


Leaving Las Vegas was filmed in super 16mm instead of 35 mm film format, which is the basic film gauge most commonly used for motion pictures, although 16 mm is relatively common for art house films. After a limited release in the United States on October 27, 1995, the film received high critical praise. It made its nation-wide release on February 9, 1996, with moderate box office receipts, presumably because the film did not have a big marketing scheme, and it was fairly unknown until after the Academy Awards Ceremony of 1996. The critical success of the film did not surface immediately, however it was one of the most popular films for rental and sale in 1996 and 1997.


Nicolas Cage received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in this film. Elisabeth Shue was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the film also received nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director (Figgis).


Ben Sanderson (Cage) is a Hollywood agent who has lost everything because of his alcoholism. He loses his job, his family, and decides to commit suicide by alcohol consumption in Las Vegas. After arriving, he meets Sera (Shue), a prostitute, and a deep friendship and understanding develops between them.


The movie begins with Ben in a restaurant. He borrows some money from his colleague Peter (Richard Lewis), and then proceeds directly to a bar and starts drinking. He attempts to pick up a pretty girl (Valeria Golino) and fails. After leaving the bar he visits a prostitute, and succeeds only in getting his wedding ring stolen. He is fired from his job for alcohol related issues and is given a large severance package. When his boss asks him what he is going to do next, Ben responds "I thought I'd move out to Las Vegas". He goes home and starts emptying his house by stuffing bedding in garbage bags, and creating a bonfire in his backyard on which he burns photographs, clothes, passport and other possessions. He then leaves for Las Vegas. As he drives his BMW drunkenly down the Las Vegas Strip, he almost hits a woman in the crosswalk (who turns out to be Sera) who chastises him verbally. Ben checks himself into a sleazy motel called The Whole Year Inn. However, as he looks at this the wording changes to "The Hole You're In".


Sera (Elisabeth Shue) is a Las Vegas prostitute who works for a pimp, Yuri Butso (Julian Sands), a Latvian immigrant. Yuri and Sera "share a volatile relationship where Yuri is the dominator and Sera is the masochist." Polish mobsters are after Yuri for an unknown matter; therefore, Yuri breaks his relationship with Sera in fear that the Poles may hurt her. It frees Sera to continue to build her relationship with Ben.


On his second day in Las Vegas, Ben finds Sera, on the same street where he met her, introduces himself and offers her $500 to go to his room for an hour. Sera agrees to go to his room, but she gets confused when Ben does not want to have sex with her. Instead, they just talk, and in the process they create an odd relationship with each other. Their relationship, however, is ultimately doomed; Sera has to promise Ben that she will never ask him to stop drinking, and Ben is not allowed to criticize Sera's occupation. At first the two are generally stable. Ben states that he is "totally at ease with this (Sera's prostitution)." However, after spending some time together, they both become more and more frustrated with the other's behavior. Over time, Sera attempts to get Ben to eat healthily but Ben refuses to even notice these actions as he stumbles for more alcohol. Finally, Sera becomes so fed up with Ben's alcoholism that she begs him to see a doctor. Ben, furious but far too intoxicated to express his feelings, goes out and brings another prostitute (played by Mariska Hargitay) back to Sera's house. Sera returns home to find them together and throws Ben out. Shortly afterwards, she is raped and beaten by three teenagers, and the injuries she sustains make her occupation publicly obvious. After being evicted, Sera receives a telephone call from Ben, who is on his deathbed. She goes to visit Ben and they have sex. They fall asleep, and when Ben wakes up, he looks across at Sera, who is lying on top of him, and dies while holding her as she sleeps.


Mike Figgis masterminded the film, not only directing but writing the script and composing the score. In April 1994, shortly before preproduction of the film began, John O'Brien, author of the semi-autobiographical novel this film is based on, committed suicide. As a result, the production was stopped temporarily. Throughout production, Figgis had problems because permits were not issued for some street scenes. This caused him to film some scenes in one shot to avoid any police contact. Cage researched his character by binge drinking in Dublin for two weeks and had a friend to videotape him under the influence so he could study his speech patterns. He later admitted that "it was one of the most enjoyable pieces of research I've ever had to do for a part."


The film was shot in Burbank, California, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Nevada, and Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada. Due to the low budget - approximately $4,000,000 - Figgis filmed in the super 16mm format. The film had a limited release on October 27, 1995. After receiving high praise from critics and four Academy Award nominations, the film was released nationwide February 9, 1996. The United Artists company distributed the film in North America, while RCV Film Distribution with Atalanta Filmes distributed the film in Europe and in Australia 21st Century Film Corporation distributed the film.


Leaving Las Vegas was received well by critics, scoring 82 metapoints out of 100. Critics such as Roger Ebert from Chicago Sun-Times and Rick Groen from Canadian The Globe and Mail gave the film high marks. Ebert wrote, "They (the characters) are the drunk and the whore with a heart of gold. Cage and Shue make these clichés into unforgettable people." Ebert named the film 'best of 1995' and included it with his 'best of the decade' list (Leaving Las Vegas was #8). Leonard Klady from Variety said Leaving Las Vegas was "certainly among a scant handful of films that have taken an unflinching view of dependency." On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received 94% overall approval out of 31 reviews. Overall, the film was a success at the box office grossing $32,029,928.


The video cassettes and DVD of the film were distributed by MGM. The video cassettes were distributed on November 12, 1996 in two languages, English and Russian, while the DVD was distributed on January 1, 1998 in English for USA and Canada only, later Australian and UK editions were released. The DVD contains a supplemental "Hidden Page" menu feature. The film is also released on LaserDisc and HD DVD.


The success of Leaving Las Vegas has had a moderate effect on the media. It spawned a direct-spoof, Eating Las Vegas, about a binge eater who travels to Las Vegas to eat himself to death, and Leaving Las Vegas is also alluded to in the addiction documentary Super Size Me (2004).


The following is a list of songs featured in the original soundtrack of the film.

Leaving Las Vegas

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what to do when homesick?
If you can find any links to some, leave them please.


Is there any meet and greets for the Jonas brothers in Las Vegas?
my son is in las vegas, my daughter is happily married and living 'conveniently' far away with a pathetic degenerate of a man who I NEVER accpeted (in my heart) as a son-in-law (she could have done way better than 'that' garbage she is with) and my wife is also abroad on holiday with work colleagues having the time of her life - leaving me, all by myself.

However, I have spent the last week indoors doing nothing but watching my sons DVD movies, going online (here especialy) and of cousre eating as much nutionaly devoid junk the fridge holds.

I also found a new way to kill boredom during day time hours - that is, spying on my neighbours !

I can see right through their back garden patio window haha

infact, its like a soap opera. you'd be AMAZED @ the things that go on in households. After midnight neighbours wife takes a shower, the husband gets on the PC and webcams with cam wh0res and his 12 year old son surfs the web for porn.

Their 16 yr old daughter gets picked up by a guy who clearly looks 25+ yrs old, in his flash ride - and nobody in that house knows what either one is doing !

haha brilliant !

I'll keep you all informed for more soap opera hehehe

p.s the wife shuts the blinds when she has her shower - which is annoying. Surely women DO occasionly 'forget' to do such things ?

I'm going to fix me up a sausage sandwich and hash brown sandwich - again junk I dont usualy eat, but hey - im home alone and on work leave too so i can enjoy this yes !?

Is spying on your neighbours - unlawful ?


Is spying on your neighbours - unlawful ?
I HAVE BEG BUGS I LEAVE HERE IN LAS VEGAS I NEED A STORE WERE CAN I GET A POWDER


were is a store can i get powder for bed bugs?
My husband was playing at the poker room after lunch and started feeling really nauseous and sick. He actually ended up throwing up, dry heaving into their garbage can and laying one of their corner couches feeling incredibly nauseous and weak. He called me to come get him. By the time I could get there, traffic is horrible, he had been escorted outside and forced to cross Las Vegas Blvd off their property (the casino was the Venetian). He said the staff wanted him get off their couch and leave, and told him they weren't responsible for his sickness. Four security guards escorted him out! My husband is a very tall and lanky man, who was sick no less. They didn't even want him resting on their benches outside. I am outraged! What if he passed out crossing the huge busy blvd? Is this how resorts/casinos are supposed to handle sick customers?


Is it normal for a resort casino to treat customers that are sick by kicking them out and off their property?
i was watchin it the other day and evry1 thoiught cooper was dead and he then appears at the wedding
is this the final episode and they leave us on a cliffhanger like that


How does the last episode of Las Vegas( the tv show with josh duhmel) end?
I believe this is a bit of a parody

At one point a guy and 2 fbi or cia agents are making there way to somewhere and they stop at a guy with bad short torm memory loss who has a "condition" where to show them he flashes them and he has notes all over the walls and his body and then while talking to them he forgets and tries to show his condition again and he writes a note about them but thinks they are evil so then he go's after them, and a girl somewhere else gets ready to leave to las vegas but goes on a bike!!! However she leaves with an answering machine that she keeps with her on her way and the whole time from when she gets it to the way there on bike the answering machine has messages of a dead guy but it keeps on leaving messages like hes alive like when he/it says " what kind of an idiot bikes to las vegas". at one point while the guy and the 2 fbi/cia agents are in a car going somewhere they hit a runner on the road and so now they have to go see a specialist to fix the problem, but when they bring back the specialist to the car, he's not there to help the runner he just gets her off the windshield as in he was fixing the car cause they weren't going to go around with her body on the windshield (even though there was no blood) and he just dumps the body in the dumpster. But she is seen alive and climbs out of the dumpster and starts running again


What Comedy Movie is This?
I am going to see the Jonas Brothers in La's Vegas... On my ticket it tells me that I can not bring audio/rec in... I was wondering what that means... And they are going to be in the Mandalay Bay Event Center... And I also cant find rules or anything about that... Please help me And don't leave rude comments


Jonas Brothers Concert Help!?
has to be a round trip


i need a flight leaving LAS vegas, nv going to hays, ks for $200 or less july-AUG 1 child age 2 and 1 adult?
1. In the opening sequence, what does Michael say he likes about Martin?

His hair
His car
His jacket
His accent



2. What does Michael say is the first thing he does when he writes a song?

Drink some water
Sit down at the piano
Do stretching exercises
Write notes on sheet music paper



3. What did Michael make his children wear on trips out of the hotel?

Sunglasses
Uniforms
Helmets
Masks



4. What set of items in a Las Vegas luxury goods store cost Michael $275,000 each?

Crystal drinking glasses
Marble sculptures
24K gold earrings
Ornate vases



5. During a special public ceremony, Michael was waiting for his cue, and went onstage at the wrong time. What event was it?

The Grammy Awards
The Bambi Awards
The American Music Awards
Induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame



6. What was Michael's reaction when Bashir questioned him about the "baby-dangling" incident, in which Jackson leaned over a hotel balcony while he held his son Blanket?

He cursed and demanded Bashir stop the filming
He said he had a tight grip on the child
He started crying and refused to answer
He said the hotel wouldn't send anyone to help



7. Crowds follow Michael wherever he goes. What happened when an exuberant fan jumped in front of Michael's limousine in Las Vegas?

The fan did a dance routine
The police approached and told him to leave
The limo driver got out and told him to stop
Other fans joined him, and held hands



8. Video footage of a Jackson Five song plays while Michael talks to Bashir at the theater in Neverland. What song is it?

Love You Save
Who's Loving You
A B C
All I Do Is Think of You



9. What is one of the statues Michael kept in his hotel room in Las Vegas?

Bugs Bunny
Michaelangelo's 'David'
The Jolly Green Giant
Winged Victory



10. Where in Berlin did Jackson take his children, resulting in them being followed around by a huge crowd of fans?

An art museum
The zoo
The movies
A public garden



11. Later in the show, we meet someone invited to stay at Neverland. From what ailment had this person been suffering, although he claimed to have recovered by the time of his visit?

Hepatitis
Multiple sclerosis
Diabetes
Cancer



12. Of the Jackson children, whom does Michael say got the worst of the physical discipline from their father, Joseph?

Jermaine
Janet
Marlon
Michael himself



13. What did Michael say he would do if somebody told him "all kids in the world were dead, there were no more kids"?

He would go live on the space station
He would have himself cloned
He would kill himself
He would buy more petsWay To Go Dirty Diana :-)LOL Juile yeah a big fanMJ<3 you missed twoTomorrow Dirty Diana


Quiz - "Living With Michael Jackson"?
types of movies ?

I thought I was feeling awful 6 hours until I watched two of my sons DVD's...hes abroad right now, having 'the time of his life' with his friends in Las Vegas, whilst his dad sits alone at home with nobody - he could have stayed and kept me company but he left me, everybody leaves me its awful.

I watched 'no country for old men' , after which I was feeling really poorly...then i watched the 2nd movie 'before the devil knows you're dead' or something.

both those movies I can safely say have officialy made me super depressed right now, I think im going to out sit outside in just my underwear and vest and open a bottle of jack daniels and stare up at the stars - the stars love me, they dont leave me - everybody everything else does.

my mood is awful, those movies of his did a right old number on my mental state. I have Jack though, hes a good friend.

* staggers back off chair and away from keyboard momentarily...walks towards alcohol cabnet and grabs the bottle of Jack Daniels - hiccups, pulls his Y-fronts up *

does low mood/depression become more intense when u watch certain movies ?Joshua ? you need to sit down and re - *hiccups* spect your elders * hiccups *

now go grab me some ice from the fridge young pup. You are my new son :-)