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Elisabeth Shue and Nicolas Cage in...

Leaving Las Vegas

( Catalog Number ML105524 )
(1.85:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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Leaving Las Vegas
1995 - 112 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
With LEAVING LAS VEGAS, director Mike Figgis spun critical gold out of what would appear to be a maudlin and hackneyed premise--a down-and-out drunk meets a hooker with a heart of gold. The reason for the film's success lies partly in its refusal to moralize, but mostly it is the strong performances of Nicholas Cage and Elisabeth Shue that make the story believable and poignant. Ben Sanderson (Cage) is a Hollywood screenwriter who has become an alcoholic. After being fired, he takes his severance pay to Las Vegas, where he plans to drink himself to death. There he meets Sera (Shue), a streetwise prostitute who responds both to Ben's wild antics and to his absolute gentleness. What Sera needs most is to be needed, and Ben needs her a lot. Figgis uses his whole bag of tricks--Sera talks to the camera, the exteriors are shot in grainy 16mm--but finally it is the perfectly-conceived relationship between these two wounded people that drew the rave reviews. The film was based on a novel by John O'Brien.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Mike Figgis' grim drama documents a romantic triangle of sorts involving prostitute Sera (Elisabeth Shue), failed Hollywood screenwriter Ben (Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage), and the constant flow of booze which he loves more dearly than life itself. Arriving in Las Vegas with the intention of drinking himself to death, Ben meets Sera, and they gradually begin falling for one another. From the outset, however, Ben warns Sera that no matter what, she can never ask him to quit drinking, a condition to which she grudgingly agrees. A darkly comic tragedy, Leaving Las Vegas charts the brief romantic convergence of two desperately needy people who together find a brief flicker of happiness. --- Jason Ankeny

Leaving Las Vegas is the rarest of love stories that revolves around acceptance and resignation in the face of defeat, rather than salvation and emotional triumph. Bleak, morose, and doggedly determined to stick to its principles, the film was unique in its resolve to observe, rather than attempt to save, its protagonist. For this reason alone, its enthusiastic reception by critics and audiences alike was not so much surprising as encouraging: in an industry and society where happy endings, no matter how contrived, are thought to be the only way to sell a film, Leaving Las Vegas stood out as a beautiful exception to the rule. There is never any doubt that Nicolas Cage's Ben is going to go through with his plan to kill himself, nor is there any reason to believe that Elisabeth Shue's Sera will be the woman who changes him with her love. Their romance is built on mutual need, but not the need for a happy ending. Aside from the stellar work of Cage and Shue --- the latter resurfacing from almost complete obscurity with her Oscar-nominated portrayal --- one of the best performances in Leaving Las Vegas comes from its soundtrack. A haunting, moody jazz score composed by writer/director Mike Figgis himself, it perfectly complements the film's narrative, oozing with a graceful, understated foreboding. Rarely has a soundtrack been so intrinsic to a film's subject matter. A beautiful, deceptively reckless meditation on love, death, and the intractability of human will, Leaving Las Vegas has much in common with its central character: darkly charismatic and abiding by its own rules, it charms even as it devastates. --- Rebecca Flint

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Cast for Leaving Las Vegas

Nicolas Cage - Ben Sanderson
Elisabeth Shue - Sera
Julian Sands - Yuri
Richard Lewis - Peter
Valeria Golino - Terri
Graham Beckel - Bartender
Tracy Thorne - Waitress at Mall
Steven Weber - Marc Nussbaum
David Brisbin - Landlord
French Stewart - Businessman
Bill Thompson - Midwest Man at Poolside
Shawnee Smith - Biker Girl
Gordon Michaels - Security Guard
Bob Rafelson - Man at Mall
Stuart Regen - Man at Bar
R. Lee Ermey - Conventioneer
Danny Huston - Barman
Marc Coppola - Dealer
Waldemar Kalinowski - Mobster
Vincent Ward - Businessman
Albert Henderson - Man at Strip Bar
Mariska Hargitay - Hooker at Bar
Lucinda Jenney - Weird Woman
Thomas Kopache - Mr Simpson
Kim Adams - Sheila
Michael A. Goorjian - College Boy
Susan Barnes - Desk Clerk
Xander R. Berkeley - Cynical Cabbie
Lou Rawls - Concerned Cabbie
Sergio Premoli - Stetson Man at Casino
Laurie Metcalf - Landlady
Paul Quinn - Biker Guy
David Kriegel - Hotel Manager
Anne Lange - Business Colleague
Carey Lowell - Bank Teller
Ed Lauter - Mobster
Julian Lennon - Bartender at Biker Bar

Crew for Leaving Las Vegas

Mike Figgis - Director / Screenwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Lila Cazes - Producer
Marc S. Fischer - Producer
Annie Stewart - Producer
John O'Brien - Book Author
Declan Quinn - Cinematographer
John Smith - Editor
Waldemar Kalinowski - Production Designer
Barry Kingston - Art Director
Stuart Regen - Executive Producer
Paige Simpson - Executive Producer
Florence Fellman - Set Designer
Laura Goldsmith - Costume Designer
Pawel Wdowczak - Sound/Sound Designer
Kathryn Bihr - Makeup
William Harrison - Special Effects
Gary Marcus - First Assistant Director
Carrie Frazier - Casting

Awards for Leaving Las Vegas

Best Actor (win) Nicolas Cage 1994 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Actress (win) Elisabeth Shue 1994 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Director (win) Mike Figgis 1994 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Picture (win) 1994 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Film (win) 1994 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Actor (win) Nicolas Cage 1995 Academy
Best Actress (nom) Elisabeth Shue 1995 Academy
Best Adapted Screenplay (nom) Mike Figgis 1995 Academy
Best Director (nom) Mike Figgis 1995 Academy
Best Actor (win) Nicolas Cage 1995 Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Actress (win) Elisabeth Shue 1995 Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Director (nom) Mike Figgis 1995 Directors Guild of America
Best Actor (Drama) (win) Nicolas Cage 1995 Golden Globe
Best Actress (Drama) (nom) Elisabeth Shue 1995 Golden Globe
Best Director (nom) Mike Figgis 1995 Golden Globe
Best Film (Drama) (nom) 1995 Golden Globe
Best Actor (nom) Nicolas Cage 1995 Independent Spirit Award
Best Actress (win) Elisabeth Shue 1995 Independent Spirit Award
Best Cinematography (win) Declan Quinn 1995 Independent Spirit Award
Best Director (win) Mike Figgis 1995 Independent Spirit Award
Best Picture (win) 1995 Independent Spirit Award
Best Screenplay (nom) Mike Figgis 1995 Independent Spirit Award
Best Actor (win) Nicolas Cage 1995 National Board of Review
Best Picture (nom) 1995 National Board of Review
Best Actor (win) Nicolas Cage 1995 National Society of Film Critics
Best Actress (win) Elisabeth Shue 1995 National Society of Film Critics
Best Director (win) Mike Figgis 1995 National Society of Film Critics
Best Actor (win) Nicolas Cage 1995 Screen Actors Guild
Best Actress (nom) Elisabeth Shue 1995 Screen Actors Guild

Feature Details

Title: Leaving Las Vegas
Feature Release Date: 1995
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 112 Minutes
Chapters: 30
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.85:1
Playback Format: CLV
Trailer: Original Theatrical Trailer

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 5 Jun 1996
Catalog Number: ML105524
UPC: Does not apply
ISBN: 0-7928-2841-0
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: MGM/UA Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: ML105524
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Elisabeth Shue and Nicolas Cage in...

Leaving Las Vegas

( Catalog Number ML105524 )
(1.85:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Original Theatrical Trailer
LaserDisc

Leaving Las Vegas
1995 - 112 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
With LEAVING LAS VEGAS, director Mike Figgis spun critical gold out of what would appear to be a maudlin and hackneyed premise--a down-and-out drunk meets a hooker with a heart of gold. The reason for the film's success lies partly in its refusal to moralize, but mostly it is the strong performances of Nicholas Cage and Elisabeth Shue that make the story believable and poignant. Ben Sanderson (Cage) is a Hollywood screenwriter who has become an alcoholic. After being fired, he takes his severance pay to Las Vegas, where he plans to drink himself to death. There he meets Sera (Shue), a streetwise prostitute who responds both to Ben's wild antics and to his absolute gentleness. What Sera needs most is to be needed, and Ben needs her a lot. Figgis uses his whole bag of tricks--Sera talks to the camera, the exteriors are shot in grainy 16mm--but finally it is the perfectly-conceived relationship between these two wounded people that drew the rave reviews. The film was based on a novel by John O'Brien.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Mike Figgis' grim drama documents a romantic triangle of sorts involving prostitute Sera (Elisabeth Shue), failed Hollywood screenwriter Ben (Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage), and the constant flow of booze which he loves more dearly than life itself. Arriving in Las Vegas with the intention of drinking himself to death, Ben meets Sera, and they gradually begin falling for one another. From the outset, however, Ben warns Sera that no matter what, she can never ask him to quit drinking, a condition to which she grudgingly agrees. A darkly comic tragedy, Leaving Las Vegas charts the brief romantic convergence of two desperately needy people who together find a brief flicker of happiness. --- Jason Ankeny

Leaving Las Vegas is the rarest of love stories that revolves around acceptance and resignation in the face of defeat, rather than salvation and emotional triumph. Bleak, morose, and doggedly determined to stick to its principles, the film was unique in its resolve to observe, rather than attempt to save, its protagonist. For this reason alone, its enthusiastic reception by critics and audiences alike was not so much surprising as encouraging: in an industry and society where happy endings, no matter how contrived, are thought to be the only way to sell a film, Leaving Las Vegas stood out as a beautiful exception to the rule. There is never any doubt that Nicolas Cage's Ben is going to go through with his plan to kill himself, nor is there any reason to believe that Elisabeth Shue's Sera will be the woman who changes him with her love. Their romance is built on mutual need, but not the need for a happy ending. Aside from the stellar work of Cage and Shue --- the latter resurfacing from almost complete obscurity with her Oscar-nominated portrayal --- one of the best performances in Leaving Las Vegas comes from its soundtrack. A haunting, moody jazz score composed by writer/director Mike Figgis himself, it perfectly complements the film's narrative, oozing with a graceful, understated foreboding. Rarely has a soundtrack been so intrinsic to a film's subject matter. A beautiful, deceptively reckless meditation on love, death, and the intractability of human will, Leaving Las Vegas has much in common with its central character: darkly charismatic and abiding by its own rules, it charms even as it devastates. --- Rebecca Flint

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Cast for Leaving Las Vegas

Nicolas Cage - Ben Sanderson
Elisabeth Shue - Sera
Julian Sands - Yuri
Richard Lewis - Peter
Valeria Golino - Terri
Graham Beckel - Bartender
Tracy Thorne - Waitress at Mall
Steven Weber - Marc Nussbaum
David Brisbin - Landlord
French Stewart - Businessman
Bill Thompson - Midwest Man at Poolside
Shawnee Smith - Biker Girl
Gordon Michaels - Security Guard
Bob Rafelson - Man at Mall
Stuart Regen - Man at Bar
R. Lee Ermey - Conventioneer
Danny Huston - Barman
Marc Coppola - Dealer
Waldemar Kalinowski - Mobster
Vincent Ward - Businessman
Albert Henderson - Man at Strip Bar
Mariska Hargitay - Hooker at Bar
Lucinda Jenney - Weird Woman
Thomas Kopache - Mr Simpson
Kim Adams - Sheila
Michael A. Goorjian - College Boy
Susan Barnes - Desk Clerk
Xander R. Berkeley - Cynical Cabbie
Lou Rawls - Concerned Cabbie
Sergio Premoli - Stetson Man at Casino
Laurie Metcalf - Landlady
Paul Quinn - Biker Guy
David Kriegel - Hotel Manager
Anne Lange - Business Colleague
Carey Lowell - Bank Teller
Ed Lauter - Mobster
Julian Lennon - Bartender at Biker Bar

Crew for Leaving Las Vegas

Mike Figgis - Director / Screenwriter / Composer (Music Score)
Lila Cazes - Producer
Marc S. Fischer - Producer
Annie Stewart - Producer
John O'Brien - Book Author
Declan Quinn - Cinematographer
John Smith - Editor
Waldemar Kalinowski - Production Designer
Barry Kingston - Art Director
Stuart Regen - Executive Producer
Paige Simpson - Executive Producer
Florence Fellman - Set Designer
Laura Goldsmith - Costume Designer
Pawel Wdowczak - Sound/Sound Designer
Kathryn Bihr - Makeup
William Harrison - Special Effects
Gary Marcus - First Assistant Director
Carrie Frazier - Casting

Awards for Leaving Las Vegas

Best Actor (win) Nicolas Cage 1994 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Actress (win) Elisabeth Shue 1994 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Director (win) Mike Figgis 1994 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Picture (win) 1994 L.A. Film Critics Association
Best Film (win) 1994 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Actor (win) Nicolas Cage 1995 Academy
Best Actress (nom) Elisabeth Shue 1995 Academy
Best Adapted Screenplay (nom) Mike Figgis 1995 Academy
Best Director (nom) Mike Figgis 1995 Academy
Best Actor (win) Nicolas Cage 1995 Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Actress (win) Elisabeth Shue 1995 Chicago Film Critics Association
Best Director (nom) Mike Figgis 1995 Directors Guild of America
Best Actor (Drama) (win) Nicolas Cage 1995 Golden Globe
Best Actress (Drama) (nom) Elisabeth Shue 1995 Golden Globe
Best Director (nom) Mike Figgis 1995 Golden Globe
Best Film (Drama) (nom) 1995 Golden Globe
Best Actor (nom) Nicolas Cage 1995 Independent Spirit Award
Best Actress (win) Elisabeth Shue 1995 Independent Spirit Award
Best Cinematography (win) Declan Quinn 1995 Independent Spirit Award
Best Director (win) Mike Figgis 1995 Independent Spirit Award
Best Picture (win) 1995 Independent Spirit Award
Best Screenplay (nom) Mike Figgis 1995 Independent Spirit Award
Best Actor (win) Nicolas Cage 1995 National Board of Review
Best Picture (nom) 1995 National Board of Review
Best Actor (win) Nicolas Cage 1995 National Society of Film Critics
Best Actress (win) Elisabeth Shue 1995 National Society of Film Critics
Best Director (win) Mike Figgis 1995 National Society of Film Critics
Best Actor (win) Nicolas Cage 1995 Screen Actors Guild
Best Actress (nom) Elisabeth Shue 1995 Screen Actors Guild

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