Via da Las Vegas

Titolo originale: Leaving Las Vegas
Regia: Mike Figgis |
Anno: 1995
Origine: France | United Kingdom | United States of America |
Generi: Dramma Romance
Tag: hotel room | dying and death | individual | prostitute | lovesickness | rage and hate | casino | unsociability | alcohol | love at first sight | movie business | screenwriter | alcoholism | los angeles, california | las vegas | alcohol abuse | dramatic | depressing | tragic |
Cast: Nicolas Cage | Elisabeth Shue | Julian Sands | Richard Lewis | Steven Weber | Kim Adams | Emily Procter | Stuart Regen | Valeria Golino | Graham Beckel | Albert Henderson | Shashi Bhatia | Carey Lowell | Anne Lange | Thomas Kopache | Vincent Ward | Lucinda Jenney | French Stewart | Ed Lauter | Waldemar Kalinowski | Mike Figgis | David Kriegel | Bill Thompson | Marek Stabrowski | R. Lee Ermey | Mariska Hargitay | Danny Huston | Laurie Metcalf | David Brisbin | Shawnee Smith | Paul Quinn | Julian Lennon | Tracy Thorne | Bob Rafelson | Susan Barnes | Marc Coppola | Michael A. Goorjian | Jeremy Jordan | Davidlee Willson | Xander Berkeley | Sergio Premoli | Gordon Michaels | Lou Rawls |

Persi moglie e figlio, uno sceneggiatore di Hollywood licenziato perché alcolista va a Las Vegas per ubriacarsi a morte. Lì si mette con una prostituta e i due le provano tutte per cercare di salvarsi a vicenda, anche una vacanza nel deserto, ma ormai il destino dell'uomo è segnato.

Approfondimenti

Near the start of the film, two film producers (maybe agents) are having dinner with two actresses. [...] D
A well-known drink manufacturer objected to a man drinking himself to death, so every shot that had [...] D
The opening scene, which features Ben dancing through the liquor aisle of supermarket, was originall [...] D
Besides composing the score for the film, Mike Figgis also played the trumpet and keyboards on the f [...] D
Roger Ebert ranked it the 7th best movie of the 1990s. D
Nicolas Cage won the Best Actor Oscar, beating Sean Penn for Dead Man Walking... the two had starred [...] D
Ben doesn't eat a single thing during the entire film. This reinforces his dependence on alcohol as [...] D
The only non-Best Picture nominee for the year to be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. D
Sera's name is reminiscent of the song "Que sera, sera" (Whatever will be, will be). D
In the hotel room scene where Yuri tells Sera to leave and never come back, he is fully dressed but [...] D
The film features brief appearances of well-known Hollywood actors. The bartender at the breakfast/b [...] D
The electronic label changing on the drink bottles was only done on the 35 mm blow up internegative. [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the 400 movies nominated for the Top 100 G [...] D
The movie that Ben and Sera are watching when they lie by the pool at the Desert Hotel is Il terzo u [...] D
Permits were not issued for some street scenes. Hence, some scenes were done in one shot to avoid an [...] D
The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list. D
Mike Figgis: The gangster staring down Ben at the gas station outside of Las Vegas. D
Portraying prostitutes here, Elisabeth Shue and Mariska Hargitay would both go on to star as crime i [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 top 1 [...] D
Naomi Campbell had appearances in the film that were edited out before its release. D
The Rolex that Ben wears in the film is John O'Brien's actual watch. D
All of the solo scenes of Sera speaking either to herself, an unidentified person, or possibly a the [...] D
In this film, Elisabeth Shue describes the spelling of her name saying "With an E, S E R A, Sera." S [...] D
Nicolas Cage researched his character by binge drinking and visiting many hospitalized career alcoho [...] D
In at least two scenes, taxis are shown with an advertisement on the roof board depicting a brand ca [...] D
In one scene, Ben screams "Snake eyes" while throwing dices. Years later, Nicolas Cage would star in [...] D
When Ben pawns his watch, he remarks, "$500 for a '93 Rolex Daytona." Such a watch starts at a minim [...] D
Nicolas Cage and director Mike Figgis never got paid for making this film. Each was supposed to get [...] D
In the film, Ben says "I'm not sure if I lost my wife because of my drinking, or if I'm drinking bec [...] D
Features Elisabeth Shue's only Oscar-nominated performance. D
Director Bob Rafelson plays the man at the escalator at the mall. D
The morning after Nicolas Cage won the Best Actor Oscar, Howard Stern spoke with Nicolas's brother, [...] D
Nicolas Cage decided to star in this film partly because of his miserable experience filming the 199 [...] D
The "supermarket sweep" with Ben whistling his suicide death note scene was voted Empire magazines e [...] D
During Nicolas Cage's Oscar acceptance speech for Best Leading Actor role in the film, he thanked hi [...] D
The cast includes several directors and/or actors turned directors: Bob Rafelson, Mike Figgis, Vince [...] D
To get ready for his role, Nicolas Cage filmed himself drunk to study his speech patterns. D
Ben Sanderson was named one of the Top 10 Sloppiest Movie Drunks in Time Magazine (April 2011). D
Author John O'Brien, on whose novel this movie is based, committed suicide two weeks after the movie [...] D
Valeria Golino and Lucinda Jenney previously appeared in Rain Man - L'uomo della pioggia (1988). D