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Where was Leaving Las Vegas filmed?

1996 film, directed by Mike Figgis.

  • Santa Monica

The story is set in Los Angeles, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Los Angeles
Filmed in
Santa Monica
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About Leaving Las Vegas

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Released
1996
Director
Mike Figgis
Cast
Nicolas CageElisabeth ShueValeria GolinoJulian SandsSteven WeberEmily ProcterRichard LewisCarey LowellMariska HargitayGraham Beckel
Genre
RomanceDramaErotic
Based on
Leaving Las Vegas
Awards
Academy Award for Best Actor; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

Ben Sanderson is an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who has lost his job, family, and friends.

Sera is a prostitute working for abusive Latvian pimp Yuri Butsov.

He introduces himself and offers her $500 to spend an hour in his room with him.

Famous lines from Leaving Las Vegas

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Oh, my God.Ben
  • I just washed it.Sera
  • So why are you a drunk?Sera
  • Don't you like me, Ben?Sera
  • I think about four weeks.Ben

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