Leaving Las Vegas

~I love you... The way you are.

Overview

Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.

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General Information

Release Date: 1995-10-27
Budget: $3600000
Revenue: $49800000
Runtime: 111 min

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