| Release Date: | Oct 1995 |
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| Genres: | Drama / Romance |
| Awards: | Won Oscar. Another 25 wins & 17 nominations |
| Runtime: | 111 min |
| Cast: | Nicolas Cage (Ben Sanderson), Elisabeth Shue (Sera) Julian Sands (Yuri) Richard Lewis (Peter) Steven Weber (Marc Nussbaum) Kim Adams (Sheila) Emily Procter (Debbie) Stuart Regen (Man at Bar) Valeria Golino (Terri) Graham Beckel (L.A. Bartender) Al Henderson (Man at Strip Bar) Shashi Bhatia (Hispanic Prostitute) Carey Lowell (Bank Teller) Anne Lange (Business Colleague) Thomas Kopache (Mr. Simpson) |
Because his wife left him and took his son with her, screenwriter Ben Anderson has started drinking, a lot. He's getting more and more isolated and he troubles women in bars because he wants to have sex with them. When he gets fired, he decides to leave everything behind and move to Las Vegas and drink himself to death. In Las Vegas he meets Sera, a prostitute with some problems as well who he moves in with.
