Leaving Las Vegas (DVD)

Best Actor Oscar(R) winner Nicolas Cage and Best Actress nominee Elisabeth Shue set the screen ablaze in this profoundly moving love story. Nominated for two additional Academy Awards(R) - Best Director and Best Screenplay - this emotionally charged powerhouse of a film graced over 100 "10 Best Lists" - including Roger Ebert's #1 Movie of the Year. Ben Sanderson (Cage) is a career alcoholic who has hit rock bottom. Trashing all personal and professional ties to his L.A. existence, he sets off for the lights of Vegas on a mission: to drink himself to death. There he meets Sera (Shue), a beautiful, seen-it-all hooker. From the moment Ben and Sera connect, they form a unique bond based upon unconditional acceptance and mutual respect that will change each of them forever. In the words of David Thompson of Los Angeles Magazine, "Leaving Las Vegas" is "a masterpiece"

Leaving Las Vegas (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment MPAA Rating: G