Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Nicolas Cage, David Brisbin, R. Lee Ermey, Laurie Metcalf, Xander Berkeley, Danny Huston, Waldemar Kalinowski, Shawnee Smith, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Gordon Michaels, Thomas Kopache, French Stewart, Valeria Golino, Ed Lauter, Steven Weber, Graham Beckel, Mariska Hargitay, Lucinda Jenney, David Kriegel, Susan Barnes, Emily Procter, Marc Coppola, Kim Adams, Vincent Ward, Richard Lewis, Bob Rafelson, Carey Lowell, Stuart Reynolds , Albert Henderson, Shashi Bhatia, Anne Lange, Mike Figgis, Bill Thompson, Marek Stabrowski, Paul Quinn, Julian Lennon, Tracy Thorne, Michael A. Goorjian, Jeremy Jordan, Davidlee Willson, Sergio Premoli, Lou Rawls
Trailer
Reviews
100
Chicago Sun-Times
Cage and Shue make these cliches into unforgettable people.
100
Variety
The film pulls no punches, takes no prisoners and flies in the face of feel-good pictures.
90
Rolling Stone
A uniquely hypnotic and haunting love story sparked by Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue at their career best.
90
Film.com
Cage again proves himself the most fearless actor now working in movies.
90
The New York Times
Mr. Cage digs deep to find his character's inner demons while also capturing the riotous energy of his outward charm. [27 October 1995, p. C3]
