Leaving Las Vegas/Trivia


 * Author Existence Failure: The film is based on the novel of the same name, by John O'Brien. He committed suicide after the book was optioned.
 * That makes watching the film Harsher in Hindsight. See Money to Burn in the main page.
 * Dyeing for Your Art: Nicolas Cage prepared for the role by binge drinking for two weeks in Dublin and having friends videotape the results for later study.
 * Cage was also really drunk during the scene when he freaked out and flipped over a table at a bar.