Leaving Las Vegas

Powerful, critically acclaimed study of the depths of alcoholism with Nicolas Cage in an Oscar-winning role as Ben Sanderson, a boozing, out-of-control Hollywood executive who leaves his job and heads for Las Vegas, where he plans to drink himself to death. Sanderson becomes romantically involved with an abused hooker (Elisabeth Shue), but is it too late for him to be saved? With Julian Sands, Richard Lewis, Steven Weber, Emily Procter; Mike Figgis directs. 111 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set.