john o’brien’s debut novel, leaving las vegas, is an emotionally wrenching story of a woman who embraces life and a man who rejects it; A powerful tale of hard. leaving las vegas is a 1995 american romantic drama movie. It is about a depressed alcoholic screenwriter, ben sanderson, who moves to las vegas where he meets a. The novel was adapted into a 1995 film of the same name, starring nicolas cage and elisabeth shue.
