''Leaving Las Vegas'' is a semi-autobiographical 1990 novel by John O'Brien. The novel was adapted into a 1995 film of the same name, starring

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and

Elisabeth Shue Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''The Karate Kid'' (1984), ''Adventures in Babysitting'' (1987), '' Cocktail'' (1988), ''Back to the Future Part II'' (1989), '' B ...

. The film was nominated for four

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, winning one. O'Brien died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound within weeks of signing away the film rights to the novel.

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1990 American novels American novels adapted into films Novels about alcoholism Novels about American prostitution {{1990s-novel-stub