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Nicolas Cage Thinks He 'Probably' Was Not Paid for an Oscar-Winning Role
Nicolas Cage starred in the 1995 drama ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ and received an Oscar for his performance
Cage starred as a suicidal alcoholic who moves from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in the 1995 Mike Figgis-helmed drama. “They said the film never went into profit,” Figgis claimed, recalling a conversation he had with the studio that backed the project, Lumiere Pictures. Matthew McConaughey, Forest Whitaker, Nicolas Cage and Brendan Fraser pose with Cillian Murphy winner of the Oscar for Best Actor.Robyn BECK / AFFiggis shared that he opted to use handheld 16mm cameras due to the movie’s low budget and filmed in the streets of Las Vegas in one take.
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