10 More Times Actors Had To Get Drunk To Shoot Their Scenes

9. Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas Nicolas Cage
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Perhaps proving the ultimate reward of drinking on the job, Nicolas Cage boozed his way to a Best Actor Oscar in the classic 1995 drama Leaving Las Vegas.

Cage didn't technically get drunk for any of the scenes that appear in the final movie, but his preparation process involved recording himself getting totally wasted, then speaking to the camera and analysing the slurred speech patterns in order to convincingly play a drunk.

The results speak of course for themselves, and earn him a special distinction for making arguably the most artful, considered use of alcohol in a movie performance. Why can't he do more of this these days?

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