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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Carlos De Loera

Director says he and Nicolas Cage were never paid for 'Leaving Las Vegas'

Nicolas Cage and director Mike Figgis went all in but ended up empty-handed after "Leaving Las Vegas."

On a recent episode of the "It Happened in Hollywood" podcast, Figgis revealed neither he nor Cage, who won an Academy Award for his role in the 1995 film, received the $100,000 each that they were promised for completing the movie.

"[Lumiere Pictures] said the film never went into profit," Figgis said.

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