The film was shot on location in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Nicolas Cage won the 1995 Best Actor Academy Award for his role in the film, beating out other favored actors such as Sean Penn (nominated for his role in DEAD MAN WALKING).
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The Boston Society of Film Critics awarded Nicolas Cage its best actor prize for 1995.
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The film won Independent Spirit Awards for best picture, actress (Elizabeth Shue), director, and cinematography.
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Director Mike Figgis played trumpet and keyboards on the film's soundtrack.
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Nicholas Cage and Elisabeth Shue spent time with alcoholics and prostitutes, respectively, in order to research their roles.
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John O'Brien, who wrote the novel this film is based on, killed himself two weeks after learning that his book would be adapted for the screen. His father considers the novel his son's suicide note.
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