Alcohol In Movies

The Hangover

(2009) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Heather Graham
Four friends who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party, only to wake up the next morning not remembering a thing and missing the groom, whose wedding is scheduled to occur the next day.

Superbad

(2007) Greg Mottola, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera
Evan (Cera) and Seth (Hill) are long-time friends in their senior year of high school, about to leave for different colleges. Their mutual friend, Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), has plans to acquire a fake ID, so Seth agrees to buy alcohol for a party that his crush, Jules (Emma Stone), is hosting.

Leaving Las Vegas

(1995) Nicholas Cage, Elizabeth Shue
Ben Sanderson (Cage) is a career alcoholic who has hit rock bottom. Trashing all personal and professional ties to his L.A. existence, he sets off for the lights of Vegas on a mission: to drink himself to death. There he meets Sera (Shue), a beautiful, seen-it-all hooker. From the moment Ben and Sera connect, they form a unique bond based upon unconditional acceptance and mutual respect that will change each of them forever.

The Lost Weekend

(1945) Ray Milland, Jane Wyman
Don Birnam (Milland) is a writer whose lust for booze consumes his career, his life, and his loved ones. The film was based on the novel “The Lost Weekend” by Charles R. Jackson about a writer who drinks heavily out of frustration over the accusation that he had an affair with one of his buddies while in college.