NICOLAS Cage was filmed being booted out of a fancy Las Vegas restaurant after getting into a drunken tiff with staff and was “mistaken for a homeless man” by onlookers.

Exclusive video footage obtained by The Sun shows the National Treasure actor, 57, being escorted out of Lawry’s Prime Rib near the famous Las Vegas strip last week.

Eyewitnesses at first mistook the star – who won an Oscar for his portrayal of an alcoholic in Leaving Las Vegas – for a drunk homeless person.

They told The Sun that according to staff Nicolas had been drinking expensive whiskey and shots of tequila before becoming belligerent.

Wearing leopard pants and flip-flops, the actor can be seen sitting on a sofa while barefoot and struggling to get his sandals on before staggering around and shouting.

He was then blocked from apparently attempting to come back into the eatery by a woman believed to be a female member of staff in the incident on September 13.

It comes after an emotional rollercoaster of a year for Nicolas which has seen him get married for the fifth time and lose his mom Joy Vogelsang. 

A source, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Sun: “We were at that bar at Lawry’s when we noticed what we at first thought was a homeless man completely drunk and being rowdy.

“To our shock it turned to be Nicolas Cage. He was completely smashed and was getting into a bit of a fight with the staff. 

“He was in a really bad state and was walking around shoeless. Staff told us he had been downing shots of tequila and 1980 Macallan whiskey. 

“He was shouting at people and trying to get into fights and then staff asked him to leave. 

“He was so drunk he could barely get his flip flops on before being escorted out.

“He asked us if we wanted to come back to his place but he was in a bad way so we didn’t think it was a good idea.

“One of the regulars ended up taking him home.”

Source: thesun.co.uk