Snake Eyes (film)
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| Snake Eyes | |
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 Snake Eyes DVD Cover |
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| Directed by | Brian De Palma |
| Produced by | Brian De Palma |
| Written by | Story: Brian De Palma David Koepp Screenplay: David Koepp |
| Starring | Nicolas Cage Gary Sinise Carla Gugino Joel Fabiani Luis Guzmán |
| Music by | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Cinematography | Stephen H. Burum |
| Editing by | Bill Pankow |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (USA) Touchstone Pictures (elsewhere) |
| Release date(s) | August 7, 1998 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $73 million USD |
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Snake Eyes is a crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, and featuring his trademark use of long tracking shots and split screens. Released in 1998, the film was written by David Koepp and De Palma, and rated R when released to theaters on August 7 of 1998, at the height of the summer movie season. The film, which cost an estimated $73 million to produce, only returned $55 million, and continued De Palma's slide in commercial bankability. The film was also panned by most critics.
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[edit] Plot
A shady Atlantic City detective, Rick Santoro (played by Nicolas Cage) believes there is a conspiracy behind the assassination of the Secretary of Defense at a boxing match. Julia Costello (Carla Gugino) also knows of the conspiracy, and seeks protection from Santoro. Little does Santoro know, but his friend and navy commander Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise) is in on the conspiracy and working against him.
[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Nicolas Cage | Rick Santoro |
| Kevin Dunn | Lou Logan |
| Joel Fabiani | Charles Kirkland |
| Carla Gugino | Julia Costello |
| Luis Guzmán | Cyrus |
| John Heard | Gilbert Powell |
| David Anthony Higgins | Ned Campbell |
| Michael Rispoli | Jimmy George |
| Stan Shaw | Lincoln Tyler |
| Gary Sinise | Commander Kevin Dunne |
| Mike Starr | Walt McGahn |
| Tamara Tunie | Anthea |
| Chip Zien | Mickey Alter |
[edit] Trivia
- Will Smith was originally approached for this film, but couldn't come to an agreement with the studio on salary.
- The ringside drunk says, "Here come comes the pain", a line also spoken in another Brian De Palma film, Carlito's Way.
- The real mayor of Atlantic City, James Whelan plays the mayor who presents the award at the end of the film.
- This is the second film with Nicholas Cage (after Face/Off) to be made by Paramount Pictures and Touchstone Pictures.
- The arena sequences were filmed in the Montreal Forum, former home of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens as the building was about to be gutted [1].
