Snake Eyes (film)

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 began De Palma's slide in commercial bankability. The film was also panned by most critics.

Plot

A shady Atlantic City police 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 US Navy Commander Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise) is in on the conspiracy and working against him.

Featured cast

Trivia

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• Will Smith was originally approached for this film but couldn't agree with the studio on salary.
• The ringside drunk says 'here comes the pain', a line used 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 Nicolas 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]
• The movie is notable as the first twelve minutes were filmed in what seems to be one continuous shot from the opening sequence featuring the reporter to the assassination. The shot actually has 8 cuts.
• A huge special effects sequence was created by Industrial Light and Magic and cut from the final edit of the film. This sequence involved a huge tidal wave crashing through the casino. The sequence was entirely removed during post production. Several references to it remain in the final edit of the film.

External links

• Snake Eyes at the Internet Movie Database