Snake Eyes is a crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, one 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. It cost an estimated $73 million to produce, returned $103 million worldwide and received a mixed response from critics.
A boisterous and corrupt Atlantic City police detective, Rick Sa...
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Snake Eyes is a crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, one 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. It cost an estimated $73 million to produce, returned $103 million worldwide and received a mixed response from critics.
A boisterous and corrupt Atlantic City police detective, Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage) attends a heavyweight championship boxing match. Also there is his best friend, U.S. Navy Commander Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise), who is part of a group at ringside that includes Defense Secretary Charles Kirkland.
With the fight in progress, a woman named Julia Costello (Carla Gugino) sits beside Santoro to speak, furtively, to the Secretary of Defense. Suddenly there are gunshots, wounding her and mortally injuring Kirkland. There is chaos in the arena as the fight is stopped and fans stampede toward the exits.
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