A shady police detective finds himself in the middle of a murder conspiracy at an important boxing match in an Atlantic City casino.A shady police detective finds himself in the middle of a murder conspiracy at an important boxing match in an Atlantic City casino.A shady police detective finds himself in the middle of a murder conspiracy at an important boxing match in an Atlantic City casino.
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6.1/10
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- Director
- Writers
- Brian De Palma(story)
- David Koepp(story)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Brian De Palma(story)
- David Koepp(story)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Luis Guzmán
- Cyrus
- (as Luis Guzman)
- Director
- Writers
- Brian De Palma(story)
- David Koepp(story) (screenplay)
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Storyline
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- TriviaThe opening 20 minute Steadicam sequence is not really one continuous shot - there are numerous hidden edits. At least 12 minutes of the sequence was done in one take.
- Goofs(at around 26 mins) When Santoro is speaking with Lincoln Tyler in his room for the first time, Lincoln says he was head-butted and there are 2 butterfly stitches on his right eye brow. When he sends everyone out of the room you can clearly see that Lincoln now has 3 butterfly stitches on his right eyebrow while talking with Santoro.
- Quotes
Commander Kevin Dunne: How's Angela?
Rick Santoro: Fat, fabulous, fantastic--I love her.
Commander Kevin Dunne: How's the other one--what's her name? Candy?
Rick Santoro: Oh, Monique? Skinny, mean, expensive--I *LOVE* her!
- Crazy creditsThe end credits scroll over a construction site scene (presumably the new casino), closing in tighter and tighter until the final shot is of a bright red jewel embedded in a concrete pillar that the workmen are installing. Most of the time the jewel is hidden under the hand of one of the workers. The ring was worn by the red-haired woman/Navy agent who was part of Commander Kevin Dunn's scheme.
- SoundtracksFiesta Mexicana
Written and Performed by Rick Rhodes (as Rhodes), Chieli Minucci (as Minucci) & Steve Skinner (as Skinner)
Courtesy of Zomba Music Services
Featured review
Nicely assembled thriller.
Snake Eyes is not very original as a premise, yet the material feels engaging and fresh as it unfolds on the screen. It is also well shot, well edited, and while the story is kind of silly, it never gets too convoluted and it says linear and focused. It's not a great movie, but as it stands, it makes a pretty fun thriller.
It is fight night in Altantic City, and the Secretary of Defence is attending. Unfortunately for him (and the nation I supposed) he is gunned down in the middle of the match. Panic erupts, and the police lock down the arena, leaving fourteen thousand possible suspects and/or eye witnesses inside. It is up to detective Rick Santoro to gets some answers.
If I am gonna make any complains about the film, it would be the following two. Nicholas Cage (as usual) over-acts BIG TIME!!! I MEAN HE REALLY OVER DOES HIS PERFORMANCE!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK??!!! ............excuse me. I also find the Climactic finale a bit over directed. Any who knows movies, knows that Brian de Palma likes to stage his adrenaline like an opera, with bold assertive scoring, and slow motion, plus an emphasis on physical acting. Sometimes it feels right, sometimes not. One thing he always gets right though, is his integration of a long sweeping shot. Snake Eyes begins with one, and it takes up most of the first scene in fact, that's pretty good.
Snake Eyes despite its flaws is crafted skillfully enough to sustain a viewer for a hundred minutes. It is not a film that needs to be seen but it is a good one to watch if you catch it on the box one night.
It is fight night in Altantic City, and the Secretary of Defence is attending. Unfortunately for him (and the nation I supposed) he is gunned down in the middle of the match. Panic erupts, and the police lock down the arena, leaving fourteen thousand possible suspects and/or eye witnesses inside. It is up to detective Rick Santoro to gets some answers.
If I am gonna make any complains about the film, it would be the following two. Nicholas Cage (as usual) over-acts BIG TIME!!! I MEAN HE REALLY OVER DOES HIS PERFORMANCE!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK??!!! ............excuse me. I also find the Climactic finale a bit over directed. Any who knows movies, knows that Brian de Palma likes to stage his adrenaline like an opera, with bold assertive scoring, and slow motion, plus an emphasis on physical acting. Sometimes it feels right, sometimes not. One thing he always gets right though, is his integration of a long sweeping shot. Snake Eyes begins with one, and it takes up most of the first scene in fact, that's pretty good.
Snake Eyes despite its flaws is crafted skillfully enough to sustain a viewer for a hundred minutes. It is not a film that needs to be seen but it is a good one to watch if you catch it on the box one night.
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- Samiam3
- Jul 17, 2010
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $73,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $55,591,409
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,310,373
- Aug 9, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $103,891,409
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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