Snake Eyes (1998)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers (WGA):

Brian De Palma (story) &
David Koepp (story) ...
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Release Date:

7 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Believe Everything Except Your Eyes

Plot:

A shady police detective finds himself in the middle of a murder conspiracy at an important boxing match in an Atlantic City casino.

Plot Keywords:

Boxing | Conspiracy | Assassination | Casino | Murder

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Rick Santoro
Gary Sinise	...	Commander Kevin Dunne
John Heard	...	Gilbert Powell
Carla Gugino	...	Julia Costello
Stan Shaw	...	Lincoln Tyler
Kevin Dunn	...	Lou Logan
Michael Rispoli	...	Jimmy George
Joel Fabiani	...	Charles Kirkland
Luis Guzmán	...	Cyrus (as Luis Guzman)
David Anthony Higgins	...	Ned Campbell
Mike Starr	...	Walt McGahn
Tamara Tunie	...	Anthea
Chip Zien	...	Mickey Alter
Michaella Bassey	...	Tyler's Party Girl #2
Paul Joseph Bernardo	...	Casino Security #1
Jernard Burks	...	Tyler's Bodyguard
Mark Camacho	...	C.J.
Desmond Campbell	...	Arena Security
Jean-Paul Chartrand	...	Ring Announcer
Chip Chuipka	...	Zietz (Drunk)
Deano Clavet	...	Arena Security
Tara Ann Culp	...	Lady at Elevator
Kelly Deadmon	...	Blonde Reporter
Frédérick De Grandpré	...	College Boy #1
Adam C. Flores	...	Jose Pacifico Ruiz
George Fourniotis	...	Blue Shirt #3
Christina Fulton	...	Roundgirl
Kenneth Glegg	...	Referee
Sébastien Delorme	...	College Boy #4 (as Sebastien Delorme)
Alain Goulem	...	PPV Director
Dean Hagopian	...	Latecomer
Jayne Heitmeyer	...	Serena
Eric Hoziel	...	Rabat (Assassin)
Byron Johnson	...	College Boy #2
Guy Kelada	...	Blue Shirt
Sylvain Landry	...	Remote Producer
Cary Lawrence	...	Powell's Aide
Robert Norman	...	FBI Agent
Richard Lemire	...	Agent #2
Christopher B. MacCabe	...	Couple #2 (as Christopher Maccabe)
Sylvain Massé	...	Cop #1
William J. McKeon III	...	Anthea's Cameraman
Patrick McDade	...	Lawyer (as Patrick F. McDade)
Peter McRobbie	...	Gordon Pritzker
Christain Napoli	...	Michael Santoro
Lance E. Nichols	...	Cop #3
Jason Nuzzo	...	Coin Cup Grabber
Patrick Parent	...	Detective
Peter Patrikios	...	Coin Cup Decoy
Jacynthe René	...	Couple #1
Stephen Spreekmeester	...	College Boy #3
Eva Tep	...	Tyler's Party Girl #1
John Thaddeus	...	Cop #2
Jim Whelan	...	Mayor (as James Whelan)
Brian Anthony Wilson	...	Casino Security #2 (as Brian A. Wilson)
Richard Zeman	...	Agent #1
Gerard Max Desilus	...	Tyler's Party Crash Guy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Cancelliere	...	Casino Security #4 (uncredited)
Tom Detrik	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Michael Griffith	...	Body Guard #1 (uncredited)
Guy Létourneau	...	Police officer (uncredited)
Alex Nobles	...	(uncredited)
Melissa Palazzo	...	Prostitute (uncredited)
Mark Pricskett	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Andrew Semple	...	Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Kevin Craig West	...	Casino Security (uncredited)

Directed by
Brian De Palma

Writing credits (WGA)
Brian De Palma		(story) &
David Koepp		(story)
David Koepp		(screenplay)

Produced by
Brian De Palma	....	producer
Jeff Levine	....	associate producer
Chris Soldo	....	associate producer
Louis A. Stroller	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ryûichi Sakamoto

Cinematography by
Stephen H. Burum

Film Editing by
Bill Pankow

Casting by
Mary Colquhoun

Production Design by
Anne Pritchard

Art Direction by
James Fox
Isabelle Guay
Réal Proulx

Set Decoration by
Daniel Carpentier

Costume Design by
Odette Gadoury

Makeup Department
Fern Buchner	....	supervisimg makeup artist: Atlantic City
Claudette B. Casavant	....	makeup artist (as Claudette Casavant)
Joseph Coscia	....	hair stylist: Nicolas Cage (as Joe Coscia)
Lucille Demers	....	supervising makeup artist
Carol F. Doran	....	wigs: Atlantic City
Réjean Forget	....	supervising hair stylist (as Rejean Forget)
Johanne Gravel	....	makeup artist
Ginette Lajeunesse	....	assistant hair stylist
Laurent Lalonde	....	assistant hair stylist
Catherine Lamey	....	assistant makeup artist (as Catherine Lemay)
Martin Lapointe	....	hair stylist
Karine Letourneau	....	assistant makeup artist
Renate Leuschner	....	wigs: Atlantic City (as Renate Luschner)
Peggy Nicholson	....	supervising hair stylist: Atlantic City
Danielle Ouellette	....	assistant makeup artist
James Post	....	additional hair stylist: Atlantic City
Marie Régimbald	....	makeup artist (as Marie Regimbald)
Benjamin Robin	....	hair stylist: Gary Sinise
Benjamin Robin	....	makeup artist: Gary Sinise
Allen Weisinger	....	makeup artist: Nicolas Cage
Rosemary Zurlo	....	additional makeup artist: Atlantic City

Production Management
Catherine Bérubé	....	assistant unit manager (as Catherine Berube)
Alain Gagnon	....	production manager: Canada
Margaret Hilliard	....	unit production manager
Jimmy Kontos	....	unit manager
Kathleen McGill	....	unit production manager: Canada (as Kathy Mcgill)
Gilles Perreault	....	unit manager
Marie Portelance	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert C. Albertell	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Robert Albertell)
Michelle Benoit	....	third assistant director
Lisa Bloom	....	second second assistant director
Greg Hale	....	second assistant director: Atlantic City (as Gregory G. Hale)
David Hamburger	....	first assistant director: second unit (as David S. Hamburger)
Jono Oliver	....	second assistant director
Eric Schwab	....	second unit director
Chris Soldo	....	first assistant director
Ian Stone	....	third assistant director
Dandy Thibaudeau	....	third assistant director
Jean-François Duplat	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Claire Alary	....	property buyer
Jean-Philippe Atelier	....	model maker
Eric Bardin	....	property person
Michel Brochu	....	construction coordinator
Rejean Brochu	....	construction supervisor
Joseph Lang Browns	....	draftsperson
Marie Cailhier-Chartrand	....	property person
Kelly Canfield	....	assistant property master: Atlantic City
Teresa Carriker-Thayer	....	art director: Atlantic City
Michael Curry Sr.	....	construction foreperson: Atlantic City (as Michael Curry)
Gerald DeTitta	....	lead man: Atlantic City (as Jerry De Titta)
Rochelle Edelson	....	scenic foreperson: Atlantic City
Joan Finley	....	assistant property person: Atlantic City
Emmanuel Frechette	....	draftsperson
Alain Giguère	....	head scenic painter (as Alain Giguere)
Madeline Gonin	....	art department assistant coordinator
Denis Hamel	....	property master
Gay Howard	....	art department coordinator: Atlantic City
Barbara A. Kastner	....	property master: Atlantic City (as Barbara Kastner)
Hélène Lafrance	....	assistant art director (as Héléne LaFrance)
Raynald Langelier	....	draftsperson
Carl Lessard	....	graphic designer
Elizabeth Linn	....	charge scenic: Atlantic City
Jean Morin	....	assistant art director
Robert Parle	....	assistant set decorator
Chuck Potter	....	assistant set decorator: Atlantic City (as Charles M. Potter)
Beth A. Rubino	....	set decorator: Atlantic City (as Beth Rubino)
Dick Tice	....	property master: second unit
Melanie J. Baker	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Erik Gosselin	....	special creative props (uncredited)
Michael Herlihy	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Scott P. Murphy	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Clarissa Shanahan	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Allen Stillman	....	construction electric (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jean-Marin Basley	....	sound assistant
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
John Carbonara	....	group assistant adr editor
Richard P. Cirincione	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Richard Cirincione)
Richard P. Cirincione	....	supervising sound editor (as Richard Cirincione)
Laura Civiello	....	supervising dialogue editor
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Denis Dupont	....	boom operator
Harriet Fidlow	....	group adr editor
Marlena Grzaslewicz	....	dialogue editor
Bradford L. Hohle	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Kenton Jakub	....	adr editor
Jay Kessel	....	supervising assistant sound editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer	....	foley editor
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor
Joshua Landis	....	assistant sound editor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer (as George Lara)
Joe Lisanti	....	group assistant adr editor
Barry Malawski	....	assistant adr editor
Jane McCulley	....	supervising adr editor
Eytan Mirsky	....	sound effects editor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer (as Tom O'Connell)
Jacob Ribicoff	....	assistant sound editor
Patrick Rousseau	....	sound mixer
James Sabat	....	sound mixer: Atlantic City (as James Sabat Sr.)
Louis Sabat	....	boom operator: Atlantic City (as Louis Sabat Jr.)
Maurice Schell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Maurice Schell	....	supervising sound editor
Mike Schmidt	....	cable person: Atlantic City (as Michael Schmidt)
Warren Shaw	....	adr editor
Ira Spiegel	....	foley editor
Stuart Stanley	....	supervising foley editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Brian Vancho	....	foley artist
Peter Waggoner	....	adr mixer
Byron Wong	....	apprentice sound editor
Paul J. Zydel	....	adr mixer (as Paul Zydel)
Anne Pope	....	assistant adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mark Bero	....	special effects foreperson: Atlantic City
Guy Carriere	....	special effects technician
Georges Chartrand	....	assistant special effects technician
Thierry Craig	....	special effects technician (as Terry Craig)
Steve Cremin	....	special effects assistant supervisor
William Curtis	....	special effects technician (as William G. Curtis)
John J. Downey	....	special effects technician (as John Downey)
Gary Elmendorf	....	special effects supervisor
Christian Eubank	....	special effects technician
Steven Carlton Ficke	....	special effects technician (as Steven Ficke)
Donald Frazee	....	special effects technician
Normand Gobeille	....	assistant special effects technician
Erik Gosselin	....	special props
David Heron	....	special effects foreperson
William D. Kennedy	....	special effects technician
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects coordinator: Atlantic City (as Steve Kirshoff)
Jacques Langlois	....	special effects technician
Pierre L'Heureux	....	assistant special effects technician
Roland Loew	....	special effects foreperson
Mark Noel	....	special effects technician
Eric-André Paquin	....	assistant special effects technician
Louis Pedneault	....	assistant special effects technician
Yanic Petit	....	assistant special effects technician
Bryan Phillips	....	special effects technician
Pierre 'Bill' Rivard	....	special effects technician (as Pierre Rivard)
Jim Rollins	....	special effects technician (as James Rollins)
Philippe Roberge	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
David M. Sterner	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Jon Thackery	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Alia Agha	....	3D camera matchmover: ILM
John Alagna	....	optical effects supervisor
Joakim Arnesson	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Carl Assmus	....	grip: ILM
Charles Bailey	....	supervising model maker: ILM (as Charlie Bailey)
Bill Barr	....	key grip: ILM (as William Barr)
Adam Bennes	....	effects technician: ILM
Earl Beyer	....	film scanning operator: ILM (as Earl Bever)
Steve Braggs	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Patrick Brennan	....	digital compositor: ILM
Eric Brevig	....	visual effects supervisor
Daniel Brimer	....	visual effects production assistant: ILM
Ronn Brown	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Cathy Burrows	....	digital paint and roto artist: ILM
Lanny Cermak	....	3D camera matchmover: ILM
Robbie Clot	....	effects technician: ILM (as Robert Clot)
Tom Cloutier	....	electrician: ILM
Gail Currey	....	senior staff: ILM
Tabitha Dean	....	visual effects editor: CFC
Tom Debenham	....	visual effects designer: CFC
Adrian De Wet	....	visual effects designer: CFC (as Adrian DeWet)
Ron Diggory	....	grip: ILM
Giovanni Donovan	....	model maker: ILM
David S. Dranitzke	....	production stage manager: ILM
Eric Enderton	....	software developer: ILM
Chrissie England	....	senior staff: ILM
Brian Flora	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Joe Fulmer	....	effects technician: ILM (as Joseph Fulmer)
John Gazdik	....	camera assistant: ILM
Michael Gleason	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Susan Goldsmith	....	digital compositor: ILM
Craig Hammack	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: CFC
Aaron Haye	....	model maker: ILM
John Helms	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
David Heron	....	effects technician: ILM (as Dave Heron)
Geoff Heron	....	chief rigger and pyro technician: ILM
Matt Heron	....	effects technician: ILM
Bill Hirsch	....	computer systems engineer: ILM
Edward Hirsh	....	visual effects associate supervisor (as Edward T. Hirsh)
Christopher Horvath	....	computer graphics artist: ILM (as Christopher Encino Horvath)
Jim Hourihan	....	software developer: ILM
Patrick Jarvis	....	digital paint and roto artist: ILM
Susan Kelly-Andrews	....	digital paint and roto artist: ILM
Wayne Kennedy	....	digital modeler: ILM
Marshall Richard Krasser	....	digital compositor: ILM
Hayden Landis	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Angela Leaper	....	effects video editor: ILM
Daniel Lobl	....	computer graphics technical assistant: ILM
Keith London	....	model maker: ILM
Jacqueline M. Lopez	....	visual effects producer (as Jacqueline Lopez)
Roz Lowrie	....	visual effects editor: CFC
Alan Lynch	....	model maker: ILM
Margaret B. Lynch	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Jeff Mann	....	senior staff: ILM
Stuart T. Maschwitz	....	conceptual and animatic artist: ILM
Bill Mather	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Will Melick	....	computer systems engineer: ILM (as Will Mellick)
David Meny	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Dan Michalske	....	gaffer: ILM (as Danny Michalske)
Jim Morris	....	senior staff: ILM
Katie Morris	....	digital paint and roto artist: ILM
Dave Murphy	....	model maker: ILM
Mark Nelmes	....	visual effects designer: CFC
Dan Nelson	....	effects technician: ILM
Alison O'Brien	....	visual effects producer: CFC
Vance Piper	....	assistant camera: ILM
Erich Rigling	....	digital effects artist director: ILM (as Erich Rigling)
Thomas Rosseter	....	compositing supervisor: ILM (as Tom Rosseter)
Christian Rouet	....	software developer: ILM
Eric Schafer	....	software developer: ILM
Dave Scott	....	technical support: CFC
Christa Starr	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Damian Steel	....	computer graphics artist: ILM
Larry Tan	....	digital modeler: ILM
Pat Turner	....	director of photography for miniatures: ILM (as Patrick Turner)
Lam Van To	....	information systems: ILM
Bruce Vecchitto	....	digital color timing supervisor: ILM
Dave Watson	....	electrician: ILM
Marc Wilhite	....	computer graphics research assistant: ILM
Eran Yachdav	....	model maker: ILM
Habib Zargarpour	....	digital wave research and development: ILM
Casey Cannon	....	computer graphics producer: BFTRE (uncredited)
Vicki L. Engel	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Dan Glass	....	visual effects designer (uncredited)
Jiri Jacknowitz	....	digital paint and roto arist: ILM (uncredited)
Christian Kubsch	....	visual effects sequence producer: ILM: Pier Destruction Sequence (uncredited)
Kevin Phelan	....	scanning and recoding producer: CFC (uncredited)
M. Zachary Sherman	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Trevor Tuttle	....	model maker (uncredited)
Gail Wise	....	video playback coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts (as William Anagnos)
Stephen Bouffard	....	stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Chute	....	stunts
Mark Dillahunt	....	stunts
Alain Essen	....	stunts
Charlene Francique	....	stunts
Jimmy Gambina	....	assistant fight coordinator (as James Gambina Jr.)
Benoit Gauthier Jr.	....	stunts
Nathalie Girard	....	stunts
Patrick Kerton	....	stunts
Héléna Laliberté	....	stunts
Stéphane Lefebvre	....	stunts (as Stephane Lefebvre)
David McKeown	....	stunts
Mike Nomad	....	stunt coordinator (as Michael Nomad)
Alvin Powell	....	stunts
Michael Scherer	....	stunt coordinator (as Mike Scherer)
Eddie Yansick	....	stunt coordinator
Eddie Yansick	....	stunt double: Nicolas Cage
Alisa Christensen	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jon Archibald	....	second company grip
Claude Beauchamp	....	second assistant camera
Geoffroy Beauchemin	....	second assistant camera
James R. Belletier	....	second assistant camera: Atlantic City (as Jim Belletier)
Alan S. Blauvelt	....	first assistant camera (as Alan Blauvelt)
Glenn Cannon	....	24 frame video operator
John Clifford	....	still photographer: Atlantic City
Michael J. Delaney	....	gaffer: Atlantic City (as Michael Delaney)
Robert Dolan	....	rigging gaffer: Atlantic City
Therese Dolan	....	rigging electrician: Atlantic City
Attila Dory	....	still photographer (as Atilla Dory)
Michael S. Epley	....	dolly grip (as Michael Epley)
Michael Finnerty	....	first company rigging grip: Atlantic City
Brian Fitzsimons	....	second company grip: Atlantic City (as Brian Fitzsimmons)
Gilles Fortier	....	assistant chief lighting technician: Canada
Alex Funke	....	director of photography: second unit
Dennis Gamiello	....	first company grip: Atlantic City
Gordon Hayman	....	camera operator
Keith Kerr	....	second company grip: Canada
William LeNoir	....	generator operator: Atlantic City
John Lewin	....	gaffer: Canada
John Lima	....	24 frame video operator
Dan Loveless	....	crane operator: Titan crane (as Daniel Loveless)
Edward W. Lowry	....	dolly grip: Atlantic City
Martin Lowry	....	first company grip: second unit
Larry McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Michael 'Flash' McDonald	....	assistant chief lighting technician: Atlantic City (as Michael McDonald)
Bobby McMahan	....	second assistant camera: Atlantic City
Steven J. Mikolas	....	video assist operator (as Steven Mikolas)
Jon Philion	....	best boy electric
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Atlantic City
James J. Sabat Jr.	....	video assist operator: Atlantic City (as James J. Sabat)
Leon Sanginiti	....	second assistant camera: Atlantic City (as Leon Sanginiti Jr.)
Alex Skvorzov	....	gaffer
Mark Stanley	....	first company grip
Alex Touyarot	....	first assistant camera
Wayne Baker	....	assistant camera: Vista Vision, Montreal (uncredited)
Alain Bisson Doyal	....	grip (uncredited)
Roch Boucher	....	clapper loader (uncredited)
David Canestro	....	best boy grip (uncredited)
Daniel Chrétien Jr.	....	electrician (uncredited)
Kelly Diehl	....	libra head technician (uncredited)
James Edmiston	....	grip (uncredited)
Eames Gagnon	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Petr Hlinomaz	....	gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Denis Lamothe	....	light board operator (uncredited)
Joe Mellon	....	company grip: Atlantic City (uncredited)
Stephan Menghi	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Jason Micallef	....	electrician (uncredited)
Ray Milazzo	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
David Presley	....	video assist operator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Raymond Rivard	....	grip (uncredited)
Jeff Scott	....	electrician (uncredited)
Bruce D. Spellman	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sig De Miguel	....	casting assistant
David H. Kramer	....	voice casting (as David Kramer)
Lucie Robitaille	....	casting: Montreal
Eric H. Sandberg	....	casting supervisor: Atlantic City
Randi Wells	....	extras casting
Mike Lemon	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Mark Christian Subias	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marie-Etienne Bessette	....	assistant wardrobe
Rosalie Clermont-Bilodeau	....	assistant wardrobe
Ed Fincher	....	costumer: second unit (as Edward Fincher)
Sylvie Gagnon	....	wardrobe
Françoise Lecours	....	wardrobe (as Francoise Lecours)
Andrée Morin	....	wardrobe
Lyse Pomerleau	....	wardrobe coordinator
Gilda Texter	....	key costumer: Atlantic City

Editorial Department
Meredith Apel	....	apprentice film editor
Patricia Bowers	....	first assistant editor
Rosmary Conte	....	assistant film editor
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Andrew Weisblum	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Fernando Aponte	....	music score consultant
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Steven Danenberg	....	orchestra contractor
Goh Hotoda	....	music score consultant
Nicholas Meyers	....	music editor
Ryûichi Sakamoto	....	conductor
Ryûichi Sakamoto	....	orchestrator
Yukikazu Suzuki	....	orchestrator
Sally Swisher	....	assistant music editor
Kevin Townend	....	orchestrator
Fernando Aponte	....	score recordist (uncredited)
John Moses	....	musician: clarinetist (uncredited)
Blair Tindall	....	musician: English horn (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Henry S. Avelin	....	transportation co-captain: Atlantic City (as Henry Avélin)
Vito G. Balenzano	....	driver: cast
Mike Connelly	....	transportation captain: second unit
Kevin Keefe	....	transportation captain: Atlantic City
Daniel Matthews	....	transportation coordinator
Tim Parkinson	....	transportation captain
John Bober	....	driver: cast (uncredited)

Other crew
Patrick Bensimmon	....	assistant: Mr. Stroller
Andrew Campbell	....	weapons supplier: Atlantic City
Glenn Cannon	....	24 frame video supervisor
Jennifer Cossetto	....	title designer
Tara Ann Culp	....	assistant: Mr. De Palma (as Tara Culp)
Carey DePalma	....	assistant location manager: Atlantic City (as Carey De Palma)
Marie-Josée Dupont	....	production coordinator
Fred Gabrielli	....	caterer: Atlantic City
Yvonne M. Gabrielli	....	craft service: Atlantic City (as Yvonne Gabrielli)
Jimmy Gambina	....	boxing choreographer (as James Gambina)
Erica Goldstein	....	assistant: Anne Pritchard
Joie Gregory	....	location manager: Atlantic City
Matthew K. Grigsby	....	assistant auditor
George 'Skip' Henfling	....	assistant accountant
Donald Hudome	....	production assistant: Atlantic City
Lorraine Jamison	....	unit publicist
Jordan Kligerman	....	production assistant: Atlantic City
Barbara Komorowski	....	assistant: Mr. De Palma
Marco Kyris	....	photo double: Rick Santoro
Robert A. Levine	....	unit publicist: Atlantic City
Lynn Lewis Lovett	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Lynn Lewis)
Mario Luiz	....	assistant: Mr. Cage
Heather MacLean	....	production secretary
Gabrielle Mahler	....	assistant: Mr. De Palma
Irina Naydichev	....	payroll auditor
Carol Ness	....	crowd extras coordinator
Judd Nissen	....	production travel: Atlantic City
Sylvie Normandin	....	assistant: Mr. Stroller
Joanne Oboyski	....	customs (as Joanne Oboyski-Battelene)
Joanne Oboyski	....	shipping (as Joanne Oboyski-Battelene)
Joanne Oboyski	....	travel liaison (as Joanne Oboyski-Battelene)
Michael 'Mox' Pappas	....	craft service: Atlantic City (as Michael Pappas)
Panos Partheniou	....	production auditor: Canada
Gene Petersen	....	technical advisor: Atlantic City
Thomas Pilurs	....	assistant: Mr. Sinise
Philippe Pommier	....	office production assistant
Brigitte Renaud	....	craft service
Colette Richer	....	caterer
Todd Rowland	....	assistant: Mr. Cage
Sandra Maltz Saccio	....	production coordinator: Atlantic City
Yanie Salvas	....	assistant production coordinator
Nick Santoro	....	assistant: Mr. Koepp
Janice F. Sperling	....	production coordinator
Gene Strange	....	first assistant auditor
Claudine Strasser	....	script supervisor
Joni Tackette	....	crowd extras assistant coordinator
Victorine Tamafo	....	production secretary
Joan Thompson	....	first assistant auditor: Atlantic City
S. Kaye Thompson	....	production assistant: Atlantic City
Susan Towner	....	production auditor
Lynn Twentyman	....	script supervisor: Atlantic City (as Lynne Twentyman)
Lora Umphress	....	assistant auditor: Atlantic City
Peter Wasserman	....	location coordinator: Atlantic City
Carmen B. Weets	....	assistant production coordinator: Atlantic City
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services (uncredited)
Lisa S. Beasley	....	crowd promotion (uncredited)
Pierre Cheminat	....	office runner (uncredited)
Paul Dupont	....	safety coordinator (uncredited)
Joseph G. Eckardt	....	on-set production assistant (uncredited)
Michelle Flowers	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Robert 'Rock' Galotti	....	weapons specialist (uncredited)
Pamela Hill	....	stand-in: Carla Gugino (uncredited)
Eric Lafrance	....	head labourer (uncredited)
Michael McBrien	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Geoff Murillo	....	key set production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
Craig Nersesian	....	assistant: Louis A. Stroller (uncredited)
Wendy Scharfman	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Maurice Schell	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Art Smith Jr.	....	production assistant: Atlantic City (uncredited)
Michèle St-Arnaud	....	location manager (uncredited)
James Tamblyn	....	computer playback operator (uncredited)
David Torn	....	textures & guitar (uncredited)
Frank Venegas	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Dave Young	....	weapons handler (uncredited)

Thanks
John Cosentino	....	thanks
Andre La Fond	....	thanks
Pierre La France	....	thanks
Richard Santoro	....	thanks
Steve Sless	....	thanks

Production Companies

• DeBart
• Paramount Pictures
• Touchstone Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Falcon (1998) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Video (1998) (USA) (video)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2001) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista International Finland (Finland)
• Buena Vista International Spain
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Buena Vista International (Japan)
• Buena Vista International (non-USA)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (France)
• Touchstone Home Video (France) (video)

Special Effects

• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (visual effects)
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects and animation)
• Intrigue (special effects)
• Texa FX Group (special makeup effects)
• W.M. Creations (special makeup effects)

Other Companies

• Andrea Kenton & Associates  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Cine Radio Model  flying eye provided by
• Cold Blue Rentals  weapons supplied by
• Effects House, The  titles and opticals
• GP Snake Eyes Productions LP  production services: Canada
• Gala Catering  caterer: Atlantic City
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• London Wig Company  wigs
• Loop Group  voice casting
• Mike Lemon Casting  location and extras casting
• Versabec Inc.  catering

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:T | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) (cut) | Singapore:PG (original rating) (cut) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:14A | Canada:G (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

DeBart

Trivia:

Opening sequence includes 8 cuts: First take - 2'19" 0'18" TV screen - 2'37" Rick Santoro by the monitors Second take - 2'41" 2'37" Rick starts to walk - 4'18" - Rick follows Cyrus Third take - 1'43" 4'18" Rick on the stairs - 6'01" - Rick shouts "Go Tyler! Go Tyler!" Fourth take - 1'02" 6'01" Rick enters Arena - 7'03" - Rick meets Kevin Fifth take - 2'47" 7'03" Rick starts to talk with Kevin - 9'49" Kevin looks on redhead woman Sixth take - 2'22" 9'49" Redhead on the Arena - 12'11" Blonde talks to Kirkland Seventh take - 0'18" 12'11" Rick watching the fight - 12'29" "Here comes the Pain!!" Eighth take - 0'21" 12'29" Rick watching the fight - 12'50" Rick answers the phone from a girl with number "7"

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: After Richard is beat up by Tyler, Commander Dunne starts telling Richard about what it will be like if he doesn't go along with his plans. He says, "your life will fall the hell apart," when his lips clearly say "your life will fall the fuck apart."

Quotes:

Kevin Dunne: Don't give me that wounded look. You haven't got the face for it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 22 (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

Sin City

A Three Ring Circus of a Movie- I Loved It!

Overblown, overdirected, overacted: that's why I always enjoy DePalma's movies. He made the statement that the camera lies 24 times a second, and SNAKE EYES plays on that theme.

De Palma's camera is constantly in motion, roaming through the arena, casino , and hotel as if it had a life of its own. At the beginning of the film we watch Nick Santoro (Nicolas Cage) as he swims through the sewer (his words) that is the Atlantic City casino world. He tells us, "This isn't a beach town. It's a sewer. It's my sewer, I am the king."

It's literally a dark and stormy night. A hurricane (a tv reporter is pressured to refer to it as a 'tropical depression' on the air) is coming ashore, and 14,000 people are gathered at a casino complex to watch a prizefight.

There's a shooting during the fight, and Cage orders the exits sealed; who would go outside into a hurricane remains a mystery, but anyhow. There are two mysterious women involved in the incident, and as time passes he realizes that there were lots of people involved, possibly even his longtime friend Navy Commander Dunne (Gary Sinese) who is as straight-arrow as Cage's character is sleazy.

By the end of the story Cage is working toward redemption- even though during the early part of the film it's made clear that he sees everything as having a price.

There's one point where he is offered a million dollars to reveal where one of the women (she knows a lot- too much- about a defense contract, and was talking to the Secretary of Defense when he was shot) is hiding. And there 's a very real chance that he might give in, or be unable to protect her when the danger gets intense.

Men in De Palma's films have a way of failing to come through for women in critical situations. An executive couldn't save his wife in OBSESSION. A young actor couldn't protect a mysterious, beautiful woman in BODY DOUBLE. The nicest guy in school couldn't keep the outcast/prom queen CARRIE from humiliation and its awful consequences. In the superb BLOW OUT a movie soundman rescues a young woman from a sinking car early in the story, but is too late to save her from a madman at the film's conclusion.

So there is no guarantee of a happy ending. Self doubt weighs heavily in De Palma's films, and often people's best efforts are to no avail.

Admittedly David Koepp and De Palma's script is something of a problem. There's a complex conspiracy underfoot, and conspiracies are low on my list of compelling things- I got burned out on them in the seventies.

Far more compelling is the great fun that Cage has with his character. Boy, does he get to chew scenery here. Constantly in motion, talking on his cell phone (even during a hurricane; some of my friends can't use theirs when a cloud passes over the sun), interacting with the low life characters around the casino.

And, oh, does DePalma have fun with the whole thing. Of course, nothing is what it seems to be. He retells the action from the viewpoint of this or that character: we sometimes literally see what happened through that character's eyes. An important setpiece in which we finally see what really happened in clear perspective uses split screen imagery- and in the theatre where we saw SNAKE EYES the use of stereo sound was an integral part of the seperation of images.

For all the bravado of his performance, I was impressed with Cage's ability and willingness to share the screen with other actors. In some of the retellings he is a supporting character or featured extra, and as an actor he's more than willing to let our attention shift to someone else. A lesser actor might have been afraid of that shift of focus. Way to go, Nicolas. That's a real sign of maturity as an actor.

So did I buy into De Palma's bag of tricks? Yup, 100%. It's nice to see a movie that isn't afraid of the old razzle-dazzle. I do appreciate subtlety and complex ideas- that's why I'm a voracious reader. I really don't think I'd enjoy De Palma directing an adaptation of a Jane Austen novel or REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST. The Merchant- Ivory people do that sort of thing so nicely. But it was nice to sit back for an hour and a half and let a master showman use illusion to fool us and let our eyes fool our brains.

On a five scale, Pops gives it four slot machines.