Snake Eyes

"Believe everything except your eyes."

1998 1h 38m EN

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6.2

MID

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43%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 1,576🥫43%Rotten Tomatoes●52Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 91,526

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Synopsis

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All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. Determined to solve the crime, he quickly learns that his search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an ever-widening web of conspiracy, intrigue, and danger.

“Believe everything except your eyes.”

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Cast

Nicolas Cage
Rick Santoro
Gary Sinise
Kevin Dunne
Carla Gugino
Julia Costello
John Heard
Gilbert Powell
Stan Shaw
Lincoln Tyler
Kevin Dunn
Lou Logan
Michael Rispoli
Jimmy George
Joel Fabiani
Charles Kirkland

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brian De Palma
Writers: David Koepp, Brian De Palma, David Koepp
Languages: English, Czech
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $73M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Czech.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brian De Palma, shot by Stephen H. Burum. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bill Pankow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise and Carla Gugino carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Believe everything except your eyes.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brian De Palma directs. Stephen H. Burum behind the camera. Ryuichi Sakamoto scores. Bill Pankow cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Czech.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $73M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Czech.
4Directed by Brian De Palma, shot by Stephen H. Burum. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bill Pankow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise and Carla Gugino carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Believe everything except your eyes.".
9IMDB entry: tt0120832 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 19 themes, including "assassination", "casino", "gambling", "political activism".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stephen H. Burum
Original score: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Editing: Bill Pankow
Production design: Anne Pritchard
Costume design: Odette Gadoury
Makeup / hair: Joseph Coscia
VFX supervisor: Eric Brevig
Stunt coordinator: Michael Scherer
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $73,000,000
Box office: $103,900,000
Return: 142% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Snake Eyes (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes: 43% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 52/100
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 91,526 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations total

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Bazzjazz2018-05-22
★ 5/10
It’s just typical John Travolta , Nicholas Cage , doing John Travolta and Nick Cage Until the demise of one of them. Not memorable. But you knew that!
CinemaSerf2023-08-28
★ 6/10
My biggest problem with this, aside from the shockingly wooden acting from Nicolas Cage - is that I saw through the subterfuge almost immediately. Quite possibly luck, but once I'd guessed who was doing what to whom, the thing just descended into a remarkably procedural thrill-free thriller that I really struggled to remain engaged with. As it is, dodgy cop "Santoro" (Cage) finds himself embroiled in the assassination of the US Defence Secretary at a boxing match. Working with his military security chief - and close friend "Dunne" (Gary Sinise) he has to try and find out just who would gain by this, and why. There are a few red herrings, a mysterious woman in white, and as the story develops plenty of plausible enough candidates, but there is precious little jeopardy and the "Santoro" character is neither likeable nor engaging. Some of the dialogue is pretty cringeworthy, and I am afraid I just found the whole thing a fairly mediocre and forgettable effort all round.