Snake Eyes (DVD 1998) (VG) Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, John Heard, Carla Gugino

Description: Brian DePalma directed this taut thriller, set in Atlantic City, where a corrupt cop investigates a political assassination. Outside an Atlantic City arena-hotel-casino, a TV news reporter stands in a pre-hurricane storm to report on the heavyweight boxing match about to begin inside. A transition to the stadium interior focuses on Atlantic City homicide Detective Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage), a father with a wife and son, yet also a dishonest cop who maintains a mistress and cheerfully accepts bribes. DePalma's Steadicam follows Santoro on a fast-paced tour of the stadium as the laughing, yelling detective travels stairs and hallways, talks to a gal with a between-rounds placard, visits the dressing room of champ Lincoln Tyler (Stan Shaw), rides down an escalator to squeeze money from a small-time hood, enters the arena of 14,000 fight fans, talks on his phone with his girlfriend and wife, and sits ringside next to his lifelong buddy, Navy Cmdr. Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise). Behind Dunne, the U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Kirkland (Joel Fabiani) is seated alongside billionaire casino owner Gilbert Powell (John Heard). As the fight gets underway, Dunne abandons his position protecting the defense chief to pursue a suspicious redhead. From his ringside vantage point, Santoro has a close view of the champ, curiously conscious despite taking a kayo punch. At that moment, an assassin fires at Kirkland. Santoro immediately concocts a good cover story for his pal (to explain why Dunne left his post protecting Kirkland). Just after the shooting, Dunne kills a Palestinian extremist, the apparent killer, and Santoro orders the stadium doors locked, hoping he can locate other suspects among the fleeing crowd. One such is Julia Costello (Carla Gugino), an injured woman in a blond wig who spoke with Kirkland seconds before the gunfire. After a video replay reveals the champ took a fall, going down to the floor from a punch that never touched him, Santoro becomes more curious and suspicious, comparing witness accounts, and he attempts to locate Julia, convinced she's the key to truth behind the assassination. As it all comes to a head, Santoro peels through successive layers of corruption, ultimately confronting himself in a self-examination of his own values. Filmed at Montreal's old Forum. Free Shipping USPS Media Mail with a Tracking Number in a Bubble Mailer or Box. DVDs are Money Back guaranteed to play. All DVDs include Discs, Case & cover art. No liner notes (Paper that has scene selections that sometimes come with the DVDs), No digital codes are included unless specified in the pictures, if they are pictured the code will be blacked out (Photoshoped). If digital codes are included they're probably expired. All disc keepers to secure the discs inside the case are working. If there are any flaws with the cover and/or cover art it will be noted. Photos are of the actual DVD listed not stock Photos.The 2nd spot of the Pictures is a video of the play side of the disc(s) for your inspection. Combined Shipping - $4 Refunded on each additional Movie, Please use the shopping cart as it will group your order together. Refund is done Manually as a Shipping Discount You can add additional movies to your order by visiting my store "Dave's Needful Things" > "Movies" to Browse all Movies or click on "Categories" > "Movies" to have them sorted by Genre.

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