Snake Eyes is a 1998 English-language Crime Mystery motion picture. The motion picture was Produced by Brian De Palma under the banner of Paramount Pictures in collaboration with Touchstone Pictures. Ricky Santoro is a flamboyant and corrupt Atlantic City cop with a dream: become so well connected that he can become mayor. In lieu of that, he'll settle for keeping his comfortable lifestyle. On the night of the heavyweight boxing championship, Rick becomes mixed up in the assassination of the Secretary of Defense, an assassination involving his best friend. Becoming the investigating officer in the case, Rick soon uncovers a conspiracy to kill the Secretary and a mysterious woman in white. The conspiracy was shocking, but not half as shocking as the identity of its mastermind. Written by The Mystery Guest. Snake eyes stars Nicolas Cage in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Gary Sinise, John Heard, Carla Gugino, Stan Shaw, Kevin Dunn and Michael Rispoli. The music was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. It was released on 10th September 1998. The Film was successful at box office. Snake Eyes was made on a budget of $73 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $103 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Paramount Pictures.