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| Director: | Brian De Palma | 
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| Writer: | David Koepp, Brian De Palma | 
| Staring: | 
| All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence agent Kevin Dunne, to uncover the conspiracy behind the killing. At every turn, Santoro makes increasingly shocking discoveries that even he can't turn a blind eye to. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 07, 1998 | 
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| Director: | Brian De Palma | 
| Writer: | David Koepp, Brian De Palma | 
| Genres: | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 
| Keywords | gambling, assassination, casino, political activism, naval officer, atlantic city, bribery, homicide detective, secretary of defense, whistleblower, corrupt cop, boxing match, navy commander, admiring, adoring, ambiguous, amused, dubious | 
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, DeBart, Touchstone Pictures, GP Snake Eyes Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $103,900,000 Budget: $73,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| Luis Guzmán | Cyrus | 
| David Anthony Higgins | Ned Campbell | 
| Mike Starr | Walt McGahn | 
| Adam C. Flores | José Pacifico Ruiz | 
| 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 #1 | 
| Jean-Paul Chartrand | Ring Announcer | 
| Chip Chuipka | Zeitz (Drunk) | 
| Deano Clavet | Arena Security | 
| Tara Ann Culp | Lady at Elevator | 
| Kelly Deadmon | Blonde Reporter | 
| Frédérick de Grandpré | College Boy #1 | 
| Sébastien Delorme | College Boy #4 | 
| George Fourniotis | Blue Shirt #3 | 
| Christina Fulton | Roundgirl | 
| Kenneth Glegg | Referee | 
| 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 | 
| Sylvain Massé | Cop #1 | 
| Patrick McDade | Lawyer | 
| William J. McKeon III | Anthea's Cameraman | 
| Peter McRobbie | Pritzker | 
| Christian 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 | 
| Brian Anthony Wilson | Casino Security #2 | 
| Richard Zeman | Agent #1 | 
| Gerard Max Desilus | Tyler's Party Crash Guy | 
| Marco Kyris | Rick Santoro Photo Double | 
| Antoinette Cancelliere | Casino Security #4 (uncredited) | 
| Kevin Craig West | Casino Security (uncredited) | 
| Andrew Semple | Ringside Photographer (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Daniel Carpentier | Set Decoration | 
| Hélène Lafrance | Assistant Art Director | 
| Gordon Hayman | Camera Operator | 
| Eric Brevig | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Richard P. Cirincione | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Jim Kontos | Unit Manager | 
| Michelle Benoit | Third Assistant Director | 
| Claire Alary | Property Buyer | 
| Kenton Jakub | ADR Editor | 
| Chris Soldo | First Assistant Director | 
| Anne Pritchard | Production Design | 
| Mary Colquhoun | Casting | 
| Isabelle Guay | Art Direction | 
| Odette Gadoury | Costume Design | 
| Michel Brochu | Construction Coordinator | 
| Alan S. Blauvelt | First Assistant Camera | 
| Larry McConkey | Steadicam Operator | 
| Carol F. Doran | Wigmaker | 
| Vito G. Balenzano | Driver | 
| Daniel Matthews | Transportation Coordinator | 
| John Clifford | Still Photographer | 
| Réal Proulx | Art Direction | 
| Carl Assmus | Grip | 
| Madeline Gonin | Art Department Assistant | 
| Gerald DeTitta | Leadman | 
| Bill Barr | Key Grip | 
| Joseph Coscia | Hairstylist | 
| Alain Brochu | Carpenter | 
| Denis Hamel | Property Master | 
| Pamela Hill | Stand In | 
| Tim Parkinson | Transportation Captain | 
| Margaret Hilliard | Unit Production Manager | 
| Tabitha Dean | Visual Effects Editor | 
| Marlena Grzaslewicz | Dialogue Editor | 
| Tom Cloutier | Electrician | 
| Robert Dolan | Rigging Gaffer | 
| Marie-Josée Dupont | Production Coordinator | 
| Claudette B. Casavant | Makeup Artist | 
| Yvonne M. Gabrielli | Craft Service | 
| Clarissa Shanahan | Scenic Artist | 
| Henry S. Avelin | Transportation Co-Captain | 
| Lorraine Jamison | Unit Publicist | 
| Claudine Strasser | Script Supervisor | 
| Patricia Bowers | First Assistant Editor | 
| Dan Michalske | Gaffer | 
| Mark Christian Subias | Casting Associate | 
| Alain Gagnon | Production Manager | 
| Nicholas Meyers | Music Editor | 
| Steven J. Mikolas | Video Assist Operator | 
| Dennis McNeill | Color Timer | 
| Jon Philion | Best Boy Electric | 
| Eames Gagnon | Lighting Technician | 
| Joie Gregory | Location Manager | 
| Denis Dupont | Boom Operator | 
| Eytan Mirsky | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Patrick Brennan | Digital Compositors | 
| Bruce Kitzmeyer | Foley Editor | 
| Patrick Rousseau | Sound Mixer | 
| Garry Elmendorf | Special Effects Supervisor | 
| Catherine Lamey | Assistant Makeup Artist | 
| Lisa Bloom | Second Second Assistant Director | 
| Kelly Canfield | Assistant Property Master | 
| David Boulton | ADR Mixer | 
| Jean-Marin Basley | Sound Assistant | 
| Steve Cremin | Special Effects Assistant | 
| Roch Boucher | Clapper Loader | 
| Kelly Diehl | Libra Head Technician | 
| Sig De Miguel | Casting Assistant | 
| Peter Wasserman | Location Coordinator | 
| Yanie Salvas | Assistant Production Coordinator | 
| Randi Wells | Extras Casting | 
| Donald Hudome | Production Assistant | 
| Byron Wong | Apprentice Sound Editor | 
| Ben Gauthier | Stunts | 
| Margaret B. Lynch | Visual Effects Coordinator | 
| Bradford L. Hohle | Dolby Consultant | 
| Debra Pearl | Additional Third Assistant Director | 
| Eric Schwab | Second Unit Director | 
| Carl Lessard | Graphic Designer | 
| Jennifer Cossetto | Title Designer | 
| Brian Vancho | Foley Artist | 
| Jane McCulley | Supervising ADR Editor | 
| Guy Carriere | Special Effects Technician | 
| Vance Piper | Assistant Camera | 
| Michael S. Epley | Dolly Grip | 
| Claude Beauchamp | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Theresa Repola Mohammed | Negative Cutter | 
| George 'Skip' Henfling | Assistant Accountant | 
| Catherine Bérubé | Assistant Unit Manager | 
| George A. Lara | Foley Mixer | 
| Laura Civiello | Supervising Dialogue Editor | 
| Daniel Brimer | Visual Effects Production Assistant | 
| David Canestro | Best Boy Grip | 
| Dennis Gamiello | First Company Grip | 
| Jon Archibald | Second Company Grip | 
| Carey DePalma | Assistant Location Manager | 
| Gilles Fortier | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician | 
| Thomas Rosseter | Compositing Supervisor | 
| Geoff Murillo | Key Set Production Assistant | 
| Gene Petersen | Technical Advisor | 
| Richard Santoro | Thanks | 
| David Hamburger | Second Unit First Assistant Director | 
| Nathalie Girard | Stunts | 
| David McKeown | Stunts | 
| Mike Nomad | Stunt Coordinator | 
| William LeNoir | Generator Operator | 
| Heather MacLean | Production Secretary | 
| Alvin Powell | Stunts | 
| Michael Scherer | Stunt Coordinator | 
| David Koepp | Screenplay, Story | 
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | Original Music Composer | 
| Stephen H. Burum | Director of Photography | 
| Bill Pankow | Editor | 
| James Fox | Art Direction | 
| Steve Kirshoff | Special Effects Coordinator | 
| Peter Bucossi | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Bill Anagnos | Stunts | 
| Jacqui Lopez | Visual Effects Producer | 
| Jono Oliver | Second Assistant Director | 
| Erik Gosselin | Special Props | 
| Alisa Christensen | Stunt Double | 
| Andrew Durham | Assistant Production Coordinator | 
| Hélèna Laliberté | Stunts | 
| Mike Chute | Stunts | 
| Charlene Francique | Stunts | 
| Stéphane Lefebvre | Stunts | 
| Patrick Kerton | Stunts | 
| Eddie Yansick | Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double | 
| Brian De Palma | Director, Story | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Louis A. Stroller | Executive Producer | 
| Chris Soldo | Associate Producer | 
| Jeff Levine | Associate Producer | 
| Brian De Palma | Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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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! ...
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 r ... eally 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.