Snake Eyes is a 1998 American mystery suspense-thriller film directed and produced by Brian De Palma. The film stars Nicolas Cage as a detective investigating a political assassination at a boxing match in Atlantic City, with supporting roles played by Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard, Stan Shaw, Kevin Dunn, Joel Fabiani and Luis Guzmán. De Palma also co-wrote the story with David Koepp, who wrote the screenplay. The musical score was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto.