Claim: John Heard did something with Nicolas Cage.

Snake Eyes is a 1998 American conspiracy thriller film directed by Brian De Palma , featuring his trademark use of long tracking shots and split screens . It starred Nicolas Cage , Gary Sinise and Carla Gugino . The film was written by David Koepp and De Palma , and was released to theaters on August 7 , 1998 . It costed an estimated $ 73 million to produce and returned $ 103 million worldwide , but received mixed to negative reviews from critics .