Trivia / Snake Eyes

• Actor-Shared Background: Given that his last name is a common Italian surname, it's likely Santoro is Italian American like his actor Nicolas Cage.
• Canada Doubling: The Montreal Forum doubles for the (fictional) Atlantic City Arena.
• Focus Group Ending: The epilogue has Santoro saying (not verbatim): "I keep having nightmares about that water-logged tunnel, where I drown." Santoro was supposed to chase Dunne through various obstacles, including a water-logged tunnel, before Dunne was run over by a large globe that had fallen off a building during a storm. Test audiences didn't like it, so the chase was cut down, the globe gets pushed off course by a wave, and Dunne kills himself.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Tom Cruise, Kevin Costner and Mel Gibson were considered for Rick Santoro.
  • Al Pacino turned down the role of Commander Kevin Dunne. Will Smith was originally going to play Dunne, and the role was even written with him in mind, but the studio got cold feet about Smith's fee.
  • De Palma's regular composer Pino Donaggio was originally hired to write the music, but the end results were rejected and he was replaced by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

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