Face/Off

Director: John Woo John Woo

Overview

Hailed as one of 1997's best action thrillers, this exuberant American effort from Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo features tells the thrill-packed but intelligent tale of a determined, vengeful FBI agent goes beyond duty's call and literally takes the face of his crazed nemesis to save L.A. from destruction.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/25/2017
UPC:	0032429256768
Original Release:	1997
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:18:00
Sales rank:	3,485

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Travolta	Sean Archer
Nicolas Cage	Castor Troy
Joan Allen	Eve Archer
Alessandro Nivola	Pollux Troy
Gina Gershon	Sasha Hassler
Dominique Swain	Jamie Archer
Nick Cassavetes	Dietrich Hassler
Harve Presnell	Victor Lazarro
Colm Feore	Dr. Malcolm Walsh
John Carroll Lynch	Prison Guard Walton
CCH Pounder	Hollis Miller
Robert Wisdom	Tito Biondi
Margaret Cho	Wanda
James Denton	Buzz(as Jamie Denton)
Matt Ross	Loomis
Chris Bauer	Dubov
Myles Jeffrey	Michael Archer
David McCurley	Adam Hassler
Thomas Jane	Burke Hicks
Tommy Flanagan	Leo(as Tommy J. Flanagan)
Dana Smith	Lars
Romy Walthall	Kimberly
Kirk Baltz	Aldo
Paul Hipp	Fitch
Steve Hytner	Actor
Lisa Boyle	Actor
Megan Paul	Actor
Ben Reed	Actor
Tom Reynolds	Actor
Mike Webb	Actor
Del Zamora	Actor
John Bloom	Actor

Technical Credits

Gary Capo

John Woo	Director
Jonathan D. Krane	Executive Producer,Producer
Terence Chang	Producer
Christopher Godsick	Producer
Barrie M. Osborne	Producer
David Permut	Producer
VIFX	Special Effects
Gary Capo	Screenwriter
David Kelson	Sound Mixer
David Ronne	Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Douglas	Producer
Kevin Yagher	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

The third time was the charm for John Woo in Hollywood, as his 1997 blockbuster Face/Off reached the passionate intensity of his best Hong Kong works. Anchored by dexterous performances by John Travolta and Nicolas Cage as the face-switching antagonists Sean Archer and Castor Troy, the preposterous story line becomes apt material for Woo to once again examine the intimate bond between cop and villain. Whether literally attempting to blow away the man in the mirror or insinuating themselves into the other's personal life, Travolta and Cage inhabit each other's persona with an adept mix of pathos and glee, rendering the transformation as plausible as it is fun. Woo's virtuoso action sequences, culminating in a dove-ridden church shoot-out reminiscent of The Killer (1989), are replete with his signature balletic slow-motion, razor-sharp editing, and two-fisted gunplay, reaching the emotional pitch of high melodrama with well-choreographed visuals akin to a lethal musical. Hailed for its action pyrotechnics and its strong, high-class cast, Face/Off became a summer hit and Woo's first unqualified American success.