Face/Off [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

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:	07/04/2023
UPC:	0191329248973
Original Release:	1997
Rating:	R
Source:	Paramount
Language:	English
Time:	2:18:00
Sales rank:	6,499

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
Matt Ross	Loomis
Chris Bauer	Ivan Dubov
Myles Jeffrey	Michael Archer
David McCurley	Adam Hassler
Thomas Jane	Burke Hicks
Tommy Flanagan	Leo
Dana Smith	Lars
Romy Walthall	Kimberly
Paul Hipp	Fitch
Kirk Baltz	Aldo
Lauren Sinclair	Agent Winters
Ben Reed	Pilot
Lisa Boyle	Cindee
Linda Hoffman	Livia
Danny Masterson	Karl
Michael Rocha	Priest
Megan Paul	Hospital Girl
Mike Werb	Hospital Dad
Tom Reynolds	LAPD Cop
Steve Hytner	Interrogating Agent
Carmen Thomas	Reporter Valerie
Tom Rosales	Prisoner
Walter Scott	Port Police Commander
Brooke Leslie	ER Nurse
Cam Brainard	Dispatcher
David Warshofsky	Bomb Leader
John Neidlinger	Bomb Technician
Norm F. Compton	Cigarette Guard
Gregg Shawzin	Lock Down Guard
Clifford Einstein	Restorative Surgeon
Marco Kyris	Recreation Guard
Tom Fridley	Prison Guard
Andrew Wallace	Altar Boy
Jacinto Rodriguez	Prisoner
Chic Daniel	FBI Squad Leader
Laurence Walsh	Walsh Clinic Nurse
Tony Boldi	Jim Elsworth
Khristian Lupo	Dietrich's Henchman
William Morts	Dietrich's Man
Darren Pele	Hot Dog Vendor
Joan Beal	Soprano Soloist
Neill Calabro	SWAT Leader
Jason Thomas Campbell	SWAT Officer
Tory Christopher	SWAT Officer
Robert "Bobby Z" Zajonc	Helicopter Pilot
Del Zamora	Janitor
Mike Webb	Actor
John Bloom	Actor
John Powell	Composer

Technical Credits

Gary Capo

John Woo	Director
Christopher Godsick	Producer
David Permut	Producer
Terence Chang	Producer
Barrie Osborne	Producer
Jonathan Krane	Executive Producer,Producer
Steve Reuther	Executive Producer
Michael Douglas	Executive Producer,Producer
Dino Dimuro	Sound Effects
Christopher Assells	Sound Effects
Bryan Bowen	Sound Effects
Chris Hogan	Sound Effects
Rick Morris	Sound Effects
Scott Wolf	Sound Effects
Kelly Oxford	Sound Effects
Michael A. Reagan	Sound Effects
Peter Lehman	Sound Effects
Tony Lamberti	Sound Effects
VIFX	Special Effects
Gary Capo	Screenwriter
David Kelson	Sound Mixer
David Ronne	Sound/Sound Designer
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.