Face/Off is a 1997 American action film directed by John Woo, written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary, and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Travolta plays an FBI agent and Cage plays a terrorist, sworn enemies who assume each other’s physical appearance.
- Starring : John Travolta / Nicolas Cage
- Genre : Action / Crime / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- Country : United States
- Language : English / Latin
- Director : John Woo
- Production : Permut Presentations / Touchstone Pictures / Paramount Pictures / Douglas/Reuther Productions / WCG Entertainment Productions
- Distributor : Paramount Pictures / Buena Vista International / Filmes Lusomundo / Paramount Home Video / Buena Vista Home Video / Gativideo / Buena Vista Home Entertainment / National Broadcasting Company (NBC) / Finnkino / Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) / Modi Films International / Prooptiki / Canal+ / Divisa Home Video / LA7 / Mainostelevisio (MTV3) / Malofilm Home Video / Nelonen / Sandrew Metronome Distribution / Touchstone Home Entertainment / Warner Home Video / Zavvi Entertainment Group
Face/Off movie
Face/Off release date
- June 19, 1997 : USA (Westwood, California) (premiere)
- June 27, 1997 : Canada
- June 27, 1997 : USA
- August 1, 1997 : Switzerland (Locarno Film Festival)
- August 23, 1997 : Singapore
- August 28, 1997 : Australia
- September 7, 1997 : France (Deauville Film Festival)
- September 10, 1997 : France
- September 10, 1997 : Sweden (Lund Fantastisk Film Festival)
- September 18, 1997 : Israel
- September 24, 1997 : Spain
- September 24, 1997 : Philippines
- September 25, 1997 : Germany
- September 26, 1997 : Switzerland (German speaking region)
- October 8, 1997 : Sweden
- November 7, 1997 : UK
- November 7, 1997 : Ireland
- February 28, 1998 : India
- February 28, 1998 : Japan
Face/Off cast
- John Travolta as Sean Archer
- Nicolas Cage as Castor Troy
- Joan Allen as Eve Archer
- Alessandro Nivola as Pollux Troy
- Gina Gershon as Sasha Hassler
- Dominique Swain as Jamie Archer
- Nick Cassavetes as Dietrich Hassler
- Harve Presnell as Victor Lazarro
- Colm Feore as Dr. Malcolm Walsh
- John Carroll Lynch as Prison Guard Walton
- CCH Pounder as Hollis Miller
- Robert Wisdom as Tito Biondi
- Margaret Cho as Wanda
- James Denton as Buzz (as Jamie Denton)
- Matt Ross as Loomis
The first Hollywood film in which Woo was given major creative control, Face/Off earned critical acclaim for its acting performances (especially Cage and Travolta), stylized action sequences, John Powell’s musical score, emotional depth, originality, humor, direction and stunts. It is often cited to be Woo’s best Hollywood film. A commercial success, the film grossed $245 million worldwide and serves as the 11th highest-grossing film of 1997. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Sound Effects Editing (Mark Stoeckinger and Per Hallberg) at the 70th Academy Awards.
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