Face/Off

For other uses, see Face Off (disambiguation).

Face/Off
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Woo
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOliver Wood
Edited by
Music byJohn Powell
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • June 27, 1997 (1997-06-27) (United States)
Running time
139 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80 million[2]
Box office$245.7 million[2]

Face/Off is a 1997 American science fiction action film[a] directed by John Woo, from a screenplay by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary. It stars John Travolta as an FBI agent and Nicolas Cage as a terrorist, who undergo an experimental surgery to swap their faces and identities.[8]

The film co-stars Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, and Alessandro Nivola, and features Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell, Colm Feore, CCH Pounder, and Thomas Jane in supporting roles. Principal photography began on January 4, 1997 in Los Angeles, and wrapped on April 1. The film score was composed by John Powell.

Face/Off was the first Hollywood film in which Woo was given major creative control. It earned critical acclaim for the performances by Cage and Travolta and its stylized action sequences. The film earned $245 million worldwide, making it the 11th highest-grossing film of 1997, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Sound Effects Editing (Mark Stoeckinger and Per Hallberg) at the 70th Academy Awards.

Since its release, the film gained a strong cult following and it is considered by many as one of Woo's best films.[9][10]

  1. ^ BBFC. "Face/off". www.bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Face/Off (1997)". Box Office Mojo. August 29, 1997. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "THE ORAL HISTORY OF FACE/OFF, NICOLAS CAGE'S INEXPLICABLE SCI-FI MASTERPIECE". Inverse. June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Chappell, Caitlin (March 16, 2022). "How the Adam Project's Face/Off Reference Came to Be". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Martinovic, Paul (June 27, 2019). "Face/Off is Still The Craziest Action Film of Its Era". Den of Geek. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Squires, John (June 7, 2022). "Adam Wingard Updates on 'Face/Off' Sequel; Will Nicolas Cage Return?". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Hermanns, Grant (May 3, 2022). "Face/Off 2 Update Shared By Nicolas Cage". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Turan, Kenneth (June 27, 1997). "John Travolta and Nicolas Cage get under each other's skin-—literally-—in John Woo's return to form, 'Face/Off'". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  9. ^ Taylor, Andrew (June 27, 2022). "'Face/Off' Went Full John Woo by Channeling His Classic 'The Killer'". Collider.
  10. ^ McGrotty, Andrew (April 14, 2022). "Best John Woo Movies, Ranked". MovieWeb.


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