Face/Off
The ordeal of superheroic, singularly dedicated FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) is only beginning after finally capturing his archnemesis, Castor Troy (Nicholas Cage), an elusive, maniacal terrorist who claimed the life of Archer's son. While Troy languishes in a coma, Archer surgically "borrows" Troy's face in an attempt to gather evidence about Troy's last bomb-which is currently ticking away in a Los Angeles office building.
Trouble ensues when Troy wakes up faceless, borrows Archer's visage, and makes a mess of Archer's life; all the while, both men struggle to adapt to their new identities while struggling to blow each other away. Another balletically filmed, thematically complex action smorgasbord from Hong Kong vet Woo.
Directed by
John Woo
Cast
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 - Lazzaro
Colm Feore - Dr Malcolm Walsh
John Carroll - Lynch Prison Guard Walton
Production Co.
Douglas/Reuther Productions
Constellation Films
WCG Entertainment Productions
David Permut Productions
Produced by
Jonathan D. Krane
Michael Douglas
Steven Reuther
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Writer
Mike Werb
Michael Colleary
Music
John Powell
