Face/Off [Blu-ray]

Director: John Woo, Terence Chang, David Permut, Christopher Godsick, Barrie M. Osborne

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:	01/01/2013
UPC:	0883929301706
Original Release:	0000
Source:	Paramount Catalog
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Sales rank:	13,523

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
Colm Feore	Dr. Malcolm Walsh
Harve Presnell	Victor Lazarro
John Carroll Lynch	Prison Guard Walton,Actor
CCH Pounder	Dr. Hollis Miller
Robert Wisdom	Tito Biondi
Margaret Cho	Wanda
Thomas Jane	Burke Hicks
Danny Masterson	Karl
Jamie Denton	Buzz
Matt Ross	Loomis
Tommy J. Flanagan	Leo Fry,Actor
Dana Smith	Lars
Romy Walthall	Kimberly
Paul Hipp	Fitch
Kirk Baltz	Aldo Adino
Chris Bauer	Dubov
Lauren Sinclair	Agent Winters
Ben Reed	Pilot
Del Zamora	Janitor
Lisa Boyle	Cindee
Linda Hoffman	Livia
Michael Rocha	Priest
Megan Paul	Adolescent Girl
Mike Werb	Iris's Dad
Tom Reynolds	LAPD Cop
Steve Hytner	Interrogating Agent
Myles Jeffrey	Michael Archer
Carmen Thomas	Reporter Valerie
Walter Scott	Port Police Commander
Brooke Leslie	ER Nurse
David McCurley	Adam Hassler
Cam Brainard	Dispatcher
David Warshofsky	Bomb Leader
John Neidlinger	Bomb Technician
Norm Copton	Cigarette Guard
Gregg Shawzin	Lock Down Guard
Clifford Einstein	Restorative Surgeon
Marco Kyris	Recreative Guard
Tom Fridley	Prison Guard
Andrew Wallace	Altar Boy
Jacinto Rodriguez	Prisoner
Chic Daniel	FBI Squad Leader
Laurence Walsh	Walsh Clinic Nurse
Norm Compton	Actor
Tom Elliott	Burke Hicks
Romy Windsor	Kimberly
Joan Allan	Actor
Mike Webb	Actor
John Bloom	Actor
John Powell	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael Colleary

Mike Werb

Gary Capo

Michael Colleary	Screenwriter,Producer,Screenwriter
Mike Werb	Screenwriter,Producer
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh	Special Effects,Special Effects
Terence Chang	Producer
Michael Douglas	Executive Producer,Producer
Christopher Godsick	Producer
Richard Hollander	Special Effects
Jonathan D. Krane	Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Mindy Marin	Casting
Barrie M. Osborne	Producer
David Permut	Producer
Steven Reuther	Executive Producer,Producer
Boyd Shermis	Special Effects
Brian Smrz	Stunts
R. Bruce Steinheimer	Special Effects
Richard M. Zarro	Special Effects
Tony Acosta Jr.	Special Effects
John Branagan	Stunts
Gary Alexander	Sound Effects
James Ashwill	Sound Effects
Christopher Assells	Sound Effects
Billy Baldwin	Sound Effects,Sound Effects
Bob Baron	Sound Effects
Hunter Athey	Special Effects
Deborah Habberstad	Stunts
Jeff Levine	Producer
Douglas Harsch	Special Effects
Giancarlo Ganziano	Special Effects
Michael Clarke	Special Effects
Alden Dumas	Special Effects
Steve Galich	Special Effects
Scott Garcia	Special Effects
Rocky Gehr	Special Effects
Anthony Ray Herrera	Special Effects
Doug Hubbard	Special Effects
Jeffrey Knott	Special Effects
John McLeod	Special Effects
Dean Mercil	Special Effects
Rudy Perez	Special Effects
Matthew Pope	Special Effects
Joe Quinlivan	Special Effects
Roy Savoy	Special Effects
Tom Sindicich	Special Effects
Richard Tjelmeland	Special Effects
Aaron Walters	Special Effects
Jay McClennen	Special Effects
Mike Menzel	Special Effects
Brian J. Williams	Stunts
Mark De Alessandro	Stunts
Courtney Pakiz	Stunts
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.