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 appearances. The first Hollywood film in which Woo was given major creative control, Face/Off earned critical acclaim for its acting performances, stylized action sequences, John Powell's musical score, emotional depth, originality, humor, direction and stunts. It is often cited as Woo's best Hollywood film. A commercial success, the film earned $245 million worldwide making it the 11th highest-grossing film of 1997. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Sound Effects Editing at the 70th Academy Awards.
| Director | John Woo |
| Produced by | David Permut, Barrie M. Osborne, Terence Chang, Christopher Godsick |
| Writer(s) | Mike Werb, Michael Colleary |
| Starring | John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, Alessandro Nivola, Colm Feore |
| Music | John Powell |
| Cinematography | Oliver Wood |
| Edited by | Christian Wagner, Steven Kemper |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures, (United States), Buena Vista International, (International) |
| Released | June 27, 1997 |
| Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million |
| Box office | $245.7 million |
| Netflix ID | 1154341 |
About Face/Off
In order to take down the terrorist Castor Troy, agent Sean Archer goes through facial transplant surgery to look like Troy. However, the plan is ruined once terrorist Troy does the same thing to look like agent Archer.
Achievement of Face/Off
The movie was nominated for an Academy Award. The film grossed over $245 million worldwide.
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