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Face/Off (1997) - Turner Classic Movies

Face/Off

2h 30m 1997

Brief Synopsis

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An FBI covert terrorism expert, through advanced plastic surgery, assumes the identity of his arch-nemesis, a sadistic terrorist. Things get complicated when the terrorist awakens from surgery, faceless, and forces the doctors to attach the FBI agent's face. Both characters then carry out one another's lives in a game of cat-and-mouse--the FBI agent pretends to be the terrorist while trying to locate and dismantle a nuclear weapon, while the terrorist assumes the role of FBI agent and family man.

Cast & Crew

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John Woo

Director

John Travolta

Nicolas Cage

Joan Allen

Gina Gershon

Alessandro Nivola

Film Details

Also Known As
Cara a cara, Contracara, Face Off, Volte/face
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
PARAMOUNT PICTURES/UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES (UIP)
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 30m

Synopsis

An FBI covert terrorism expert, through advanced plastic surgery, assumes the identity of his arch-nemesis, a sadistic terrorist. Things get complicated when the terrorist awakens from surgery, faceless, and forces the doctors to attach the FBI agent's face. Both characters then carry out one another's lives in a game of cat-and-mouse--the FBI agent pretends to be the terrorist while trying to locate and dismantle a nuclear weapon, while the terrorist assumes the role of FBI agent and family man.

Directors

John Woo

Director

Billy Burton

Director

Cast

John Travolta

Nicolas Cage

Joan Allen

Gina Gershon

Alessandro Nivola

Michael Rocha

Colm Feore

Brooke Leslie

Dominique Swain

Tommy Flanagan

Ben Reed

John Neidlinger

Megan Paul

Chic Daniel

Mike Werb

Tom Fridley

Danny Masterson

James Denton

Tom Reynolds

Marco Kyris

David Mccurley

Linda Hoffman

Cch Pounder

Walter Scott

Chris Bauer

Jacinto Rodriguez

Paul Hipp

John Carroll Lynch

Norm Compton

Robert Wisdom

Carmen Thomas

Dana Smith

Margaret Cho

Laurence Walsh

Harve Presnell

Lauren Sinclair

Romy Walthall

Steve Hytner

Cam Brainard

Del Zamora

Andrew Wallace

Gregg Shawzin

Myles Jeffrey

Thomas Jane

David Warshofsky

Kirk Baltz

Matt Ross

Nick Cassavetes

Gary S Isbell

Lead Person

Clifford Einstein

John Bloom

Lisa Boyle

Crew

Tony Acosta

Film Lab

John Agalsoff

Video

Alfred Ainsworth

Video

Alan Allinger

Other

Pete Allyn

Special Effects Foreman

Arthur Anderson

Assistant Director

Rodney Armanino

Construction Coordinator

Amy Armstrong

Production Assistant

Steve Arnold

Art Director

David Atherton

Makeup Artist

Hunter Athey

Visual Effects

Kenneth Au

Visual Effects

Manuel Baca

Assistant Property Master

Howard Bachrach

Transportation Captain

Lori A Balton

Location Scout

Les Banda

Assistant Director

William D Barber

Camera Operator

Paula Barrett

Script Supervisor

David Barton

Animatronics

Victor Bazaz

On-Set Dresser

Ben Beaird

Grip

Anthony Belmonte

On-Set Dresser

Dennis Bennett

Visual Effects

Robert A Beverlin

Photography

Jeff Bilger

Production Assistant

Michael I. Bilog

Auditor

Bryan Blair

Film Lab

Allen Blaisdell

Dp/Cinematographer

Allen Blaisdell

Director Of Photography

Robin Borman-wizan

Set Costumer

John Branagan

Stunts

Ken Brilliant

Art Department

Candy Brock

Video

Andy Brown

Visual Effects

Bob F Brown

Stunts

Mark A Brown

Other

Mark A Brown

Other

Michelle Buhler

Makeup

Patty Bunya-ananta

Assistant

Allan Burry

Consultant

Gary Capo

Director Of Photography

Gary Capo

Dp/Cinematographer

Simon Carr

Visual Effects

James Carson

Visual Effects

Casey Cavanaugh

Special Effects Coordinator

Lawrence J Cavanaugh

Special Effects Coordinator

Sean Cavanaugh

Special Effects

Patti Cerami

Video

Terence Chang

Producer

Tony Chiu

Camera

Larry E Clark

Other

Michael J. Clarke

Special Effects

Trey Clinesmith

Photography

Stephane Cojot-goldberg

Motion Control

Michael Colleary

Coproducer

Michael Colleary

Screenplay

Casey Collins

Assistant

Raphael Colon

Visual Effects

Adam Colunga

Grip

Robert Consing

Storyboard Artist

Jennifer Corey

Assistant Production Coordinator

Mitchell Coughlin

Film Lab

James B Crawford

Lighting Technician

Lee Croft

Video

Jimmy Cullen

Costumes

Ann Culotta

Set Costumer

Joan Cunningham

Assistant Director

Chic Daniel

Technical Advisor

David Danon

Hair Stylist

Matt Danon

Hair Stylist

Carol Dantuano

Post-Production Supervisor

Jay T Davis

Dolly Grip

Frank Del Boccio

Photography

Alicia Delfoss

Medic

Oscar Delgadillo

On-Set Dresser

Michael Dennison

Costume Supervisor

William Detweiller

Art Assistant

Dan Dobson

Video

Michael Douglas

Executive Producer

Joe Dubs

Visual Effects

John Dumas

Grip

Spud Dumas

Special Effects

Kevin Duncan

Assistant Director

Steven S Duncan

Transportation Coordinator

Gary Dunham

Photography

Gus Duron

Other

Danny J Edwards

Special Effects Foreman

Jack N Egnor

Technical Advisor

Gregory Elwood

Visual Effects

Kendall Errair

Costume Supervisor

Jeff Ertl

Visual Effects

Peter Evangelatos

Craft Service

Marty Ewing

Unit Production Manager

Dane Farwell

Stunts

Paul V Ferrazzi

Photography

Matthew Ferro

Producer

Cliff Fleming

Pilot

David Fletcher

Special Effects Foreman

Thom Floutz

Other

J W Fornof

Stunts

J W Fornof

Other

Ian Fox

Camera Operator

Meg Freeman

Visual Effects

Derry Frost

Visual Effects

Pasty Frost

Visual Effects

Herb Gains

Unit Production Manager

Steve Galich

Special Effects

Robert "rock" Galotti

Other

Scott Garcia

Special Effects

Rocky Allen Gehr

Special Effects

Anne Gentling

Photography

Giacomo Ghiazza

Storyboard Artist

Mickey Giacomazzi

Stunts

Thomas Giordano

Other

Christopher Godsick

Producer

Jason S. Gondek

Auditor

Lloyd Gowdy

Other

Connie Grayson

Hair

Sage Greco

Video

Greg Griffith

On-Set Dresser

Matthew K. Grigsby

Production Auditor

Derek Guiley

Production Secretary

David Gutman

Visual Effects

Jeff Habberstad

Stunts

Julie Hannum

Assistant Location Manager

Karin Hanson

Wig Supplier

Cate Hardman

Script Supervisor

Keith Hartley

Other

Richard Hartley

Lighting

Rufus Hearn

Hair

Gus Hernandez

Production

Rick Hicks

Technical Operations Manager

Jessica Himes

Office Assistant

John Hinkle

Other

Tony Hobbs

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Grady Holder

Other

Doug Holgate

Assistant Camera Operator

Richard Hollander

Visual Effects Supervisor

Eugene Hubbard

Special Effects

Meredith Humbracht

Assistant

Randy Ito

Medic

Patrick Jackson

Other

Peter Jensen

Camera Operator

Paul Johnson

Motion Control

Susan V Kalinowski

Hair Stylist

Donna Karan

Special Thanks To

Steven Kemper

Editor

Mara Kerum

Caterer

Scott Kidner

Lighting Technician

Vanessa Kirby

Researcher

Jeffrey D. Knott

Special Effects

Jack Kohtala

Grip

Gene Kozicki

Production Manager

Jonathan D Krane

Executive Producer

Mac Kudrow

Motion Control

Meti Kusari

Craft Service

Garrett K Lam

Visual Effects

Brandon Lambdin

Set Production Assistant

Tony Lamberti

Sound Effects Editor

Sean Langdon

On-Set Dresser

Chris Langevin

Assistant Property Master

Anthony Lanni

Visual Effects

Michael Laws

Lighting Technician

James Lee

Visual Effects

Jeff Levine

Associate Producer

Garrett Lewis

Set Decorator

Karen Lin

Assistant

Steve Longi

Assistant

Neil Looy

Pilot

Mindy Marin

Casting

Jamie Marshall

Assistant Director

Mary Mastro

Hair Stylist

Robert Maverick

Wig Supplier

Brian Maynard

Medic

Keith Mccabe

3-D Artist

Steve Mcclean

Photography

Sean Mcpherson

Visual Effects

Mike Measimer

Other

Rob Menapace

Motion Control

Joseph Mercurio

Special Effects Foreman

Henry E Millar

Digital Effects Supervisor

Terry Miller

Medic

Don Miloyevich

Property Master

David Miner

Animatronics

Ellen Mirojnick

Costume Designer

Timothy Lee Mizicko

Visual Effects

Zeke Morales

Other

Robert Morey

Photography

Robert J Morton

Assistant

William Morts

Stunts

Gil Mosko

Makeup Artist

Gianna Mucci

Assistant

Robert Munoz

Grip

Leo Napolitano

Camera Operator

Dan Nelson

Foreman

Craig Newman

Technical Operations Manager

Lee Nichol

Consultant

Charles E Nicholson

On-Set Dresser

Carol Nielson

Stunts

David Nowell

Other

Film Details

Also Known As
Cara a cara, Contracara, Face Off, Volte/face
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
PARAMOUNT PICTURES/UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES (UIP)
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 30m

Award Nominations

Best Sound Effects Sound Editing

1997

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video November 11, 1997

Released in United States August 1997

Released in United States September 1997

Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 6-16, 1997.

Shown at Deauville Film Festival September 5-14, 1997.

Marco Brambilla and Rob Cohen were both previously attached to direct.

Constellation Films is a financing and distribution company (co-owned by Michael Douglas, Steven Reuther, and Bobo Scriba) that will handle films produced by Douglas/Reuther.

Completed shooting March 28, 1997.

Began shooting October 31, 1996.

Nicolas Cage will reportedly receive $6-7 million for this project.

Released in United States Summer June 27, 1997

Released in United States on Video November 11, 1997

Released in United States August 1997 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 6-16, 1997.)

Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at Deauville Film Festival September 5-14, 1997.)

Released in United States Summer June 27, 1997

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