Face/Off poster

Face/Off( 1997)

TV-MAActionCrimeScience Fiction
70%
User
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In order to trap him, he must become him.

Overview

In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Travolta

      Sean Archer

    2. cast image

      Nicolas Cage

      Castor Troy

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      Joan Allen

      Eve Archer

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      Alessandro Nivola

      Pollux Troy

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      Gina Gershon

      Sasha Hassler

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      Dominique Swain

      Jamie Archer

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      Nick Cassavetes

      Dietrich Hassler

    8. cast image

      Harve Presnell

      Victor Lazarro

    9. cast image

      Colm Feore

      Dr. Malcolm Walsh

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      John Carroll Lynch

      Prison Guard Walton

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      CCH Pounder

      Hollis Miller

    12. cast image

      Robert Wisdom

      Tito Biondi

    13. cast image

      Margaret Cho

      Wanda

    14. cast image

      James Denton

      Buzz

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      Matt Ross

      Loomis

    16. cast image

      Chris Bauer

      Ivan Dubov

    17. cast image

      Myles Jeffrey

      Michael Archer

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      David McCurley

      Adam Hassler

    19. cast image

      Thomas Jane

      Burke Hicks

    20. cast image

      Tommy Flanagan

      Leo

    21. cast image

      Dana Smith

      Lars

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      Romy Walthall

      Kimberly

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      Paul Hipp

      Fitch

    24. cast image

      Kirk Baltz

      Aldo

    25. cast image

      Lauren Sinclair

      Agent Winters

    26. cast image

      Ben Reed

      Pilot

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      Lisa Boyle

      Cindee

    28. cast image

      Linda Hoffman

      Livia

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      Danny Masterson

      Karl

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      Father Michael Rocha

      Priest

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      Megan Paul

      Hospital Girl

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      Mike Werb

      Hospital Dad

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      Tom Reynolds

      LAPD Cop

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      Steve Hytner

      Interrogating Agent

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      Carmen Thomas

      Reporter Valerie

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      John Bloom

      Prison Medical Technician

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      Thomas Rosales Jr.

      Prisoner (uncredited)

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      Walter Scott

      Port Police Commander

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      Brooke Leslie

      ER Nurse

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      Cam Brainard

      Dispatcher

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      David Warshofsky

      Bomb Leader

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      John Neidlinger

      Bomb Technician

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      Norm Compton

      Cigarette Guard

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      Gregg Shawzin

      Lock Down Guard

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      Clifford Einstein

      Restorative Surgeon

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      Marco Kyris

      Recreation Guard

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      Tom Fridley

      Prison Guard

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      Andrew Wallace

      Altar Boy

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      Jacinto Rodriguez

      Prisoner

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      Chic Daniel

      FBI Squad Leader

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      Laurence Walsh

      Walsh Clinic Nurse

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      Tony Boldi

      Jim Elsworth (uncredited)

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      Khristian Lupo

      Dietrich's Henchman (uncredited)

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      William Morts

      Dietrich's Man (who holds Adam) (uncredited)

    55. cast image

      Darren Pele

      Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

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      Joan Beal

      Soprano Soloist (uncredited)

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      Neill Calabro

      SWAT Leader (uncredited)

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      Jason Thomas Campbell

      SWAT Officer (uncredited)

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      Tory Christopher

      SWAT Officer (uncredited)

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      Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc

      Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

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      Del Zamora

      Janitor (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 3Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    10
    Written by John Chard on Mon Jul 01 2019
    It's like looking in a mirror, only, not. There's a tendency to undervalue the action movie. Certainly there's a wide expanse of land in cinema world where film fans reside, where the thought of praising an action film for being "classic" cinema is considered treason against the very word. Yet some of the artistry involved in the genre's leading lights is purely sublime, regardless of how bizarre and unlikely the plot is. Enter John Woo's berserker, ear splitting, high octane actioner, Face/Off. Rightly sitting along side the likes of Die Hard and Predator as genre pieces that showcase how g...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    80000000.00

    Revenue

    245700000.00

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