Face/Off (1997)

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John Woo Director previously directed Once a Thief

Agent Sean Archer must switch faces with the maniacal Castor Troy (his son's murderer) in order to prevent a bomb from destroying Los Angeles. Unfortunately, Troy awakes from his coma and decides to be Archer for awhile.
Trivia:

According to producer Barrie M. Osborne most of the challenging action scenes were originally planned as green screen shots but they filmed them practically to support the "realism of story".

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Reference: The Wizard of Oz

In FACE/OFF, a young boy is listening to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" as chaos unfolds behold his eyes.

Quote: Castor Troy

No daughter of mine would shoot so wide.

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Writers
Cast
John Travolta Sean Archer
Nicolas Cage Castor Troy
Joan Allen Dr. Eve Archer
Alessandro Nivola Pollux Troy
Gina Gershon Sasha Hassler
Dominique Swain Jamie Archer
Nick Cassavetes Dietrich Hassler
Harve Presnell Victor Lazarro
Colm Feore Dr. Malcolm Walsh
John Carroll Lynch Walton, Prison Guard
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General Information Edit
Name Face/Off
US Release June 27, 1997
UK Release Nov. 7, 1997
AUS Release Aug. 28, 1997
Runtime 140
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English
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Action
Crime
Drama
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police
extreme violence
love
Rating R
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $112,276,146
    Foreign +133,400,000
  • = total worldwide gross $245,676,146
  • - a reported budget of $80,000,000
  • = a 207.1% net profit of $165,676,146
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