Face/Off (1997)
poster Face/Off
IMDb Rating:
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7.3/10 (303.7K votes)

Country:United States, 138 minutes

Spoken languages:English

Genres:Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director(s):John Woo

Writer(s):Mike Werb

Video Codec:H.264

Number: 169

Storyline:
Sean Archer, a very tough, rugged FBI Agent, is still grieving for his dead son Michael. Archer believes that his son's killer is his sworn enemy and a very powerful criminal, Castor Troy. One day, Archer has finally cornered Castor, however, their fight has knocked out Troy cold. As Archer finally breathes easy over the capture of his enemy, he finds out that Troy has planted a bomb that will destroy the entire city of Los Angeles and all of its inhabitants. Unfortunately the only other person who knows its location is Castor's brother Pollux, and he refuses to talk. The solution, a special operation doctor that can cut off people's faces, and can place a person's face onto another person. Archer undergoes one of those surgeries to talk to Pollux. However, Castor Troy somehow regains consciousness and now wants revenge on Archer for taking his face. Not only is Troy ruining Archer's mission, but his personal life as well. Archer must stop Troy again. This time, it's personal.

Cast:

photo John Travolta
John Travolta Sean Archer / Castor Troy
photo Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage Castor Troy / Sean Archer
photo Joan Allen
Joan Allen Dr. Eve Archer
photo Alessandro Nivola
Alessandro Nivola Pollux Troy
photo Gina Gershon
Gina Gershon Sasha Hassler

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Book 4 Page 7

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1