Face/Off (1997)

Director:

John Woo

Writers (WGA):

Mike Werb (written by) &
Michael Colleary (written by)

Release Date:

27 June 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

In order to catch him, he must become him.

Plot:

A revolutionary medical technique allows an undercover agent to take the physical appearance of a major criminal and infiltrate his organization.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Brother Brother Relationship | Identity Swap | SWAT Team | Boat Chase

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

John Travolta	...	Sean Archer / Castor Troy
Nicolas Cage	...	Castor Troy / Sean Archer
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
CCH Pounder	...	Dr. Holllis Miller
Robert Wisdom	...	Tito Biondi
Margaret Cho	...	Wanda
James Denton	...	Buzz (as Jamie Denton)
Matt Ross	...	Loomis
Chris Bauer	...	Ivan Dubov
Myles Jeffrey	...	Michael Archer
David McCurley	...	Adam Hassler
Thomas Jane	...	Burke Hicks
Tommy Flanagan	...	Leo (as Tommy J. Flanagan)
Dana Smith	...	Lars
Romy Windsor	...	Kimberly (as Romy Walthall)
Paul Hipp	...	Fitch
Kirk Baltz	...	Aldo
Lauren Sinclair	...	Agent Winters
Ben Reed	...	Pilot
Lisa Boyle	...	Cindee
Linda Hoffman	...	Livia
Danny Masterson	...	Karl
Father Michael Rocha	...	Priest
Megan Paul	...	Hospital Girl
Mike Werb	...	Hospital Dad
Tom Reynolds	...	L.A.P.D. Cop
Steve Hytner	...	Interrogating Agent
Carmen Thomas	...	Valerie, Reporter
John Bloom	...	Shock Technician
Walter Scott	...	Port Police Commander
Brooke Leslie	...	E.R. Nurse
Cam Brainard	...	Dispatcher
David Warshofsky	...	Bomb Leader
John Neidlinger	...	Bomb Technician
Norm Compton	...	Cigarette Guard
Gregg Shawzin	...	Lockdown Guard
Clifford Einstein	...	Restorative Surgeon
Marco Kyris	...	Recreation Guard
Tom Fridley	...	Prison Guard
Andrew Wallace	...	Altar Boy
Jacinto Rodriguez	...	Prisoner
Chic Daniel	...	F.B.I. Squad Leader
Laurence Walsh	...	Walsh Clinical Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isaac Mayanja	...	Man in Kitchen Fight (uncredited)
Billy Morts	...	Dietrich's Man / Man Who Holds Adam (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	...	Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Directed by
John Woo

Writing credits (WGA)
Mike Werb		(written by) &
Michael Colleary		(written by)

Produced by
Terence Chang	....	producer
Michael Colleary	....	co-producer
Michael Douglas	....	executive producer
Christopher Godsick	....	producer
Jonathan D. Krane	....	executive producer
Jeff Levine	....	associate producer
Barrie M. Osborne	....	producer
David Permut	....	producer
Steven Reuther	....	executive producer
Mike Werb	....	co-producer

Original Music by
John Powell

Cinematography by
Oliver Wood		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Steven Kemper
Christian Wagner

Casting by
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
Neil Spisak

Art Direction by
Steve Arnold

Set Decoration by
Garrett Lewis

Costume Design by
Ellen Mirojnick

Makeup Department
David Atherton	....	supervising makeup artist
Ken Brilliant	....	sculptor
Michelle Bühler	....	makeup artist: John Travolta
David Danon	....	hair stylist
Matt Danon	....	hair stylist
Connie Grayson	....	hair technician
Karin Hanson	....	wig maker
Rufus Hearn	....	hair technician
Grady Holder	....	mold maker
Susan V. Kalinowski	....	hair stylist: John Travolta
Nina Kraft	....	makeup artist
Mary L. Mastro	....	supervising hair stylist (as Mary L. Hart-Mastro)
Robert Maverick	....	wig maker
Mike Measimer	....	mold maker
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	makeup artist (as Gil Mosko)
Brian Penikas	....	makeup artist
Shaun Smith	....	project coordinator
Shaun Smith	....	special effects makeup supervisor: KYP Inc.
Mario Torres Jr.	....	sculptor (as Mario Torres)
Allen Weisinger	....	makeup artist: Nicolas Cage
Kevin Yagher	....	special makeup effects
Mark C. Yagher	....	studio manager
Thomas Floutz	....	special makeup effects artist: crew (uncredited)
Louis Lazzara	....	makeup department head: second unit (uncredited)
Dale Miller	....	key hair stylist: second unit (uncredited)

Production Management
Carol Dantuono	....	post-production executive
Marty P. Ewing	....	unit production manager (as Marty Ewing)
Herb Gains	....	unit production manager: second unit (as Herbert W. Gains)
Nan Morales	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur Anderson	....	first assistant director
Les Banda	....	second second assistant director: second unit
William H. Burton	....	second unit director (as Billy Burton)
Joan Cunningham	....	second assistant director
Kevin Duncan	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jamie Marshall	....	second second assistant director
Artist W. Robinson	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Artist Robinson)

Art Department
Douglas Abrahamson	....	assistant property master: second unit
Rodney Armanino	....	construction coordinator
Lloyd A. Buswell	....	construction foreman
James Carson	....	illustrator
Larry Clark	....	paint supervisor
Randall S. Coe	....	construction foreman
Oscar Delgadillo	....	set dressing gang boss
Joe Elvington	....	set laborer
Thomas Floutz	....	painter (as Thom Floutz)
Scott C. Garrett	....	drapery gangboss
Scott C. Garrett	....	set dresser
Jason Gondek	....	construction accountant
Gary Isbell	....	leadman
Sean Langdon	....	set dressing gangboss
Don Miloyevich	....	property master
Erik Olson	....	assistant art director
Cheri Paul	....	assistant property master
Mike Peritz	....	set dresser
Jordu Schell	....	painter
Steven Schwartz	....	set designer
Barbara Ann Spencer	....	set designer
Gerald Sullivan	....	set designer
Jason Sweers	....	graphic designer
Wendy Weaver	....	buyer
Jason Weil	....	assistant art director
Suzan Wexler	....	set designer

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer (as Jim Ashwill)
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Bill Baldwin	....	adr assistant
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bryan Bowen	....	sound effects editor
Gail Clark Burch	....	dialogue editor
Richard Corwin	....	dialogue editor (as Richard G. Corwin)
Anne Couk	....	first assistant sound editor
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Chris David	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Zack Davis	....	adr editor
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor
Roger Fearing	....	digital assistant
Tammy Fearing	....	foley editor
Christopher Flick	....	supervising foley editor
Thomas Giordano	....	cable person
Thomas Giordano	....	sound mixer: second unit
Per Hallberg	....	co-supervising sound editor
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Chris Hogan	....	sound effects editor
David L. Horton Jr.	....	foley editor (as Dave Horton Jr.)
Craig S. Jaeger	....	foley editor
Stephen Janisz	....	adr editor
David Kelson	....	additional sound mixer
Susan Kurtz	....	dialog editor
Susan Kurtz	....	sound editor
Tony Lamberti	....	sound effects editor
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Dan Lipe	....	additional boom operator
Thomas P. McNamara	....	assistant sound editor
Ron Meredith	....	assistant sound editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Philip D. Morrill	....	digital assistant
Rick Morris	....	sound effects editor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Thomas O'Neil Younkman	....	first assistant sound editor
Mark Ormandy	....	additional sound
Kelly Oxford	....	sound effects editor
Steve Pederson	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Tom Perry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rudy Pi	....	sound re-recordist
Michael A. Reagan	....	sound effects editor
Carin Rogers	....	dialogue editor
Philip Rogers	....	sound recordist
David M. Ronne	....	production sound mixer (as David Ronne)
Jeff Rosen	....	foley editor (as Jeffrey Rosen)
Bruno Roussel	....	assistant sound engineer
Carolyn Sauer	....	foley recordist
Gregg Silk	....	second engineer
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer (as Randy K. Singer)
Thomas W. Small	....	supervising foley editor (as Thomas Small)
Mychal Smith	....	boom operator (as Mychal D. Smith)
Mark P. Stoeckinger	....	supervising sound editor
Peter Michael Sullivan	....	additional sound
Susumu Tokunow	....	sound recordist
Robert Ulrich	....	supervising adr editor
David Williams	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Dave Williams)
Kerry Dean Williams	....	adr editor
Scott Wolf	....	sound effects editor
Dan Yale	....	foley editor
Geoff Zanelli	....	sound engineer
Geoff Zanelli	....	synths recording
Gregg Silk	....	sound engineer: synths recording (uncredited)
Mike Szakmeister	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tony Acosta Jr.	....	lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions (as Tony Acosta)
Pete Allyn	....	special effects foreman
David P. Barton	....	animatronics: Kevin Yagher Productions (as David Barton)
Brian Blair	....	lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
Casey Cavanaugh	....	special effects coordinator: second unit
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh	....	special effects coordinator
Sean Cavanaugh	....	special effects technician
Michael Clarke	....	special effects technician (as Michael John Clarke)
Mitchell J. Coughlin	....	lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions (as Mitch Coughlin)
Robert DeVine	....	special effects
Alden Wayne Dumas	....	special effects technician (as Spud Dumas)
Dan Edwards	....	special effects foreman (as Danny J. Edwards)
Thomas M. Ficke	....	pyrotechnics operator
David Fletcher	....	special effects foreman: second unit
Steve Galich	....	special effects technician
Scott Garcia	....	special effects technician
Rocky Gehr	....	special effects technician
Karin Hanson	....	special effects hair
Doug Hubbard	....	special effects technician (as Eugene Hubbard)
Jeffrey Knott	....	special effects technician (as Jeffrey D. Knott)
John McLeod	....	special effects technician
Mike Measimer	....	special effects crew
Dean Mercil	....	special effects technician
Joseph P. Mercurio	....	special effects foreman (as Joseph Mercurio)
Henry Millar Jr.	....	special effects shop supervisor (as Henry E. Millar Jr.)
David Miner Jr.	....	animatronics: Kevin Yagher Productions
Rudy Perez	....	special effects technician
David A. Poole	....	special effects
Matthew Pope	....	special effects technician
Casey Pritchett	....	pyrotechnician
Joe Quinlivan	....	special effects technician
Michael Roundy	....	special effects foreman (as Michael D. Roundy)
Jason Ryan	....	animatronics: Kevin Yagher Productions
David Selvadurai	....	lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
Bryan Sides	....	animatronics: Kevin Yagher Productions
Bryan Sides	....	special effects technician
Anthony Simonaitis	....	special effects foreman
Tom Sindicich	....	special effects technician
Jonathan Spence	....	animatronics: Kevin Yagher Productions
R. Bruce Steinheimer	....	special effects coordinator
Richard Terry Tjelmeland	....	special effects technician
Aaron Walters	....	special effects technician
Richard Zarro	....	special effects supervisor (as Richard M. Zarro)
Grady Holder	....	lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions (uncredited)
Jay McClennen	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Mike Menzel	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Hunter Athey	....	digital animator/compositor
Kenneth Au	....	digital compositor
Dennis Bennett	....	digital compositor: VIFX
Allen Blaisdell	....	visual effects director of photography
Mark A. Brown	....	chief technologist: VIFX
David Collier	....	production assistant: Blue Sky/VIFX
Rafael Colon	....	digital compositor
Lee Croft	....	screen graphics artist: VIFX
Gregory Elwood	....	digital compositor: VIFX
Jeff Ertl	....	3D artist: VIFX (as Jeffrey Ertle)
Matthew Ferro	....	visual effects producer
Meg Freeman	....	digital compositor: VIFX
Derry Frost	....	director of production: Amalgamated Pixels, Inc.
David Gutman	....	digital compositor: VIFX
Douglas Harsch	....	visual effects
Nicole Herr	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Richard E. Hollander	....	visual effects supervisor (as Richard Hollander)
Gene Kozicki	....	production manager: VIFX
Garrett Lam	....	digital compositor: VIFX (as Garrett K. Lam)
James Do Young Lee	....	digital compositor: VIFX (as James Lee)
Keith McCabe	....	digital artist
Sean McPherson	....	digital compositor: VIFX
Rob Menapace	....	motion control operator
Zeke Morales	....	visual effects editor: VIFX
Dane Picard	....	technical director
Dwight Raymond	....	visual effects editor
Mike Roby	....	digital compositor: VIFX
Dennis Rogers	....	first assistant camera
Marc Rubone	....	digital compositor
Chris Ryan	....	digital compositor
Rick Sander	....	digital effects artist
Scott Schneider	....	miniature effects supervisor
Rob Schultz	....	digital compositor: VIFX
Boyd Shermis	....	visual effects supervisor
Lauren Smith	....	visual effects coordinator: VIFX
Derek Spears	....	digital effects supervisor
Brad Spencer	....	visual effects: VIFX
Andrew Taylor	....	digital compositor: VIFX
Theo Vandernoot	....	CG supervisor: VIFX
Jonathan Wood	....	3D artist: VIFX
Tsz 'Gee' Yeung	....	3D artist: VIFX (as Gee Yeung)
Serkan Zelzele	....	digital compositor: VIFX
Serkan Zelzele	....	screen graphics artist
Ted Andre	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Simon Carr	....	digital compositor: Animal Logic (uncredited)
Gian Ganziano	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Vincent Lavares	....	tape operator (uncredited)
Stephen Sobisky	....	3D modeling producer (uncredited)

Stunts
John Branagan	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunts
Alisa Christensen	....	stunt double
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunts
Jeff Habberstad	....	stunts
Jake Lombard	....	stunt rigger
Billy Morts	....	stunts
Carol Neilson	....	stunts
Carrick O'Quinn	....	stunts
Carl Paoli	....	stunts
Mark Riccardi	....	stunts
Steve Ritzi	....	stunts (as Steven Ritzi)
Brian Smrz	....	stunt coordinator
Gregg Smrz	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Scott Sproule	....	stunts
Webster Whinery	....	stunts
Jim Wilkey	....	stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Bucher	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bobby Burns	....	stunts (uncredited)
Keith Campbell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ken Clark	....	stunts (uncredited)
Doug Coleman	....	stunts (uncredited)
Norm Compton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chic Daniel	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mark De Alessandro	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Doc Duhame	....	stunts (uncredited)
Brennan Dyson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dane Farwell	....	stunt double: Mr. Cage #1 (uncredited)
Clay Donahue Fontenot	....	stunts (uncredited)
Robert 'Rock' Galotti	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunt double: Mr. Cage #3 (uncredited)
Gary Guercio	....	stunts (uncredited)
Randy Hall	....	stunts (uncredited)
Scott Helvenston	....	stunts (uncredited)
Diana Lee Inosanto	....	martial arts stunt double: Margaret Cho/Lisa Boylee (uncredited)
Keii Johnston	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunts (uncredited)
Khristian Lupo	....	additional stunt double: John Travolta (uncredited)
Courtney Pakiz	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Chris Palermo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carl Paoli	....	stunt double: Alessandro Nivola (uncredited)
Jim Pearson	....	stunt marine (uncredited)
Denney Pierce	....	stunts (uncredited)
Spiro Razatos	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mark Riccardi	....	stunt double: Mr. Travolta (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Scharpf	....	stunts (uncredited)
Anthony G. Schmidt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Myke Schwartz	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Walter Scott	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gunter Simon	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lee Waddell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mike Washlake	....	stunts (uncredited)
Webster Whinery	....	stunt double: Mr. Cage #2 (uncredited)
Keith Woulard	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nancy Young	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Agalsoff Jr.	....	video assist operator
Alfred Ainsworth	....	video playback operator
William D. Barber	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Richard Brooks Burton	....	gyrosphere technician: aerial unit
Gary Capo	....	director of photography: second unit
Tony Chiu	....	film loader
Scott Crabbe	....	video assist operator: second unit
Frank Del Boccio	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul V. Ferrazzi	....	additional assistant camera
Ian Fox	....	camera operator: second unit
Jay M. Huntoon	....	video assist operator: second unit
Bobby Ikeda	....	grip: second unit
Robert Ikeda	....	grip: second unit
Peter C. Jensen	....	camera operator (as Peter Jensen)
Casey Jones	....	key grip
Eric K. Jones	....	assistant camera: second unit
Scott Kidner	....	rigging gaffer
Peter McAdams	....	grip: second unit
James M. McClure	....	electrician
Tim Metivier	....	first assistant camera
Parker Meyer	....	camera production assistant: second unit
Rob Morey	....	first assistant camera
Leo J. Napolitano	....	camera operator: second unit (as Leo Napolitano)
Ron Newburn	....	lighting technician
Phil Pastuhov	....	aerial director of photography
Brad Peterman	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Glen Purdy	....	rigging grip
Maricella Ramirez	....	assistant camera
Maricella Ramirez	....	steadicam assistant
Michael Raspa	....	second assistant camera
Robert Sharman	....	video playback operator
Bruce D. Spellman	....	grip
Ted T. Sugura	....	camera operator: "c" camera (as Ted Sugiura)
Larissa Supplitt	....	additional second assistant camera
Michael T. Travers	....	best boy grip
Joseph D. Urbanczyk	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Stephen Vaughan	....	still photographer
Paul Wilkowsky	....	grip: second unit

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Virginia Adams	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Vanessa Portillo	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
James P. Cullen	....	costumer
Jonny Pray	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Matthew Booth	....	first assistant editor
Janet Ogletree	....	first assistant editor: lightworks
Dwight Raymond	....	first assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Stephen R. Sheridan	....	color timer (as Steve Sheridan)
Cecilia Hyoun	....	lightworks assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Ryeland Allison	....	musician
Sally Boldt	....	music editor
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Louis Fagenson	....	music arranger
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Steven Fowler	....	orchestrator (as Steve Fowler)
Walt Fowler	....	orchestrator
Gavin Greenaway	....	composer: additional music
Ladd McIntosh	....	orchestrator
Alan Meyerson	....	music mixer
Alan Meyerson	....	music recordist
Alan Meyerson	....	score producer
Yvonne S. Moriarty	....	orchestrator (as Suzette Moriarty)
Lucas Richman	....	conductor
Lucas Richman	....	orchestrator
Hans Zimmer	....	score producer
Erik Lundborg	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Howard Bachrach	....	transportation captain
Tony Brazas	....	driver: Mr. Travolta