There is a moment in face off when sean archer john travolta, a member of a secret fbi antiterrorist team, confronts the comatose body of castor troy nicolas cage, his archenemy, in the hospital. R at his best, director john woo turns action movies into ballets of blood and bullets grounded in character drama. Faceoff is a 1997 american sciencefiction action directed by john woo and starringjohn travolta and nicolas cage. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge. Through an experimental surgery, archer adopts troys likeness to go undercover and find the position of a bomb he has placed in the city. The third of john woos americanmade feature films, faceoff stars john. We can even buy a world where a thing like faceswapping technology exists. Watching john travolta and nicolas cage square off and literally exchange roles brings back the. But nicolas cage and john travolta, the movies two bugshit leads, were not the only lunatics involved. Oct 21, 2019 we can handle stars john travolta and nicolas cages hamminess in the roles of super cop sean archer and infamous terrorist castor troy, respectively, as they impersonate each other postface swapping surgery. A little boy is killed by a sniper rifle while riding on a merrygoround with his father. Its cage versus travolta in the sublime overacting. The best and worst nicolas cage movies, ranked by critics.
There is a moment in face off when sean archer john travolta, a member of a secret fbi antiterrorist team, confronts the comatose body of castor troy nicolas cage, his archenemy, in. Hbo john travolta stars as fbi agent sean archer doing the unthinkable to stop the elusive terrorist castor troy nicolas cage. But nicolas cage and john travolta, the movie s two bugshit leads, were not the only lunatics involved. The 1997 action movie face off, which starred john travolta and nicolas cage, is getting a reboot paramount has hired 22 jump street screenwriter oren uziel to pen the script with. Faceoff is a 1997 american action film directed by john woo, written by mike werb and michael colleary, and starring john travolta and nicolas cage.
John travolta meets nicolas cage faceoff 1997 youtube. John travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen, alessandro nivola, gina gershon, john woo, terence chang, christopher godsick, barrie m. Dec 18, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Were finally pitting the iconic b movie legends and occasional awards darlings against each other. Watch the bullets fly and the action explode as master action director john woo broken arrow detonates the screen in this special collectors edition dvd. The keeper dennis hopper crime thriller free full movie.
After the plane crashes and troy is severely injured, possibly dead, archer undergoes surgery to remove his face and replace it with troys. Paramount putting a new face on action hit faceoff. John travolta and nicolas cage get under each others skinliterallyin john woos return to form, faceoff. John travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen, gina gershon, alessandro nivola, john woo. The third of john woos americanmade feature films, faceoff stars john travolta as. Faceoff 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It starred john travolta as an fbi agent named sean archer and. John travolta still does one of the best nicolas cage. Nicolas cage and john travolta have both taken on their fair share of crazy roles over the years, but in 1997, they collided for a different kind of insanity in john woos action film face off. Meanwhile, archer now played by nicolas cage wakes up and his bandages are unwrapped. Exciting and then some, faceoff blends the directors supercharged images of balletic brutality and spiritual catharsis with an offthewall humor that allows john travolta and nicolas cage to. New faceoff dvd, 1998, widescreen movie john travolta.
A faceoff reboot is coming, scripted by the sonic movie. We can handle stars john travolta and nicolas cage s hamminess in the roles of super cop sean archer and infamous terrorist castor troy, respectively, as. Nicolas cage to play nicolas cage in a movie where nicolas. I just rewatched john woos faceoff after many years and the movie amazed me with its visual flair and brilliant black humor here are two of the films most entertaining moments gina gershon. Nicolas cage and john travolta tear it up as a crook and a cop who swap faces in john woos superslick action extravaganza. Full of holes as big as its brutality and sappiness. Face off dvd john travolta actor, nicolas cage actor, john woo director rated. In the action thriller face off, fbi agent sean archer john travolta is on the hunt for notorious criminal castor troy nicolas cage.
We need a faceoff sequel starring nicolas cage and john. Cage and travolta face off again, this time with competing. Loaded with highvoltage special features, this twodisc set redefines the action genre like never before. Snake eyes set in atlantic city, an assassination attempt thrusts a detective nicolas cage into a murder case with 14,000 potential suspects and a deadly conspiracy where nothing is what it appears to be. The third of john woos americanmade feature films, faceoff stars john travolta as sean archer, an fbi agent obsessed with capturing castor troy nicolas cage, a criminal genius who years. John travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen, alessandro nivola, gina gershon, dominique swain, nick cassavetes, harve presnell, colm feore, john. New faceoff dvd 1997 the movie john travolta nicolas cage.
The john woodirected 1997 original, which saw nicolas cage and john travolta swap faces and identities, is. Cult classic scifi movie face off is being rebooted. Faceoff reboot is happening with fast and furious producer. Jan 20, 2016 action movie anatomy hosts ben bateman and andrew ghai break down the face. Did i mention theyre played by 90s mainstays john travolta and nicolas cage. Jun 27, 2017 it takes faceoff a shade over two minutes.
Archer john travolta uses a helicopter to keep troys nicolas cage jet from taking off. Watch faceoff online stream full movie nowtv free trial. John travolta, nicolas cage, oliver wood, john powell, john woo, steven kemper, christian wagner. John travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen, alessandro nivola, gina gershon, dominique. Finally, the faceoff script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the john woo movie with john travolta and nicolas cage. The third of john woos americanmade feature films, faceoff stars john travolta as sean archer.
Faceoff is a film that everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime. The ultimate face off whos got the better movies, the bigger box office, and most memorable roles. As archer tries to use his disguise to elicit information about a bomb from troys. Paul huffman in last weeks face off we had another close rose with ridley scott ultimately scoring a victory over his brother tony. Faceoff john woo, john travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen. Between swapping faces with john travolta for face off to stealing the declaration of independence in disneys national treasure, the. Faceoff came from john woo, the single greatest action director of all time, and its the one moment he got to do full john woo shit with a big american budget. Paramount pictures is giving a face lift to face off, the 1997 john woodirected action thriller that starred john travolta and nicolas cage. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Face off marks woos first american film to reach the pitched level of his best hong kong work hardboiled. Patricia arquette and nicolas cage at an event for faceoff 1997 anne. Watch the bullets fly and the action explode as master action director john woo broken arrow detonates the screen. Face off came from john woo, the single greatest action director of all time, and its the one moment he got to do full john woo shit with a big american budget. With john travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen, alessandro nivola.
Nicolas cage takes on john travolta as john travolta taking on nicolas. He freaks out upon seeing castors face in the mirror and tries to destroy it with the base of a coat hanger. The very honest faceoff trailer is all nic cage and john. Nov 15, 2019 beating out several suitors such as hbo max and paramount, lionsgate is in final talks to pick up the unbearable weight of massive talent, the meta movie project in which nicolas cage stars as. Faceoff dvd, 1998, widescreen for sale online ebay.
Archer nicolas cage, in disguise, is shocked to see castor troy john travolta wearing his own face. New faceoff dvd 1997 the movie john travolta nicolas cage in. John travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen, alessandro nivola, gina gershon, dominique swain, nick cassavetes, harve presnell, colm feore, john carroll lynch, cch pounder, robert wisdom, john woo. Nicolas cage to star as nicolas cage in unbearable weight of. The good vs bad gets muddled up as the faces on the two. Sep 10, 2019 cult classic scifi movie faceoff is being rebooted. John woo isnt involved in face off reboot, but hes glad its being made in the original face off, john travolta plays an fbi agent and nicolas cage plays a terrorist. Oct 06, 2011 archer nicolas cage, in disguise, is shocked to see castor troy john travolta wearing his own face. The hazy, washedout palette, porn stache on nicolas cage s face, and smile on john travolta s inform us that we are in flashback. Jun 03, 2017 parents need to know that faceoff is a 1997 movie in which an fbi agent and his archnemesis, a psychotic terrorist, switch faces. Michael madsen shares details about quentin tarantinos concept for vega brothers movie.
Exciting and then some, faceoff blends the directors supercharged images of balletic brutality and spiritual catharsis with an off thewall humor that allows john travolta and nicolas cage to. In order to foil a terrorist plot, an fbi agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind, who murdered his only son. Remember when john travolta and nicolas cage packing heat in a genre movie was a major event. John travolta and nicolas cage play catand mouse and. Face off john travolta stars as fbi agent sean archer doing the unthinkable to stop the elusive terrorist castor troy nicolas cage. John travolta and nicolas cage get under each others skin. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of faceoff. Back in the summer of 1997, the two actorsone a newly minted oscar winner, the other still enjoying a tarantinoabetted career revivallent their sizable star power to one of the nuttiest, most psychologically thrilling action movies hollywood has ever engineered. Sean takes on the face of sean archer in a plot to bring down a terrorist group. Archers singleminded pursuit of troy has caused serious harm to his marriage, but. Travolta plays an fbi agent and cage plays a terrorist, sworn enemies who assume each others physical appearance. This movie is incredibly violent, even by action movie standards. Giphy is how you search, share, discover, and create gifs. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
The movie where nicolas cage and john travolta swap faces. Faceoff script transcript from the screenplay andor john. Its cage versus travolta in the sublime overacting olympics. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me. Its a broadly enjoyable exercise in cinematic style, with john travolta and nicolas cage having huge fun impersonating each others mannerisms. The john woodirected 1997 original, which saw nicolas cage and john travolta swap faces and identities, is being updated with a new cast. Aug 16, 2019 john travolta still does one of the best nicolas cage impressions duration. John travolta still does one of the best nicolas cage impressions duration. Face off 1997 john travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen 1. Check out movie behind the scenes, interviews, movie red carpet. The hazy, washedout palette, porn stache on nicolas cages face, and smile on john travoltas inform us that we are in flashback. Jan 07, 2017 faceoff premiered in theaters on june 27, 1997. Paramount has announced it is rebooting the john woo action movie face off starring nicolas cage and john travolta. Nicolas cage and john travoltas faceoff is getting a.
Sep 09, 2019 the 1997 action movie faceoff, which starred john travolta and nicolas cage, is getting a reboot paramount has hired 22 jump street screenwriter oren uziel to pen the script with. Face off, an utterly ridiculous action epic starring john travolta and nicolas cage. John travolta stars as fbi agent sean archer doing the unthinkable to stop the elusive terrorist castor troy nicolas cage. John woos face off is nearly two and a half hours of mostly wtf moments stitched together across a series of gunfights drunk on slowmo, interspersed with dialogue scenes where everybody might as well be shouting top that. Action movie anatomy hosts ben bateman and andrew ghai break down the face. Faceoff internet movie firearms database guns in movies. Faceoff 39 movie clip its like looking in a mirror. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Why faceoff was the ultimate 90s action movie vice.
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