Face/Off 1997

Overview

Face/Off is a 1997 American science fiction action thriller film directed by John Woo. The screenplay for the production was written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary. The film features John Travolta as an FBI agent and Nicolas Cage as a criminal mastermind. The plot follows an FBI agent who undergoes an experimental facial transplant surgery to assume the identity of a terrorist in order to foil a terrorist plot. The situation becomes complicated when the criminal wakes up prematurely from the procedure and seeks revenge. The film, which has a runtime of two hours and nineteen minutes, is categorized under the genres of action, crime, and science fiction. It was released in the United States on June 27, 1997, and carries an R rating. The core narrative revolves around the premise that in order to trap a criminal, the agent must become him, leading to a conflict where the two men swap their faces and identities.