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Face/Off
In order to trap him, he must become him.
Cast
John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon
#83 in the SIFS list
Watch history
February 5, 2025
Pre-screening hints
- One of the stars considers this as one of the best movies they have made;
- In early drafts of the script, one character went to another character’s mother's place to hide out. The writers wanted the mother to be played by Elizabeth Taylor or Jack Nicholson in drag.
- Originally written in 1990, the script was first optioned by producer Joel Silver before falling into the lap of Michael Douglas who, the screenwriters fervently hoped, would star in it alongside Harrison Ford. Instead, Douglas took over as executive producer with lead roles eventually going to two other stars instead.
- The studio wanted the director to take the slash out of the title. The director kept it in so people wouldn't think it was a hockey movie.