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Face/Off   1997         R, 138 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller Director: John Woo   Cast: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell, CCH Pounder, Colm Feore, John Carroll Lynch, Robert Wisdom, Matt Ross, Margaret Cho, James Denton   As the means of getting information about a time bomb that terrorist Castor Troy (Nicholas Cage) has planted to destroy Los Angeles, FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) undergoes surgery to take on the appearance of Castor who is presumed dead. He believes this will give him the means of getting information from Troy's brother Pollux (Alessandro Nivola) about the time bomb. However, it turns out that Troy is merely in a coma, and when he recovers he turns the tables and assumes the identity of Archer—now, the fight to the finish is on. 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 CCH Pounder Dr. Hollis Miller Colm Feore Dr. Malcolm Walsh John Carroll Lynch Walton, a Prison Guard Robert Wisdom Tito Biondi Matt Ross Loomis Margaret Cho Wanda James Denton Buzz

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