The new warden of a small prison farm in arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate. He made his acting debut in the 1983 film rumble fish, but it was valley girl 1983 that successfully launched his career as an actor. Finally, the faceoff script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the john woo movie with john travolta and nicolas cage. Kelly emberg at an event for faceoff 1997 nicolas cage and john travolta in face off 1997. Nicolas cage continues to be both the worst and greatest actor of all time, simultaneously. Into the spiderverse 2010 and love, antosha 2019 were adored by critics. We can handle stars john travolta and nicolas cages hamminess in the roles of super cop sean archer and infamous. John travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen, alessandro nivola, gina gershon, dominique swain, nick cassavetes, harve presnell, colm feore, john. The 1997 action movie faceoff, which starred john travolta and nicolas cage, is getting a reboot.
Finden sie im korper des feindes faceoff special edition in. And in faceoffs opening week, con air checked in at number five, meaning that moviegoers in june 1997 walked into their local theater. In the rock 1996, nicolas cage s character says he drives a beige volvo. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of faceoff. It starred john travolta as an fbi agent named sean archer and. Cage has been nominated for numerous major cinematic awards, and won an academy award, a golden globe, and screen actors guild award for his performance in leaving las vegas 1995 during his early career, cage starred in a variety of films such as. Both have been the biggest movie stars on the planet at one stage. Travolta plays an fbi agent and cage plays a terrorist, sworn enemies who assume each others physical appearance. Faceoff is getting a reboot but, tragically, not a rebutt.
John woos faceoff 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. Faceoff, an utterly ridiculous action epic starring john travolta and nicolas cage. Watch the bullets fly and the action explode as master action director john woo broken arrow detonates the screen. Con air, faceoff, and june 1997 as peak nicolas cage. Nicolas cage to star as nicolas cage in unbearable weight. Face off snake eyes ghost rider dog eat dog bluray.
His eccentric performances are now the stuff of legend, and so, the news that he will be playing a. We need a faceoff sequel starring nicolas cage and john. Nicolas is one of the most talented and respected actors in hollywood. Faceoff reboot is happening with fast and furious producer kevin burwick sep 9, 2019. Face off and the ghost rider and national treasure films. 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. After escaping from the prison, archer steals a beige volvo. Seriously, the premise of this film requires suspension of disbelief. In con air 1997, the second of the trilogy, cameron poe drops the dead body of pinball from the plane, and it falls onto a beige volvo. Paramount putting a new face on action hit faceoff. Ive got a government job to abuse and a lonely wife to fuck. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
Faceoff might be the movie in which we all discovered just how crazy nicolas cage could be on screen. Movie info 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. In addition to coming out the same month as nicolas cages con air 1997, it was also released the same month as a thomas jane film titled the last time i committed suicide 1997, which began its theatrical run 7 days prior to faceoff on june 20, 1997. The filmography of american actor, director and producer, nicolas cage includes the year the film was or will be released, the name of his character, the director, and other related notes. 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. Troy and archer see each other for the first time with each others faces. Heres the lives of 7 teenage friends in 1981, singing, dancing and breaking the 4th wall. His facial expressions in this film are the stuff memes are made of.
Paramount pictures is giving a face lift to faceoff, the 1997 john woodirected action thriller that starred john travolta and nicolas cage. 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. After that, it is very enjoyable, mainly thanks to leading men john travolta and nicolas cage, who soon switch roles while nicely hanging onto their original personalities. And you can tell it also by some ridiculous moments whee nicolas cage confirm to be nicolas cage no matter of the face exchange and overacts as usual. Nicolas cage was born nicolas kim coppola in long beach, california, the son of comparative literature professor august coppola whose brother is director francis ford coppola and dancerchoreographer joy vogelsang. An fbi agent john travolta undergoes a procedure to have the face of a terrorist nicolas cage swapped with his. There is also a list of films he has produced and his appearances in television. The best version of 15 mega popular movie and tv characters nicolas cages favorite films razzie award 2017 winners announced. Its an allout bmovie star brawl in the latest edition of vs.
Nicolas cage will reenact con air and faceoff in a movie. Paramount has hired 22 jump street screenwriter oren uziel to pen the. Thirty years after the original moonstruck, nicholas cage and cher reprise. Nicolas cage will reenact scenes from faceoff and con air while playing himself in the unbearable weight of massive talent. With john travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen, alessandro nivola. Faceoff is a 1997 american sciencefiction action directed by john woo and starringjohn travolta and nicolas cage.
Nicolas cage to play joe exotic the tiger king in first tv. Weiterhin war er fur vier weitere kategorien dieser. The blu ray is very good anyway and the film is enjoyable and not stupid. Nicolas kim coppola born january 7, 1964, known professionally as nicolas cage, is an american actor and filmmaker. Lionsgate pushed aside several suitors and is in final negotiations to pick up the meta movie project that references leaving las vegas, faceoff and more. Paul huffman in last weeks face off we had another close rose with ridley scott. Youd be hardpressed to find an action movie as insane as john woos face off. 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.
John travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen, alessandro nivola, gina gershon, dominique swain, nick cassavetes, harve presnell, colm. Barbara shulgasser of the san francisco examiner called the movie idiotic and argued that. Nicolas cage and john travolta starred in the original version of action thriller faceoff. Hbo john travolta stars as fbi agent sean archer doing the unthinkable to stop the elusive terrorist castor troy nicolas cage. The best and worst nicolas cage movies, ranked by critics. The plan unsurprisingly goes wrong when the terrorist steals the agents face to take his identity. He is of italian father and polish, german, and english mother descent.
Nicolas cage will recreate faceoff and con air scenes for. John travolta, nicolas cage, joan allen, alessandro nivola, gina gershon, james denton, dominique swain, joe bob briggs, nick cassavetes, harve. The two actors choice to appear in john woos certified fresh faceswapping action classic faceoff feels prescient when you look at the trajectory of their careers. Face off 1997 hallelujah scene cage goes wild youtube. The academy award winner has given countless successful movies including birdy 1996, racing with the moon 1996. Search, discover and share your favorite face off gifs. Travolta plays an fbi agent and cage plays a terrorist, sworn enemies who.