Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Face/off / Paramount Pictures presents a Douglas/Reuther production ; a WCG Entertainment production ; produced by David Permut [and others] ; written by Mike Werb & Michael Colleary ; directed by John Woo.

Publisher, Date:

Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Video, [1998]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) must go undercover to investigate the location of a lethal biological weapon planted by his arch rival, terrorist-for-hire Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage). After undergoing a radical surgical procedure, Archer literally "borrows" Troy's face and identity to carry out his mission. But things go awry when Troy, emerging from a coma, is transformed into Archer and wreaks havoc upon his life, both at work and at home.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; for intense sequences of strong violence, and for strong language.

Series:

Widescreen DVD collection

Widescreen DVD collection.

Subjects:

Intelligence officers -- United States -- Drama.

Terrorists -- United States -- Drama.

Undercover operations -- Drama.

Terroristas -- United States -- Teatro.

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Action and adventure films.

Other Author:

Permut, David.

Werb, Mike.

Colleary, Michael.

Woo, John, 1948-

Travolta, John, 1954-

Cage, Nicolas, 1965-

Allen, Joan, 1956-

Nivola, Alessandro.

Gershon, Gina.

Swain, Dominique, 1980-

Cassavetes, Nick.

Presnell, Harve.

Feore, Colm, 1958-

Lynch, John Carroll, 1963-

Pounder, C. C. H.

Wisdom, Robert.

Cho, Margaret.

Denton, James, 1963-

Ross, Matt.

Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)

WCG Entertainment (Firm)

Paramount Home Video (Firm)

Notes:

Series from container.

Videodisc release of a 1997 motion picture.

Includes theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Oliver Wood ; film editors, Christian Wagner, Steven Kemper ; music, John Powell.

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, Margaret Cho, Jamie Denton, Matt Ross.

DVD, region 1, NTSC, dual layer, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround.

English or French dialogue, with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

ISBN:

0792152964

Publisher Number:

154957

Other Number:

40222584

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

633459

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Face off