Face/Off is a 1997 English-language Action Crime film written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary. The movie is directed by John Woo and produced by David Permut, Barrie M. Osborne, Terence Chang and Christopher Godsick. Sean Archer, a very tough, rugged FBI Agent, is still grieving for his dead son Michael. Archer believes that his son's killer is his sworn enemy and a very powerful criminal, Castor Troy. One day, Archer has finally cornered Castor, however, their fight has knocked out Troy cold. As Archer finally breathes easy over the capture of his enemy, he finds out that Troy has planted a bomb that will destroy the entire city of Los Angeles and all of its inhabitants. Unfortunately the only other person who knows its location is Castor's brother Pollux, and he refuses to talk. The solution, a special operation doctor that can cut off people's faces, and can place a person's face onto another person. Archer undergoes one of those surgeries to talk to Pollux. However, Castor Troy somehow regains consciousness and now wants revenge on Archer for taking his face. Not only is Troy ruining Archer's mission, but his personal life as well. Archer must stop Troy again. This time, it's personal. Written by John Wiggins. Face/off features John Travolta in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, Alessandro Nivola, Dominique Swain and Nick Cassavetes. The music was composed by John Powell. Cinematography was done by Oliver Wood and editing by Christian Wagner. The motion picture has a running time of 139 minutes. It was released on 23rd August 1997 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. Face/Off was made on a budget of $80 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $245 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Paramount Pictures.