Face/Off Pitch Meeting

Step inside the pitch meeting that led to Face/Off!

The 90s was a crazy time not only for action movies in general, but also for Nicholas Cage and John Travolta. With over-the-top action movies were taking over the box office, John Woo’s Face/Off was the epitome of craziness and brought both these over-the-top actors into an over-the-top premise with over-the-top action. The movie is insane.

Face/Off raises a whole lot of questions. Like why didn’t Castor Troy just take a second shot at the carousel? What kind of a name is Pollux? How did the FBI leave a dangerous terrorist unguarded in an empty hospital? How did he track down every single person that knew about Sean Archer’s mission? How did that prison escape work, and why did the cops just abandon their chase? Why is John Travolta wiping his fingers on everyone’s faces? Did he just bring home a small child without consulting his wife first?

To answer all these questions and more, step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to Face/Off! It’ll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

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[nyamy]

Petition to make a Face/Off reboot starring Ryan George and Ryan George.

[marcuspate]

"Why would taking his face make any difference? Everyone has the same face!"
"Oh, this is in an imaginary world where everyone has a different face!"
"Oh, a VERY unrealistic premise!"

[emilylike-the-soup]

To be fair, if my last name were “Troy” and I had twin boys, I probably wouldn’t be able to resist the reference: Castor and Pollux were the twin princes of Troy in Greek mythology.

[tffhsyc]

My all time favorite pitch meeting line is :
Batman then adopts Robin despite the fact that he is clearly a fully grown adult.

[mcvenne]

-They don't have the same blood type.
-Wouldn't that have made the face transplant impossible?
-Nooo. No, I don't think so.

[theswayzeexpress]

I have no idea how a single person, doing the same bit, over and over again, is able to make each sketch so original and funny each time. Literally could watch these for hours

[zxcxdr]

"...This way, the movie can happen."
"That IS a thing we want, I guess."
The uncertainty in the last sentence is hilarious

[rockingkvs]

Both John Travolta and Nicholas Cage were in top of their game in late 90s. They both had this wacky crazy/maniac vibe in their acting. This perfectly fits this movie, where Both act insane and sane character before and after switching their faces.

[nrpbrown]

This movie feels like if Michael Scott had actually been given a Hollywood budget for Threat Level Midnight and no follow up questions were asked.

[garym]

When you read that Face Off was originally planned as a semi sci-fi story set in the future, it suddenly makes a lot more sense

[sonsofthewestredwhiteblue]

‘Everything seems bad when you remember it.’ - Homer Simpson.

[utuk]

Only John Woo could take an idea like that and turn it into a classic.

[thegamemah]

The Producer is actually wearing Ryan George's face.

[christopherwebb]

Hero runs his fingers down his daughter's face at the end of the movie.

Daughter - "Can we get the other guy back please?"

[nizmo]

Riddled with plot holes, visible stunt wires and obvious stunt doubles, but still one of my favorite movies. Never get tired of the manic acting from them both in it.

[jdci]

How not one person in the production team thought "hold on, this movie concept is too ridiculous to keep going" remains one of lifes biggest mysteries.

[usc]

The best part is he didn't even cover half of the most ridiculous stuff about that movie.

[billc.]

Wow. Wow. Wow. Nicholas Cage and John Travolta in Trading Faces.

[RatedAwesome]

One of the best acted action movies I’ve ever seen. Cage and Travolta did wonderful jobs acting as each other. Can’t think of 2 actors who could’ve pulled it off better

[Ironstarfish]

On a side note, watching those two imitate each other's mannerisms was great acting