- The prison where Sean Archer was imprisoned was filmed at the Eagle Rock Substation.
- The clothing department of the crew produced a total of 180 pairs of magnetically fastened boots in the film, each weighing 13 pounds.
- The producers had hoped that Wu Yusen could remove the slash in the title, but Wu Yusen insisted on keeping it. He was afraid that the audience would misunderstand the film as a hockey movie (Face Off is a hockey term meaning kickoff).
- The speedboat chase at the end was originally designed for "Ultimate Target". In "Break into Death Island", Nicholas Cage once said that he drove a beige Volvo. After escaping from prison in the film, Nicholas Cage stole a beige Volvo.
- The sea prison in the film is called "Erewhon", which is exactly "nowhere" written in reverse. The magnetic boots in the prison are from "Super Horsepower Bros."
- The name of Castel Troy in the film comes from Greek mythology. The choir in the film is a non-profit choir in Los Angeles.
- There are a number of Wu Yusen’s iconic shots in the film, such as Caster Troy using double guns, Dr. Walsh’s glasses showing Caster Troy, Sean and Caster talking back to back through obstacles. Gunfights with pigeons and churches, etc.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were the first candidates to star in the film. Later, Wu Yusen became the director. He thought John Travolta and Nicholas Cage were more suitable.
- According to producer Barry Osborne, many of the thrilling scenes in the film, like fighting on a ship and flying off the runway, were originally planned to be shot on a green screen, but considering the authenticity of the story, they decided to take real shots.
- Initially, Nicholas Cage refused to play Castor Troy because of his lack of interest in playing bad guys. Later, he learned that he was playing a hero for most of the film and soon signed up to play.
Face/Off behind the scenes gags
2022-01-25 08:02
Extended Reading
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Alphonso 2022-03-19 09:01:03
Nic Cage playing John Travolta, meets John Travolta playing Nic Cage, in the middle of a thunderous John Woo shootout. The actors are separated by mirrored columns, allowing John Woo to get away with a stylish, psychologically-loaded sleight-of-hand that they are looking at their
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Sean Archer: [as he walks out of his office] Any word from the LAPD intelligence? If there IS such a thing?
Loomis: Not yet, sir.
Sean Archer: Of course not, because we're a covert anti-terrorist team that is so secret, that when we snap our fingers NOTHING HAPPENS!
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Castor Troy: Isn't this religious, ah yes. The eternal battle between good and evil, saint and sinners... but you're still not having any FUN!