# Face Off - why no airtime?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-why-no-airtime/271237>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 26, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-why-no-airtime/271237 "2004-10-26T15:26:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-why-no-airtime/271237/1 "2004-10-26T15:26:47Z")

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In my body-swap thread the \*\*Face Off \*\* movie came up, which leads me to another question my wife and I have been wondering about. Is there some reason this movie is not being played on cable the way most action pics are? For the record, I’ve never seen it, my wife has. I can count on seeing any Nicholas Cage movie on a given weekend, the same for Travolta, but Face Off doesn’t seem to be getting any airtime. What’s up with that?

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**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-why-no-airtime/271237/2 "2004-10-26T17:28:16Z")

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It’s one of my favorite action movies so, yeah I agree. It should be on more often. I’m not sure why it isn’t. Perhaps it was on a lot after it first came out (1997, I think) and has just run it’s course? It’s not even like it’s that graphic or anything so they’d have no problem showing it.

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-why-no-airtime/271237/3 "2004-10-26T20:56:20Z")

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“ **Eyebrows 0f Doom**?” Peter Gallagher, is that you? :eek:

😉  
I like _Face/Off_, too. I hadn’t noticed that it wasn’t shown on TV until this thread, probably because I own it and watch it every now and then. Maybe having both Travolta _and_ Cage in the same movie is too much for the unsuspecting network viewer? 😃

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**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2004, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-why-no-airtime/271237/4 "2004-10-26T21:41:35Z")

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> [@Misnomer](#):
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> “ **Eyebrows 0f Doom**?” Peter Gallagher, is that you? :eek:
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> 😉

hehe, close. [Hugo Weaving](http://www.wozupdoc.net/dvd/mitzi77.jpg) actually. 😃

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-why-no-airtime/271237/5 "2004-10-27T02:37:01Z")

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Sorry, Hugo, but your eyebrows got _nuthin’_ on Peter’s. 😉

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-why-no-airtime/271237/6 "2004-10-27T02:38:18Z")

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(Hey, that was my 500th post! Woo hoo! 🆒 )