Writing

Mike Werb

Born

1977-06-21 (49)

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California

Known for

Writing

Credits

12 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mike Werb is an American screenwriter, whose writing credits include Face/Off, The Mask and the story for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. A Los Angeles native, Werb attended Stanford. He is a UCLA Film School graduate. His frequent collaborator is Michael Colleary. The duo won a Saturn Award for Best Writing for Face/Off in 1998. They previously worked on projects "Top Ten", "Stretch Armstrong" and "King's Ransom" (the latter one for director John Woo), but neither of these films were produced. He is the creator of Unnatural History. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Werb, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Known for

Face/Off poster
7.1

In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

Face/Off

1997

The Mask poster
7.0

Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki. Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man. While the mask grants him the confidence to woo a local singer, it also makes him the target of a ruthless mobster.

The Mask

1994

Firehouse Dog poster
6.2

Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.

Firehouse Dog

2007

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die poster
5.2

Darkman, needing money to continue his experiments on synthetic skin, steals a crate of cash from drug lord Peter Rooker...

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die

1996

The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary poster
8.0

A "talking head" documentary that relives the fascinating and furious career of John Woo - from his early work, and emergence as a director, to his heroic bloodshed classics which changed the face of Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s. Woo then moved to America and shook up Hollywood, as many of his peers and colleagues discuss in this extensive discussion of one of the 20th century's most important and vital celluloid names. Also features Woo himself, sitting down for an exclusive on-camera retrospective.

The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary

2025

Return to Edge City poster
8.0

A DVD exclusive making-of documentary for Chuck Russell's 1994 action comedy The Mask, consisting of interviews, behind the scenes footage, film clips, and frames from the comics.

Return to Edge City

2005

Film credits

Behind the camera

Face/Off poster
7.1

In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

Face/Off

1997

The Mask poster
7.0

Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki. Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man. While the mask grants him the confidence to woo a local singer, it also makes him the target of a ruthless mobster.

The Mask

1994

Firehouse Dog poster
6.2

Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.

Firehouse Dog

2007

Firehouse Dog poster
6.2

Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.

Firehouse Dog

2007

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die poster
5.2

Darkman, needing money to continue his experiments on synthetic skin, steals a crate of cash from drug lord Peter Rooker...

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die

1996

Food of the Gods II poster
4.5

A growth hormone experiment gets out of hand, when the the resulting giant man-eating rats escape, reaking havoc on the unsuspecting campus. Much blood-letting follows.

Food of the Gods II

1989

The Secret of the Ice Cave poster
7.0

A group of treasure-seekers embark on a expedition into high adventure as they race to discover what's really located in the mysterious ice cave.

The Secret of the Ice Cave

1989

No artwork available
10.0

It's New Orleans on the eve of Mardi Gras celebrations. Three kids call upon the legend of Sleepy Head to seek vengeance on their parents. Officer "Bump" Bumpstead aspires to become a detective and stumbles into one *weird* case.

Things That Go Bump

1997