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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   8,803 votes
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Director:
Peter Bogdanovich
Writer:
Anna Hamilton Phelan (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 March 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
They told 16-year-old Rocky Dennis he could never be like everyone else. So he was determined to be better. more
Plot:
A boy with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempts to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Streep Noms, #6 (1985)
 (From FilmExperience. 26 June 2009, 10:15 AM, PDT)

Mark Feuerstein Dishes on Royal Pains
 (From MovieWeb. 1 June 2009, 5:43 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Very underrated! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Cher ... Florence 'Rusty' Dennis

Sam Elliott ... Gar

Eric Stoltz ... Roy L.'Rocky' Dennis
Estelle Getty ... Evelyn
Richard Dysart ... Abe

Laura Dern ... Diana Adams

Micole Mercurio ... Babe
Harry Carey Jr. ... Red
Dennis Burkley ... Dozer
Lawrence Monoson ... Ben
Ben Piazza ... Mr. Simms
L. Craig King ... Eric
Alexandra Powers ... Lisa

Kelly Jo Minter ... Lorrie (as Kelly Minter)

Joe Unger ... 1st Boyfriend
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Peter Bogdanovich's Mask (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
120 min | USA:127 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Azusa, California, USA more

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Trivia:
According to Peter Bogdanovich, on Sunday, 14 March 2004, in a talk at the Cleveland Public Library (Ohio), he has secured the rights for the Bruce Springsteen songs and the print will be re-released with the music chosen the first time around. There was a possible snag when the studio told Bogdanovich that the negative of the film had been lost - they only had positive prints - but the negative hadn't really been lost - Bogdanovich had removed it from the studio some years prior. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: When Rocky looks in the carnival mirror it alters his deformed face to appear almost normal. They send for his mother (Cher) to look at him. The same mirror that altered Rocky's face to appear normal should have deformed his mother's face. But when you see them looking in the mirror, Cher's face is looking perfect. more
Quotes:
Gar: Rocky, your mom sometimes does the wrong things, but for the right reasons. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Stacked: Romancing the Stones (#2.9)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Badlands more

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22 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
Very underrated!, 1 April 2003
8/10
Author: grahamsj2 from SE US

This is an excellent film with an excellent story played by an excellent cast! Rocky, a teenager with a horribly disfigured skull tries to fit in. His mother, ably played by Cher, portrays a biker babe who loves her son but little else. Sam Eliot plays her biker boyfriend but also has a soft spot for Rocky. Rocky loves a blind girl, played wonderfully by Laura Dern. All in all, this is a touching, but not overly sappy film! This one is worth a watch.

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