The Mask (1994)

Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic super-hero when he wears a mysterious mask.

Director:

Chuck Russell

Writers:

Michael Fallon (story), Mark Verheiden (story),

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Carrey	...	Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask
Peter Riegert	...	Lt. Mitch Kellaway
Peter Greene	...	Dorian Tyrell
Amy Yasbeck	...	Peggy Brandt
Richard Jeni	...	Charlie Schumaker
Orestes Matacena	...	Niko
Tim Bagley	...	Irv Ripley
Nancy Fish	...	Mrs. Peenman
Johnny Williams	...	Burt Ripley
Reg E. Cathey	...	Freeze (as Reginald E. Cathey)
Jim Doughan	...	Detective Doyle
Denis Forest	...	Sweet Eddy
Cameron Diaz	...	Tina Carlyle
Joseph Alfieri	...	Police Officer
B.J. Barie	...	Alley Punk #1

Storyline

Stanley Ipkiss is a bank clerk that is an incredibly nice man. Unfortunately, he is too nice for his own good and is a pushover when it comes to confrontations. After one of the worst days of his life, he finds a mask that depicts Loki, the Norse night god of mischief. Now, when he puts it on, he becomes his inner, self: a cartoony romantic wild man. However, a small time crime boss, Dorian Tyrel, comes across this character dubbed "The Mask" by the media. After Ipkiss's alter ego indirectly kills his friend in crime, Tyrel now wants this green-faced goon destroyed.

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Plot Keywords:

mask | bank | bank clerk | gangster | loki | 

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Taglines:

From zero to hero

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some stylized violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Swedish

Release Date:

29 July 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

La máscara

Filming Locations:

6th Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£11,021,329 (UK) (9 September 1994)

Gross:

£17,293,233 (UK) (11 November 1994)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Dark Horse Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The nightclub "Coco Bongo", where Jim Carrey goes in this movie and The Majestic, is also the name of Jim Carrey's nightclub in Cancun, Mexico.

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Goofs

Just before the car windows are blown out by the "Squeeze me gently" horn, you can clearly see a dummy in the car.

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Quotes

Peggy Brandt: [as Dorian's henchmen drag Stanley to a newpaper printing machine] You said you wouldn't hurt him!
Dorian Tyrell: I lied.

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Crazy Credits

When all the credits have finished some jazz drumming is heard. Then the familiar sounds of The Mask are heard saying "Yo-ho-ho-ho" (in a very drawn voice) then the sound of The Mask spinning away is heard straight after.

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Connections

Referenced in The Majestic (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Ol' Man River"
Written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
Played as background music during "death" scene

User Reviews

"The Mask" is, and forever will be, SMOKIN'!

"The Mask" was the movie that introduced my family to Jim Carrey. And we all thought that it was great. Carrey plays unlucky bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss, who one night finds an ancient mask. When he puts it on, he turns into sort of a cartoon character; think Roger Rabbit on acid. The really great thing about the movie is that they just turn Carrey loose. Anything that you can imagine him doing, he does here. A particularly funny scene is when the police tell him to freeze, you'd better believe that he freezes! All in all, Jim Carrey's humor will never get old. He may have given his all-time funniest performance in "The Mask".