Son of the Mask (2005)

Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki. Then after conceiving an infant son "born of the mask", he discovers just how looney child raising can be.

Director:

Lawrence Guterman

Writer:

Lance Khazei

Stars:

Jamie Kennedy, Traylor Howard, Alan Cumming

Bottom Rated Movies #32 | 7 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Kennedy	...	Tim Avery
Alan Cumming	...	Loki
Liam Falconer	...	Alvey
Ryan Falconer	...	Alvey
Traylor Howard	...	Tonya Avery
Steven Wright	...	Daniel Moss
Kal Penn	...	Jorge
Ben Stein	...	Dr. Neuman
Brett Pickup	...	Museum Boy
Peter Callan	...	Museum Redneck
Ashley Lyons	...	Museum Security Guard
Wayne McDaniel	...	Museum Person
Sandy Winton	...	Chris
Rebecca Massey	...	Clare
Issac Longmuir	...	Chris & Clare's Child

Storyline

A cartoonist named Tim Avery loves his dog, Otis, more than anything in the world. But when Tim and his wife have a baby, Otis starts to feel left out. But then Otis finds an enchanted mask and plots to be rid of the baby once and for all, but is unsuccessful. Meanwhile, up in Valhalla, Odin is infuriated at Loki for losing the mask and orders him to go get it...

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Plot Keywords:

mask | baby | cartoonist | dog | cartoon on tv | 

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Taglines:

Sequel to the #1 box-office hit.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action, crude and suggestive humor and language

Details

Official Sites:

New Line Cinema [United States] Pathé [France]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 February 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baby Formula

Filming Locations:

Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$84,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£725,524 (UK) (11 February 2005)

Gross:

$17,010,646 (USA) (22 April 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Radar Pictures, Dark Horse Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alan Cumming claimed that the working titles for the film were "Attack Of The Mask" and "Curse Of The Mask".

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Goofs

When Tim plays Mario Kart: Super Circuit the sound effects are from a different game.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dr. Neuman: The Mifulu represent a fascinating example of failed culture. The people of the Mifulu communicated entirely in rhyme, although that's actually less impressive than it sounds, because their language only contained one vowel. Also, if you've noticed, the only artifacts we've been able to unearth are primitive musical instruments. The Mifulu's had plenty of drums, guitars, harmonicas and the like, but no weapons or tools. So, in essence, they had rhythm, they had music, but they had ...

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Worst of 2005 (2006)

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Soundtracks

Amazing Discovery
Written by Milt Franklyn (as Milton J. Franklyn)

User Reviews

Why isn't this direct-to-DVD???

IS there any reason to revive characters 10 years after the fact when the only reason they worked the first time was due to the actors playing them.

Who can replace Jim Carrey or Cameron Diaz -- or better yet, who can replace them at cut-rate prices since most studios know that sequels don't bring in the same amount of revenue as the originals so they cut corners from the get-go.

Where are the good movies going to play if powerful Hollywood studios can clog up 3,000 theaters opening weekend with whatever turds they feel like the general public can be suckered into.

Enough's enough people, this sequel-itis has got to stop and the Hollywood people need to start getting their act together or start distributing the much-better foreign product that's floating in limbo.

Wake up Hollywood, cause the people HAVE woken up and they aren't buying it just cause it's new and shiny. Give us the good stuff and send the rest to the DVD shelves, cause we are taking back the theaters once and for all!!!