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Title: The Mask (1994)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jim Carrey | ... | Stanley Ipkiss | |
| Peter Riegert | ... | Lt. Mitch Kellaway | |
| Peter Greene | ... | Dorian | |
| Amy Yasbeck | ... | Peggy Brandt | |
| Richard Jeni | ... | Charlie Schumaker | |
| Orestes Matacena | ... | Niko | |
| Tim Bagley | ... | Irv (as Timothy Bagley) | |
| Nancy Fish | ... | Mrs. Peenman | |
| Johnny Williams | ... | Burt | |
| Reg E. Cathey | ... | Freeze (as Reginald E. Cathey) | |
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Jim Doughan | ... | Doyle |
| Denis Forest | ... | Sweet Eddy | |
| Cameron Diaz | ... | Tina Carlyle | |
| Joseph Alfieri | ... | Police Officer | |
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B.J. Barie | ... | Alley Punk #1 |
Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) 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 cartoon romantic wild man. However, a small time crime boss, Dorian Tyrel (Peter Greene), 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. Written by Ian Pugh <skypilot@ezaccess.net>
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This was the movie that got me into Jim Carrey (though I'd seen him on "In Living Color" a couple of times), and it's still my favorite, though Ace Ventura #1 was also kind of funny.
The great thing about this film is that Jim is actually really restrained all throughout, only going into goof ball mode when he puts on the Mask. He's pretty likable and engaging here, not quite as prone to irritating some audience members like he did in "Batman Forever" and "Ace Ventura #2". Cameron Diaz... my God, she looked SO GOOD here, how have her looks faded so quickly since this film? She looks so... plastic now, kind of like a giant Barbie doll.
One of the big standout scenes in this one is Jim singing "Cuban Pete" to escape all the cops. Not that the other Mask gags are unfunny, but Cuban Pete really stands out. Too bad the cartoon Mask didn't have a little more restraint to it.