The Mask (1994)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Chuck Russell

Writers (WGA):

Michael Fallon (story) and
Mark Verheiden (story) ...

Release Date:

29 July 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

From zero to hero

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Mask | Bank | Bank Clerk | Superhero | Beauty

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 15 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	7:00 PM	FAM
Sun. July 5	9:30 PM	FAM

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Stanley Ipkiss
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

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some stylized violence.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:Atp (original rating) | Brazil:Livre | Ireland:12 | Iceland:12 | USA:TV-PG (edited tv version) | UK:12 (DVD rating) | USA:PG (cut) | New Zealand:M | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:II | Japan:U | Netherlands:AL | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Thailand:PD-14

Filming Locations:

6th Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dark Horse Entertainment

Trivia:

In the scene where Ipkiss puts the mask on in his apartment, and becomes a whirlwind, lightning strikes in the background reveal a back lit image of his skeleton. The viewer will need to play the movie in slow motions as the scene is only 1/10th of a second long.

Goofs:

Continuity: The toilet paper that Stanley lines the toilet seat with disappears.

Quotes:

Peggy Brandt: Do you know how hard it is to find a decent man in this town? Most of them think monogamy is some kind of wood.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945)

Soundtrack:

Dance With Me

S-s-s-s-mokin'!

Jim Carrey plays Stanley Ipkiss, a "zero" as the film tagline says, who never speaks his mind about anything. The typical mild-mannered guy.

After Stanley finds an enchanted mask under a bridge one day, though, everything changes. He goes from "zero to hero". But first, he plays around with his new found menacing powers.

Calling the mask a hero is like calling Hitler kind of a good guy. The mask makes Stanley rob banks, scare people and more. He's half-hero.

"The Mask" is not great, but it fits Carrey's film persona quite well. He bounces off the wall (literally) and just doesn't sit still. Typical Carrey.

If you're not one for loser-to-hero films or wacky slapstick, don't see "The Mask". Otherwise, it's worth a peek.

3/5 stars