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The Mask is one of three films featuring Carrey (the others being Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Dumb and Dumber) released in 1994 that helped launch the actor to superstardom; The Mask was the most successful of these three films both critically and commercially.
- Bob Engelman
- Randy Edelman
- July 29, 1994
Jul 29, 1994 · Jim Carrey stars as Stanley Ipkiss, a timid bank clerk who becomes a green-faced superhero when he wears a magical mask. The Mask is a popular and successful film that won an Oscar and received positive reviews from critics and audiences.
- Chuck Russell
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- 2 min
- The comic book The Mask was based on was much darker than the movie. The Mask is based on a comic book concept by Mike Richardson and Mark Badger that originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents in 1987.
- The Mask was written for Jim Carrey. At the time work was underway on The Mask, Carrey was still best known for his work on In Living Color and in a series of supporting roles in films like Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) and Earth Girls Are Easy (1989).
- Carrey may have saved the filmmakers $1 million in special effects costs. Carrey signed on to The Mask before Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was released and turned the comic actor into a huge box office draw.
- Effects artists at ILM had more fun on The Mask than on Jurassic Park. The special effects artists at Industrial Light and Magic started working on the visuals for The Mask right after completing work on 1993’s groundbreaking Jurassic Park.
The Mask is a 1994 movie about a timid bank clerk who wears a magical mask that transforms him into a supernatural playboy. The film features Jim Carrey's manic bombast, Cameron Diaz' blowsy appeal, and the spirit of the Norse god Loki.
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- Chuck Russell
- PG-13
- Jim Carrey
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Jim Carrey plays Stanley Ipkiss, a shy bank clerk who becomes a green-faced superhero when he wears a mysterious mask. The mask transforms him into a trickster who fights gangsters, falls in love, and causes chaos in Edge City.
Jul 29, 1994 · A bank teller named Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a maniacal superhero by a mysterious mask that he picks up from the bottom of the bay. He teams up with a beautiful customer, Tina Carlyle, and a cop, Charlie, to stop a gang of thugs led by Dorian Tyrel, the owner of the Coco Bongo Club. The Mask is a 1994 comedy film starring Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss, who plays a genial nerd with a hidden comic-book alter ego.
