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United States. Language. English. Budget. $18–23 million [3] [4] Box office. $351.6 million [3] The Mask is a 1994 American superhero comedy film directed by Chuck Russell and produced by Bob Engelman from a screenplay by Mike Werb and a story by Michael Fallon and Mark Verheiden.
- Bob Engelman
- Randy Edelman
- July 29, 1994
- 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.
Stanley Ipkiss ( Jim Carrey) is a young shy man who works in a bank. One day, he discovers a mask by the sea, which (according to an archaeologist) pictures the Norse god of tricks and deception, Loki. When Stanley puts on the mask, he transforms into an uncontrolled reflection of himself, that does crazy things and amazes the people.
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The box office will be booming just like the title character’s heart, and the film should easily emerge as one of the year’s biggest commercial successes.
Jul 29, 1994 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The opening shots of "The Mask" look like they were salvaged from a desperately low-budget 1950s science fiction movie. Marine salvage operations lead to the rupture of ancient chest that has rested for ages on the bottom of the bay, and a curious wooden mask floats to the surface.
Jul 29, 1994 · The idea turns particularly sour in "The Mask," a revenge fantasy in which meek Stanley Ipkiss (Mr. Carrey) develops the power to play nasty tricks on anyone who's done him wrong.
Dorian Tyrell. Amy Yasbeck. Peggy Brandt. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his...
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