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The Mask

Year:

1994

Duration:

101 min

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Fantasy | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Chuck Russell

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1994-07-29

Filming Locations: City Hall - 14410 Sylvan Street, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $18,000,000

Opening Weekend: $23,117,068 (USA) (31 July 1994)

Gross: $119,936,108 (USA) (20 February 1995)

Cast

Actor

Character

Cameron Diaz

The Mask

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

Nancy Fish

Mrs. Peenman

Johnny Williams

Burt

Reg E. Cathey

Freeze

Jim Doughan

Doyle

Denis Forest

Sweet Eddy

Joseph Alfieri

Police Officer

B.J. Barie

Alley Punk #1

Catherine Berge

Cigarette Girl

Phil Boardman

Guard

Krista Buonauro

Lady Cop

Debra Casey

Alley Punk #3

Blake Clark

Murray

Christopher Darga

Paramedic #3

Suzanne Dunn

Reporter

Joely Fisher

Maggie

Kevin Grevioux

Henchman #7

Peter Jazwinski

Park Policeman

Howard Kay

Niko's Thug #2

Robert Keith

Police Officer

Beau Lotterman

Megaphone Cop

Scott McElroy

Niko's Thug #1

Richard Montes

Henchman #1

Ivory Ocean

Mayor Tilton

Robert O'Reilly

The Figure

Louis Ortiz

Coco Bongo Valet

Daniel James Peterson

Henchman #6

Jeremy Roberts

Bobby the Bouncer

Eamonn Roche

Mr. Dickey

Randi Ruimy

Screaming Lady

Ben Stein

Dr. Arthur Neuman

Nils Allen Stewart

Orlando

Chris Taylor

Coco Bongo Cop #1

Bullet Valmont

Alley Punk #2

Wendy L. Walsh

Herself (as Wendy Walsh)

Meadow Williams

Pebbles

Max

Milo the Dog

Susan Boyd

Tina Carlyle

Leslie Cook

Dancing policewoman (uncredited)

Krista Miller

Dancer (uncredited)

Richard Raynesford

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Rebecca Ryiz

Uncredited (uncredited)

Garret Sato

(uncredited)

Monica Lee Steen

Monica (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

After the Mask pays a visit to the auto body shop, the sign above the door reads "Rip Off" showing the mechanics as crooks.

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According to his memoirs Gary Kemp turned down the role of Tyrell in order to film Magic Hunter (1994).

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The interior shot of the garage where Jim Carrey gets ripped off by the mechanics for his car is the same location as the Ghostbusters (1984) firehouse.

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Goofs

Peggy Brandt tells the police officer at Ripley Auto Finishing that she is a reporter from the Evening Star. Later, when introducing herself to Stanley, she says she works for the Tribune (although she could be freelance, or it could be a "journalists tell lies" joke).

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When Stanley opens the closet to hide the mask, and all the money comes out, some of the bills are clearly blank pieces of paper.

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Near the end of the movie, Milo jumps up and catches the mask by one corner of the chin. When he lands from that jump, he's holding it by the center of the forehead.

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Quotes

Doyle: Really big sunglasses.

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Stanley Ipkiss: Milo stay here. Looks like Daddy's gotta go kick some ass.

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Charlie Schumacher: [after Stanley snaps at Dickey] Genius. That was genius. Buddy, I have chills! What side of whose bed did you wake up on, man?

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Faq

Are there any follow-ups or sequels to The Mask?

Originally, there were plans to make a sequel to The Mask after its release. However, these plans fell through after Jim Carrey opted not to reprise his role. Carrey felt that, based on his experiences in filming Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), reprising his character in a sequel to The Mask would not have offered him any challenges as an actor. Nevertheless, a sequel was made, Son of the Mask (2005), although it featured a different cast and crew to the previous film and unlike its predecessor, was a major critical and commercial failure. Furthermore, there was an animated TV series The Mask (1995-1997) that was based on this film.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Is The Mask's different characters played by different actors?

No. All the characters impersonated or just played are played by Jim Carrey. He plays both Stanley Ipkiss and The Mask.

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