The Mask (1994)

Regisseur:

Chuck Russell

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

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

Premierendatum:

29. Juli 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Komödie | Krimi | Fantasy

Werbezeile:

From zero to hero

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Mockery | Mechanic | Pig Latin | Lieutenant | Imitation

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 15 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Somebody stop that Jim!

Besetzung

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

Alternativ:

Jim Carreys Die Maske (Deutschland) (TV title) [de]
Maske, Die (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

97 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:12 | USA:TV-PG (edited tv version) | UK:12 (DVD rating) | USA:PG (cut) | Argentina:Atp (original rating) | Ireland:12 | Brazil:Livre | 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

Drehorte:

6th Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

Dark Horse Entertainment

Dies und das:

Prior to Cameron Diaz landing the role of Tina Carlyle, the producers had originally suggested a relative unknown but up and coming blonde Anna Nicole Smith for the role. Ultimately the decision was reversed when they found Cameron Diaz while leaving a modeling agency.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Dr. Newman's pen.

Dialogzitate:

[in a thick French accent]
The Mask: Hello, Cherie. We meet again. Is it fate? Is it meant to be? Is it written in the stars that we are destined to fraternize?
[Normal voice]
The Mask: I'd like to think so. Ha, ha ha!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Parodiert Cuban Pete (1946)

Soundtrack:

Bounce Around

Somebody stop that Jim!

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.