The Mask: Da zero a mito

Titolo originale: The Mask
Regia: Chuck Russell |
Anno: 1994
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Romance Commedia Crime Fantasy
Tag: dual identity | bank | superhero | mockery | transformation | villain | surrealism | based on comic | slapstick comedy | balloon | dog | urban setting | jail cell | wisecrack humor | super villain | norse mythology | supernatural power |
Cast: Jim Carrey | Peter Riegert | Peter Greene | Amy Yasbeck | Richard Jeni | Orestes Matacena | Tim Bagley | Nancy Fish | Johnny Williams | Reg E. Cathey | Jim Doughan | Denis Forest | Cameron Diaz | Joseph Alfieri | B.J. Barie | Catherine Berge | Philip Boardman | Krista Buonauro | Debra Casey | Blake Clark | Christopher Darga | Suzanne Dunn | Joely Fisher | Kevin Grevioux | Peter Jazwinski | Howard Kay | Robert Keith | Beau Lotterman | Scott McElroy | Richard Montes | Ivory Ocean | Robert O'Reilly | Louis Ortiz | Daniel James Peterson | Jeremy Roberts | Eamonn Roche | Randi Ruimy | Ben Stein | Nils Allen Stewart | Chris Taylor | Bullet Valmont | Wendy L. Walsh | Meadow Williams | Henry Kingi |

Un timido impiegato di banca viene in possesso di una misteriosa maschera che rivela la personalità nascosta di chi la indossa. Diventa così The Mask e durante le sue imprese notturne seduce la donna di un gangster ma viene anche ricercato dalla polizia che cerca di capire chi si nasconda dietro la maschera.

Approfondimenti

The fictitious city featured in this film is "Fringe City." The city in the original The Mask - Da z [...] D
When Freeze is dying from being shot by the cops, Tyrell offers him a smoke. 24 years after the movi [...] D
When the police are searching The Mask's pants, they had the pants cut off at the knees with prop gu [...] D
When the Mask is doing his French impressions to seduce Tina and the cops arrive to arrest him, he s [...] D
Prior to Cameron Diaz landing the role of Tina Carlyle, the producers had originally suggested Anna [...] D
Chuck Russell revealed that a lot of money was saved on special effects after Jim Carrey was cast. C [...] D
In the original comics, Stanley Ipkiss dies at the end of the first half of the first volume. D
The role of Stanley Ipkiss was rewritten with Jim Carrey in mind. When director Chuck Russell gave t [...] D
All the bank scenes involving Stanley (without The Mask) were filmed in one shooting day and mostly [...] D
According to director Chuck Russell, Jim Carrey would not go home until he did the Elvis impression. D
This was the first of over ten Jim Carrey movies to reach $100 million domestically at the box offic [...] D
Peter Riegert plays Lieutenant Mitch Kellaway. The character's first name is never mentioned in the [...] D
Jim Carrey based his character on his father's friend Mike "The Mask" Petronio. D
There are many disturbing scenes that occur in the original comic book that are removed from the fil [...] D
One of the few people who worked on this who also worked on the sequel Son of The Mask is the compos [...] D
The film was nominated for the Oscar for Best Visual Effects along with Forrest Gump (1994) and True [...] D
Cameron Diaz's singing voice in the film was dubbed by Susan Boyd. D
When Stanley opens the drawer to get the concert tickets, it can be seen that they are for Royal Cro [...] D
A sequel to this film was made in 2005 called The Mask 2 (2005), but that film bombed at the box off [...] D
There are several easy-to-miss signs that Peggy Brandt isn't the decent person she first appears to [...] D
Early on Stanley orders his dog, Milo, to "Get the keys" (his car keys which he lost). Later, after [...] D
Rumors on July 7th, 2019 was for a gender-bend remake of The Mask according to its creator Mike Rich [...] D
The dog who played Milo was named Max, which is also the name of the dog in Il Grinch (2000), which [...] D
The makeup was done by Greg Cannom. D
Stanley just after losing his car stands over a bridge before jumping into the water after thinking [...] D
The character of Tina Carlyle was made for the film. She doesn't exist in the original comic books o [...] D
A Tasmanian Devil cushion can be seen on the sofa during Ipkiss' first transformation. D
The line "We all wear masks metaphorically speaking" was used a year later in Batman Forever (1995) [...] D
There were rumors of a sequel in the works, with the idea of Jim Carrey's character, Stanley Ipkiss, [...] D
Cameron Diaz had to audition 12 times for the part of Tina, only landing the role 7 days before shoo [...] D
After the Mask pays a visit to the auto body shop, the sign above the door now has pieces broken off [...] D
The Mask's exclamation of "That's a spicy meatball!" after swallowing the bomb is quoting a famous c [...] D
Though Stanley Ipkiss didn't have a girlfriend until the end of the film when he'd finally gotten ro [...] D
The original script ended with Charlie Schumaker (Richard Jeni) wearing the mask. D
Chris Elliott was considered for the role of Steady Eddy. D
The line "You love me, you really love me!" after the Mask's "award acceptance speech" in the Coco B [...] D
Jim Carrey bears a strong resemblance to Dick York who also played a mild banker in Ai confini della [...] D
As befits Stanley's obsession with cartoons, The Mask acts like various cartoon characters, most not [...] D
In the original comics, there was a character named Walter, who was one of the main antagonists of T [...] D
The one thing that attracted Jim Carrey to the project more than anything else was that Stanley Ipki [...] D
In the original comics, after his gory murderous spree and when he takes off The Mask, Stanley Ipkis [...] D
Jim Carrey as The Mask has the same characteristics as the Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny with h [...] D
Stanley says, "I know CPR!", when he first discovers the Mask when he thinks it's a man floating in [...] D
When Dorian is telling Freeze about his plan to overthrown Niko, he burns two holes into a photo of [...] D
In the original Dark Horse comic book series of the same name, the character of Stanley Ipkiss was m [...] D
The limousine that Stanley/Mask pulls up in at the Coco Bongo is a 1990 Lincoln Town Car Stretched [ [...] D
In the third act when Dorian as "The Mask" sets off a bomb and says "This party's over in 10 minutes [...] D
If you look closely at the scene where Stanley is watching a wolf cartoon, you can see Daffy Duck an [...] D
Body Count: 3 (4 if you count Peggy in one of the deleted scenes) D
According to a Variety article called "The Mask at 25", Anne Fletcher, who directed Ricatto d'amore [...] D
Three characters in this film wore The Mask. Those characters are Stanley Ipkiss, Dorian Tyrell, and [...] D
Prior to Cameron Diaz landing her first acting role as Tina Carlyle, the producers had originally su [...] D
Due to the success of this film, a children's cartoon show adapted from this film and partially the [...] D
Jim Carrey plays a character who can manipulate and alter reality, very similar to Freddy Krueger's [...] D
It was Jim Carrey's idea to have The Mask blow a smoke heart and snort an arrow through it. D
The nightclub "Coco Bongo," where The Mask goes in this movie and The Majestic (2001), is also the n [...] D
Jack Russell Terriers can jump as high as five feet, making Milo the perfect accomplice when he jump [...] D
The interior of the garage where Stanley has his car for repairs is an unused fire station in Los An [...] D
Score of this film was created in Windmill Lane Recording Studios in Dublin, Ireland. D
This is the first film in which Cameron Diaz's love interest is a green character or wears something [...] D
The second of three movies Jim Carrey was in in 1994. The first one being Ace Ventura: Pet Detective [...] D
The scene when The Mask (Jim Carrey) jumps out of the window, falls down to the street below, then p [...] D
When Stanley wakes from his dream to find Milo licking his ear, a freshly opened jar of peanut butte [...] D
The loaner car from the mechanic is a Studebaker. Two different models are used: the car that Stanle [...] D
The producers hated the Cuban Pete musical number and wanted it gone. They insisted that it was too [...] D
This movie was based on a comic book which was very different from the typical superhero strips. The [...] D
A major theme of the movie is the duality of the human identity; how a person acts in front of other [...] D
It took 4 hours to apply the Mask. D
Before Jim Carrey was cast, Nicolas Cage, Matthew Broderick, Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Martin Shor [...] D
Jim Carrey does an impersonation of Dirty Harry in the film's climax. Carrey previously appeared in [...] D
The Tommy gun that the mask creates, an M1928 Thompson, is one of the few that came from original "M [...] D
During The Mask's "death speech" he says "tell Tiny Tim I won't be coming home this Christmas". Tiny [...] D
The Mask wears his iconic yellow zoot suit in this film for a total of 5 minutes. D
The line "S-S-S-S-S-Smokin!!!" said by The Mask was improvised by Jim Carrey. D
In the film, whenever anyone who wears The Mask gets injured in a severe or fatal manner, they show [...] D
Warren Beatty, John Heard, Richard Gere, Tim Allen, and Pierce Brosnan were considered for the role [...] D
Jim Carrey breaks the fourth wall numerous times in this movie. D
Dorian's limo is a 1979 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. D
Similar to Stanley Ipkiss's character portrayal between the comic books and film, Lt. Kellaway's per [...] D
Years before The Mask 2 (2005), there were, at some point, plans for 'The Mask II', but that sequel [...] D
The film's antagonist, Dorian Tyrell doesn't exist in the original comic book series. He was made fo [...] D
Kelloway's car is a 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria. D
The DVD/Blu-Ray contains two deleted scenes. One was an opening scene with the Vikings coming to bur [...] D
The oversized teeth on the Mask character were originally to be used only during silent scenes. Howe [...] D
Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz did the majority of their own dancing in the "Hey! Pachuco!" scene. Doub [...] D
When Stanley puts the mask on in his apartment and becomes a whirlwind, lightning strikes in the bac [...] D
Jim Carrey was paid $450,000 for his work in the film, a huge bargain for New Line because the deal [...] D
Charlie's car is a 1970 Cadillac DeVille Convertible [68367F]. D
One of two films on which composer Randy Edelman has worked in which the main protagonist's eyes pop [...] D
The banana-yellow suit that Jim Carrey wears is based on a suit which his mother made for him for hi [...] D
According to his memoirs Gary Kemp turned down the role of Tyrell in order to film Büvös vadà [...] D
Jack Nicholson, Willem Dafoe, Dennis Hopper, Robert De Niro, and Rupert Everett were considered for [...] D
A professional golfer was used to hit the teed golf ball off of Dorian's mouth, however, his scream [...] D
Dorian says "This party's over in 10 minutes." and starts the bomb's timer. It's exactly 10 minutes [...] D
Jim Carrey was 31 and Cameron Diaz was 21 at the time of filming in 1993. D
This is the second of three movies from 1994 starring Jim Carrey. The other two films were Ace Ventu [...] D
A lot of moments, particularly ones involving the dog, were ad-libbed on set. The scene where Milo w [...] D
During the fistfight between Stanley and Dorian toward the end of the film, if you listen closely, S [...] D
Milo, Stanley Ipkiss's dog, is a Jack Russell Terrier. D
Stanley Ipkiss' (in "The Mask" form) exclamation, "It was not me, it was the one-armed man!" was a c [...] D
An original script idea was for Stanley Ipkiss to meet the street gang that he encountered as the Ma [...] D
Based on a Dark Horse comic book series of the same name, which frequently comprised very dark horro [...] D
If you look closely, you will notice that the Mask wears clothing whose patterns match the pattern/c [...] D
This was Cameron Diaz's first acting role. D
In the film, Stanley Ipkiss as The Mask gets his revenge on the mechanics by destroying their busine [...] D
Most of Jim Carrey's lines as The Mask were ad-libbed. D
Lance Kinsey was considered for the role of Detective Doyle. But turned it down, as the character wa [...] D
Cast members Peter Riegert, Ben Stein, Tim Bagley, Eamonn Roche, Ivory Ocean, and Christopher Darga [...] D
The Mask asks "Where's a camcorder when you need it?" when police surround him. This is a veiled ref [...] D
The film's signature song, "Hey, Pachuco" by Royal Crown Revue was played during the trailer for Cos [...] D
When Dorian puts on the mask for the first time, he says, "What a rush." In Nightmare 3 - I guerrier [...] D
As of 2017, this is the only comedy Chuck Russell has directed. D
Eddie's car is a 1990 Lincoln Continental. D
Stanley's dog, Milo, doesn't exist in the original comic book series. He was created for the film. D
The part when Stanley is being chased by the gangsters and pulls the wet condom out of his pocket an [...] D
The never-made sequel would have had Dorian returning to perpetrate new villainy, and the Mask being [...] D