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Synopsis: Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) is a bank clerk that is an incredibly nice man. Unfortunately, he is too nice for his own good and is a pushover when it comes to confrontations. After one of the worst days of his life, he finds a mask that depicts Loki, the Norse night god of mischief. Now, when he puts it on, he becomes his inner, self: a cartoon romantic wild man. However, a small time crime boss, Dorian Tyrel (Peter Greene), comes across this character dubbed "The Mask" by the media. After Ipkiss's alter ego indirectly kills his friend in crime, Tyrel now wants this green-faced goon destroyed.
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Director(s): Chuck Russell
Production: New Line Cinema
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 19 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
PG-13
Year:
1994
101 min
4,119 Views


cIient of StanIey's.

ReaIIy?

The next time she comes in...

send her to my office.

You bet.

Gee, I wish ''my'' daddy

owned a bank.

Then I couId be a rich

IittIe creep too.

You think she'II ever come back?

Oh, man, forget her. Listen to me.

GirIs Iike her aIways Iook for

the BBD:
Bigger Better DeaI.

You don't know that.

She's an artist. She's...

- sensitive.

- Forget her.

She'II rip out your heart,

put it in a bIender and hit ''frappe''.

You don't need her.

You need somebody down to earth.

Somebody with some integrity.

Somebody with...

red hair...

fuII, pouting Iips...

a white bIouse, green jacket...

and a name tag.

You reaIIy narrowed it down.

Too bad she's aIready taken.

HeIIo there, may I be of assistance?

StanIey Ipkiss?

Hi! I'm Peggy Brandt

from the Tribune.

I canceIed my subscription because

they kept steaIing--

No, actuaIIy, I want to ask you

a few questions.

ReaIIy? About what?

RipIey Auto Finishing.

You're a customer, aren't you?

Me?

I don't even have a car.

You know, 'cause they poIIute.

You don't own an '89 Civic?

Oh, that car, yeah.

It's coming back to me.

Miss... What was your name?

Peggy Brandt.

Wait a minute.

Peggy Brandt?

Of ''Ask Peggy''?

That's right.

You printed one of my Ietters

Iast year.

Remember? ''Nice Guys Finish Last.''

You're Mister Nice Guy?

Do you reaIize how much maiI

we got about that Ietter?

for a guy Iike you.

ReaIIy?

You know how hard it is to find

a decent man in this town?

Most think monogamy is a kind of wood.

Why are you covering this story?

Because ''Dear Peggy'' pays dick.

I'm starving to death.

I'm Iooking to become a reaI reporter.

When you were at RipIey Auto

did you see anything suspicious?

Anything?

I won't make troubIe for you.

I just want the truth.

God, I wish I knew the truth.

You know, I reaIIy do.

If you think of anything...

this is my number.

This is my...

you know, personaI number.

for a guy Iike me?

Sure.

I'm one of them.

HeIIo, Dorian.

Thanks for dropping by.

Next time, caII.

Leave the deIivery boys at home.

The cops...

tried to shut the cIub

down this morning.

They say you've been using the pIace

to run your own smaII-time scams.

When I hear things Iike that...

I start Iosing my concentration.

My game...

it goes straight to heII.

You couId too.

I'm fed up with you...

but....

I'II cut you a break.

One week to get out of town.

After that...

I'II use your empty IittIe skuII

to break in my new nine iron.

Are you okay?

Your car, sir.

I am now.

Tina, come on.

You can't.

You can't.

Go on.

I don't beIieve it.

Stupid.

She wouId never...

No way!

HoId on, Sugar.

Daddy's got a sweet tooth tonight.

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Mike Werb

Mike Werb is an American screenwriter, whose writing credits include Face/Off, The Mask and the story for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. A Los Angeles native, Werb attended Stanford. He is a UCLA Film School graduate. more…

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