Stanley Ipkiss, an insecure banker who has lost his zest for life stumbles upon an ancient mask, that turns him into a confident suave cartoon-like character who upsets his ordinary life.
Acting
Carrey's rubber-faced peak before he got serious
Visual Effects
1994 CGI that somehow still slaps
Costume
That yellow zoot suit is burned into collective memory
Director
Chuck Russell
Jim Carrey
Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask
Peter Riegert
Mitch Kellaway
Peter Greene
Dorian Tyrrell
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
Cameron Diaz
Tina Carlyle
Joseph Alfieri
Police Officer
B.J. Barie
Alley Punk #1
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The mask's design was inspired by a makeup test Carrey did in his trailer, not the original Dark Horse comics which were genuinely horror.
Cameron Diaz's film debut at 21—she had zero acting experience and beat out Anna Nicole Smith for the role.
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