The Mask
From zero to hero.
Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki.Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man.While the mask grants him the confidence to woo a local singer, it also makes him the target of a ruthless mobster.
- Director
- Chuck Russell
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $352M
Who's in it
Cast
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What It's About
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Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki. Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man. While the mask grants him the confidence to woo a local singer, it also makes him the target of a ruthless mobster.
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The record
Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects
Sitges Film Festival best special effects award
1 win
- WinnerSitges Film Festival best special effects award
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Mask returned 15.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $23M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $352M
- Release date
- Jul 29, 1994
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Swedish
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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