While there were early efforts to take the movie in the direction of horror (some at New Line Cinema saw it as a replacement for their fading Nightmare On Elm Street franchise), it was never completely intended as a "dark horror" picture. Mitch Kellaway, Orestes Matacena as Niko, Richard Jeni as Charlie Schumacher, Amy Yasbeck as Peggy Brandt, and Cameron Diaz, in her screen debut, as Tina Carlyle. Directed by Chuck Russell, the film co-starred Peter Greene as Dorian Tyrell, Peter Riegert as Lt. The Mask (1994) - A film version of The Mask was released in the United States on July 29, 1994, starring Jim Carrey in the title role.Two films were made about the Mask, though they had practically nothing in common with the comics or the real Mask. Lobo the Duck / The Mask - Stole a character from Amalgam Comics for this one.There were also several crossovers they did with other comic-book companies including: Adventures of the Mask - A tribute to the violence of Tex Avery horror.The Mask: World Tour - The Mask gets bored and goes on a cruise.
THE MASK COMICS SERIES
But even so, the ailing comic-book industry had a field day with the new idea.ĭark Horse Comics, a fairly new company at the time the Mask came around, used The Mask as part of a series of comic-books published between 19. After the Turtle died of a cardiac arrest, the Mask floated to the surface and was picked up by neurotic Stanley Ipkiss, who caused a wave of terror unseen in America since the era of Howard the Duck.Įventually, Ipkiss died and the Mask was kept locked away in super-tight security at a maximum-security army base somewhere in Nevada, where it remains today. Completely unaware that it was a product of Norway, despite the plaque on the side that said "MADE IN NORWAY".Įager to get The Mask off their hands, Sweden dumped The Mask on a round-the-world cruise, where it stayed until it was dumped in a river outside Edge City, Alabama.ĭuring this time, a turtle caught hold of The Mask that led to several deaths along the Coral Reef. The damage inflicted was horrendous, leading to thousands of deaths. The Mask did so whilst possessing Karl Karlsen, the founder of PBS. Seeing the power of the Mask, the Norweigans dropped it in Sweden undercover of darkness in an attempt to cause trouble in Stockholm.
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