The film is based on the life and early death of roy l. Cher portrays her role as a mother who clearly loves her son despite her habits to the fullshe fights education authorities for rocky to attend local school and graduate as his looks are judged on his ability to cope in a main stream school. I go to watch this movie and i notice right away that the music is all wrong. This extraordinary film is based on the reallife story of rocky dennis, a disfigured teenager whose face resembles a bizarre mask. In one scene in the film, stoltz dennis reads a poem to his mother, rusty played by cher, that was written by dennis. A teenager with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances. Mask is a 1985 american biographical drama film directed by peter bogdanovich, starring cher, sam elliott, and eric stoltz with supporting roles played by. Mask is based on the true story of rocky dennis eric stoltz, a teenager with a genetic defect craniodiaphseal dysplasia that turned his face into a huge mask of bone.
Rockys mom, rusty cher, is a wild, tough woman who constantly fights for her sons right to lead a normal life. Mask 1985 movie beta video tape hifi betamax cher eric stoltz rocky dennis story. Motivated by his loving mother, rusty cher, and her boyfriend, gar sam elliott, rocky ultimately overcomes pain, loneliness, and prejudice to become a role model to. I loved this film when first watched it years ago and eric stoltz had just become a young and inspiring actor.
The instruction is attached to the mask upon receipt. This is the true story of rocky dennis eric stoltz, a personable young man. May 20, 2015 movie the mask with cher mask,cast,eric stoltz. She has also been honored for her humanitarian and charity work. Mask the 1985 drama movie featuring cher and eric stoltz at the award winning 80s movies rewind. Motivated by his loving mother, rusty cher, and her boyfriend, gar sam elliott, rocky ultimately overcomes pain, loneliness and prejudice to become a role model to his classmates and teachers alike. This heartwarming and inspirational movie is based on the reallife story of rocky dennis eric stoltz, a terribly disfigured, but highly sensitive and intelligent teenager. Peter bogdanovich directed the 1985 film mask, adapted from anna hamilton phelans screenplay based on dennis life with eric stoltz portraying dennis. Industrial light and magics special effects are integral to the success of this film. Directors cut 1985 starring cher and eric stoltz on dvd and bluray. This movie has moved me since it first came out in the 1980s. Sam elliott signed autograph mask cher tombstone 11x14 photo wexact proof.
Its not so much that the film youre watching isnt undeniably good, but more so that the gears in your head are humming at a considerable degree with the idea that you be watching something with the necessary and novel perspective to elevate the film to higher depths. Watching mask i had that feeling, and its the rare film i. Jim carrey dumb and dumber, the majestic, the mask, yes man 3. The story and its highs and lows from cher who loves the high life and her cocaine habit to the biker gang who adopted rocky her son with a severe face disfigurement as one of there own gang. A second later, we see him more clearly, this teenage boy with the strange face. Cher received the 1985 cannes film festival award for best actress. The result of that encounter was the biopic mask which premiered seven years after rocky dennis death. Peter bogdanovich directs, and eric stoltz stars, with cher and laura dern in mask, an under rated biopic you need to discover. And rocky makes wonderful friends on the way through his life. When we see him for the first time, its a glimpse through his bedroom window, halfreflected in a mirror. Mask 1985 tt0089560 a boy with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempts to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.
Tell tiny tim i wont be coming home this christmas. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. To use the mask cher full movie you need to use the instruction or contact the professionals. Mask 1985 rocky dennis eric stoltz is an intelligent, outgoing and humorous teenager who suffers from a facial deformity called lionitis and has now outlived his life expectancy. Mask 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. List of awards and nominations received by cher wikipedia. Mask 110 movie clip school registration 1985 hd youtube. We are shocked for a second, until he starts to talk, and then, without effort, we accept him as a normal kid who has had an abnormal thing happen to him. Mask full movie 1985 online stream hd free streaming no download rusty dennis ch. Motivated by his loving mother, rusty cher, and her boyfriend, gar sam elliott, rocky ultimately overcomes pain, loneliness, and prejudice to become a role model to his classmates and teachers alike. The film won praise from both critics and general audiences. I have always been captivated by the 1985 movie mask. The first installment in the mask franchise, it stars jim carrey, peter riegert, peter greene, amy yasbeck, richard jeni, and cameron diaz in her film debut.
The performances particularly by cher and eric stoltz as rusty and rocky dennis are fantastic, the camera work by the great lazlo kovacs fluid and superb, the make up won an academy award, the music perfect, and the story, well, its almost too good to be true. Rusty dennis is played by cher as a complicated, angry, highenergy woman with a great capacity to love her son and encourage him to live as. The mask cher full movie is designed to perform the same functions. Harry potter complete 8film collection dvd us shipping. Trimaco easy mask protective film for carpets, 2 mil, 24inchx 100feet.
The name of his disease is craniodiaphyseal dyaplasia. The movie is based loosely on dennis life, with most of the scenes and. This movie is a true story about this kid and his personal life with a single mom cher who had her own demons to overcome. The film proved a muchneeded financial success for director peter bogdanovich, though unfortunately it didnt come soon enough to stave off his declaring personal bankruptcy.
The son of freewheeling biker rusty dennis cher, rocky is accepted. The film, opening today at the new york twin theater, is based on. The mask is a perfect vehicle for his abilities to play both a lovable loser and a manic menace. Cher black hair celebrity mask, card face and fancy dress mask.
Cher plays rockys mother, who with uncompromising love and fierce determination helps rocky overcome pain, loneliness and prejudice to emerge as an outstanding young man, an inspiration to his classmates and teachers. Mask dvd, 2004, directors cut for sale online ebay. Mask is the sort of story that might have ending up wallowing in its own pathos had the acting, direction and scriptwriting by anna hamilton phelan been anything less than very good. The mask is a 1994 american superhero comedy film directed by charles russell, produced by bob engelman, and written by mike werb, loosely based on the mask comics published by dark horse comics. The film, directed by peter bogdanovich, starred teen actor eric stoltz as the ailing teenager and pop icon cher as his mother, rusty.
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