Overview: From the director of Eraser, The Blob and A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors comes The Mask, a wildly inventive live-action comic book adaptation with Looney Tunes flair, and one of the most iconic comedy films of the 1990s.

Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey), a mild-mannered bank clerk in Edge City, can’t bring himself to approach Tina Carlyle (Cameron Diaz), a stunning nightclub singer who’s captured his heart. Everything changes when Stanley discovers an ancient mask with supernatural abilities, unleashing a bold, unstoppable and uncontrollable version of himself: the Mask.

With reality-bending powers and boundless cartoon energy, Stanley becomes a whirlwind of mischief, soon attracting the attention of both the police and a crew of dangerous criminals.

With groundbreaking visual effects, off-the-wall humor and non-stop energy, The Mask is now available in a stunning new director-approved 4K restoration and packed with smokin’ bonus features!

4K Blu-ray Verdict: It’s hard to use Jim Carrey in a movie. He’s very good at his rapid-fire mimicry routine, but how can it ever be anything other than a diversion from both character and story? Very rarely is it a pleasant diversion. Ace Ventura was unendurable. And yet, what else can you do with him?

The Mask solves the problem so neatly it almost cheats. The story is about someone with a double life - so by day, Carrey does all the character and story stuff, and by night, wearing the mask, he does his stand-up schtick. The two are as integrated as they need to be. It’s pulled off with such an air of innocence I can’t possibly complain.

Some of the clichés (those to do with the police especially) are so very worn out that even the most thorough of movie-watchers will be surprised to find them still alive; but the writer seems to have been honestly unaware that they were clichés, so that’s okay.

I was told that the film is saturated with animation in-jokes. I couldn’t spot very many. Stanley-with-the-mask has the soul of a Tex Avery cartoon character: I suspect that’s all there is to it. The computer animation, or the computer-enhancement of Carrey’s animation, is tastefully done. It never looks pasted over the top of the footage the way so much computer animation does.

The Mask failed to win an Oscar in the special effects category - like so many other more deserving films, it was beaten by Forrest Gump, which is a shame. The Cuban dance numbers are irresistible, as is Stanley’s pet dog. Sure, The Mask is no masterpiece, but it’s a very clever, charming film that richly deserved its runaway success.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by Arrow Films approved by director Chuck Russell
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio, lossless stereo audio and a brand new Dolby Atmos mix
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Archive audio commentary with Chuck Russell
Archive audio commentary with Chuck Russell, New Line co-chairman Bob Shaye, screenwriter Mike Werb, executive producer Mike Richardson, producer Bob Engelman, ILM VFX supervisor Scott Squires, animation supervisor Tom Bertino and cinematographer John R.
The Man Behind the Mask, a newly filmed interview with Chuck Russell
From Strip to Screen, a newly filmed interview with Mike Richardson, Mike Werb and Mark Verheiden
Green Faces Blue Screens, a newly filmed interview with visual effects supervisor Scott Squires
Sssssssplicin’!, a newly filmed interview with editor Arthur Coburn
Ask Peggy, a newly filmed interview with actor Amy Yasbeck
Toeing the Conga Line, a newly filmed interview with choreographer Jerry Evans featuring never-before-seen rehearsal footage
Terriermania, a new video essay by critic Elizabeth Purchell on canine sidekick Milo
Archival featurettes Return to Edge City, Introducing Cameron Diaz, Cartoon Logic, What Makes Fido Run, The Making Of, on-set interview bites with the cast and director and B-Roll footage
Deleted scenes, with optional commentary by director Chuck Russell
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and original production notes
Double-sided fold-out poster featuring two original artwork options
Six postcard-sized reproduction artcards

Official Trailer

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