The Mask
Summary
The Maskquotes serve as a reminder of the humor and playfulness within this other mirthful book adjustment . The Maskfollows a timid banker , Stanley Ipkiss ( Jim Carrey ) , who becomes a paranormal playboy after put on a masquerade of Loki ’s simulacrum . The film assist make Carrey a menage name , earning him a Golden Globe nomination and grossing over $ 350 million . It was the perfect role for Carrey as he became a live - action cartoon character , pull off uproarious antics while also honk out some unforgettable business line that have become iconic .
The Maskhas become a classic since it debuted in 1994 , both as an underrated improver to the cape and cowling genre and as a nostalgic piece of music of ' ninety movie theater . The mood has also held up with the picture completely encompass the madness of its titular lineament . The good inverted comma from the picture still allow for laughs nearly three decades after and are among the most memorable lines ofCarrey ’s fabled career .
“Aren’t You Due Back At the Lab To Have Your Bolts Tightened?.. I Should Have Said That.”
Stanley Ipkiss
While Stanley Ipkiss is a prissy bozo , who sometimes allows people to take the air all over him . When he returns home from a in particular bad 24-hour interval , his unpleasant landlord grant him a grueling clip , which Ipkiss just bring . When she exit the door on him , he finally scream this insult , wish he had the courage to speak for himself in the instant . Itcements Ipkiss as an endearing protagonistwho deserves to be given a little more confidence and power .
“Geez, I Figured You Had A Sense Of Humor. After All - You Married Her!”
The scene between The Mask and the police is one of the funniest in the movie and provides some of the bestThe Maskquotes . As the cops go through his pockets , they find a seemingly dateless solicitation of things , from rubber chickens to bazookas . However , the moment that really gets him in problem is when one of the cops pulls out a picture of Detective Kallaway ’s wife . As the detective is about to unleash his rage , The Mask delivers this uproarious insult that shows he is only too happy to make the state of affairs even worse .
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“That’s A Spicy Meatball!”
While it is nice to seeIpkiss attempting to be a heroeven as an average guy , once The Mask restitution , it is a gravid relief that the superpowered oddball can take on the spoiled guy wire . When it come to the dud that Dorian has congeal to shove off up the building , The Mask proves that there is nothing he can not handle and he but opens his mouth widely , swallows it , and burps out a fireball . While the impossible feats of The Mask may rob the climax of some of its tension , it is fun seeing such an unstoppable and ridiculous hero save the mean solar day .
“Did You Miss Me? Guess Not.”
The climax of the movie adds a literal threat to the tarradiddle as the nefarious Dorian gets his hands on the mask and turns himself into a much less fun and much more terrifying monstrosity . When Ipkiss attempts to get the masque back , his goons spread out flak on him , only for him to issue as The Mask who ask them and the audience if he was miss . However , adding to his triumphant return , he takes a drunkenness and sees the liquid pelt out of various smoke maw . It is a slap-up crew - pleasing moment seeingJim Carrey at his bestback in manic character mode while also turning the tables on the spoiled guys .
“Well, I Hope You Can Enjoy The Victory With One Freakin’ Eye!”
Though Ipkiss is more formidable as The Mask , the flood tide of the motion picture proves that he is a hero sandwich at eye . Even without the world power of the masquerade , Dorian is a more imposing opponent for Ipkiss when they line up themselves fighting . However , Ipkiss shows that he has a little mo of The Mask in him and he has no scruple about fight back dirty . When Dorian take in a threat , Ipkiss delivers this logical argument before dig him in the eye . It is a infantile moment that permit Ipkiss to get the upper hand for a moment .
“Our Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose…And I Am A Little Thorny.”
After set his sights on Tina , The Mask ’s ardour for the singer is almost insatiable , and when they have a tryst in the park he tries to instill her by dressing like an idea of a Gallic lover and reciting implicative poesy . Unfortunately , she finds this improbably offputting and rejects his advances . As the i d of Stanley Ipkiss , The Mask represents his innate impulse and makes manifest his most instinctive and primal desires . The Mask is the man Stanley wishes he was , but eventually , he finds out that he does n’t require to exchange who he is to be wanted by women .
“It Wasn’t Me, It Was The One-Armed Man!”
When confront by Dorian ’s men about the steal money , The Mask has a good joke at their expense by constantly toying with them and never taking their interrogation in earnest . When they involve him if he ’s the person who overcharge the coin bank they were supposed to run into , he indicate the blame at anyone but himself . The reference he attain with this dividing line comes from the Harrison Ford - led suspensefultrue offence movieThe Fugitive , with the one - armed valet being the one Ford insists killed his wife . While it may seem like a go out reference now , it is a great example ofThe Mask not take anything seriously .
“We All Wear Masks…Metaphorically Speaking.”
Arthur Neuman
When Stanley first tries on the mask and has an incredibly intense experience under its thrall , he decides to seek out an government agency on the matter . He finds a doctor that specialise in not just masks , but the involution of the human psyche and tries to recreate what happened the night before . Nothing fall out , except an interesting conversation about New Age psychology . While many ofThe Maskquotes are comic because of Jim Carrey ’s special brand of clowning , have someone as dour as Ben Stein present his psychiatrist , and deliver some of the most stinging line in his signature tune deadpan , is an unexpected joy .
“Look At That! It’s Exactly Three Seconds Before I Honk Your Nose And Pull Your Underwear Over Your Head.”
When accosted by several hood in a back alley while he ’s out on the town , The Mask does n’t back down from the opposition . On the contrary , he seems to whoop it up in the scene of a fight , using the opportunity to pull out his bag of tricks and unleash a supernatural smackdown on them all . Part ofThe Mask’sappeal is in its brilliant wedding of barbarous fierceness with hysteric comedy , making over - the - top scenes like this a genesis for next similar movies likeKick - Assor series likeThe Tick .
“You Were Good Kid, Real Good, But As Long As I’m Around You’ll Always Be Second Best, See?”
The Maskquotes are often stuffed with reference to other movies , and this line is no exclusion , with The Mask film a inverted comma from one of the last scene inThe Cincinnati Kid , in which an older poker pro ( bring by Edward G. Robinson ) imparts some crucial wisdom to a young , self-important cardshark ( bet by Steve McQueen ) , and applying it where it does n’t belong . The Mask uses this as a taunting farewell after he get the better of the villainous Dorian . Despite Dorian being unnerving in the mask , theoriginal troublemaker remind everyone that he ca n’t be beaten .
“Sssssmokin'!”
Part of the gleefulness necessitate in The Mask ’s dialogue came from his integral pun , which allowed histrion Jim Carrey to turn the the absurd into the cagey and satirical . In a snappy smoking jacket , he yells , " Sssssmokin ' ! " while at Dorian ’s club , a one - liner that would become one of the film ’s most popular catch phrase . It is a groovy example of Carrey ’s ability as a performance as few player could have turned such a simple line of descent into such an iconic man of pop culture .
“Somebody Stop Me!”
The Mask ’s affirmation while admire himself in front of the mirror remains one of the most repeatable phrase from the film , combine by him slipping into his iconic white-livered turnout . The Coco Bongo Club did n’t know what hit it when he danced the nighttime away with Tina , its sensation attraction . If anyone could play the wacky whimsey of The Maskto life sentence and translate his most bizarre aspects from comical book to take , it was Jim Carrey . His malleability with both the dialogue and animalism of the persona made something demanding seem effortless and altogether believable .
“Those Pajamas Are Impossible. This Actually Happened.”
Lieutenant Kallaway
Lieutenant Kallaway serves as a secondary antagonist in the movie , a police detective following The Mask ’s path of wipeout which bestow him to Ipkiss ' door after finding a link . When Ipkiss explicate it would be " unacceptable " for him to have done the things Kallaway claims , Kallaway snaps back with a witty gossip about his pajamas . Peter Reigert is a fabled comedic actor with part in Animal House and Local Hero and his ironic , sturdy - hombre humour in the film is a perfect counterpunch to Jim Carrey ’s madcap performance .
“It’s Party Time! P-A-R-T-Why? Because I Gotta!”
Nerdy Stanley Ipkiss was n’t a peeress ' man , could n’t get access to the most popular nightspot in the city , and had no professional ambition at a caper he hated , but all that exchange when he put on Loki ’s semblance and transform himself into The Mask . short he was outgoing , fashionable , and capable of unbelievable feats of transformation . The Mask was the life story of the party , and as good as he made Stanley feel , Stanley had to learn that he did n’t need The Mask to be special .
“Hold On, Sugar! Daddy’s Got A Sweet Tooth Tonight!”
Stanley might not have been able to get the girl , but as The Mask , he was able-bodied to fill her dance visiting card . The beautiful Tina , the Coco Bongo Club ’s star entertainer , was dazzle by his style , flare , and impressive saltation moves . The fictional character of TinawasCameron Diaz ’s breakout role , and over the course of the film , she buy the farm from portraying a bombshell inextricably link up to the men in her life to a woman who realized that she did n’t need a mankind to feel limited . No matter her attracter to what The Mask represented , she had her own path that allowed Diaz to shine in the role .
“Look Mom, I’m Roadkill. Ha Ha!”
When Stanley first put on Loki ’s likeness he opened up an unbelievable cosmos of possibilities , some direful and some hilarious . When his landlord discovered him as The Mask try out his powers , he was forced to take flight into the night on a maniac spree . Aside from the ability to pull out a ridiculous amount of guns from his pocket , or change his clothing quicker than Superman in a headphone John Wilkes Booth , he was also able to be lam over by a truck without have to worry about suffer any horrific injuries and pitch this gleeful cable in reply .
“Do You Know How Hard It Is To Find A Decent Man In This Town? Most Of Them Think Monogamy Is Some Kind Of Wood!”
Peggy
Peggy Brant may have been a hard - hitting reporter searching for the scoop , but she was also a hopeless romantic . When she detect out that Stanley Ipkiss was behind a touching letter to their local newspaper , she realized that there really were adequate humans out there . While visiting Stanley at his cant , she give this sulfurous line that conveyed her sharp wit and rhetorical style . It is a fun circular line that is a reminder that the humor in this picture is not just kick downstairs to thecartoonish antics of Jim Carrey ’s central performance .
“Hold Me Closer, Ed, It’s Getting Dark…Tell Auntie Em To Let Old Yeller Out…Tell Tiny Tim I Won’t Be Coming Home This Christmas…Tell Scarlett I Do Give A Damn!”
When The Mask first confronts Dorian and his goons , they apace see they are no friction match for him and his powers . No matter how many bullets they unload on him , he not only ca n’t be pop , but he will turn their attempts into a large joke . The monologue he delivers when he fakes his end is peppered with half a twelve cinematic address as he " dies " in the arms of one of these surprised strong-armer . Jim Carrey ’s performance is a comedic tour - First State - force in this scene , switching from characters rapidly . There is also a neat moment of his ceaselessly turn away from the goon to let go a weak death cough except one time when he chooses just to cough directly in the man ’s case .
“You Can’t Make The Scene If You Don’t Have The Green.”
Stanley Ipkiss may not have been able to bribe his way into the Coco Bongo Club , but The Mask had no such misgiving . He recognise he could n’t show up without something to sweeten the doorman ’s pot , so he resolve to hook a bank building and head to the cabaret to shower its stave in loot . Part of what makesThe Maskan enduring classic is the fact that some of the most iconic vista are n’t rooted in CGI but in pragmatic issue involving Jim Carrey ’s facial expressions and spectacular flair . It achieved a strong balance that many movie are n’t prosperous enough to do , no matter their expense .
“Now You Have To Ask Yourself One Question: “Do I Feel Lucky?” Well, Do Ya, Punks?!”
The Maskwas full of quotes from other films , with Jim Carrey reciting a pop musical composition of cinematic zeitgeist every few scene . One of the most salient was his court toDirty Harry , the gritty detective series of films starring Clint Eastwood . The Mask decided to channel one of cinema ’s most lauded peace officer by grit his tooth and require Dorian ’s thugs if they " felt golden , " borrow Eastwood ’s signature catch phrase and making it his own as he evince off his telling and inconceivable arsenal . The joke is cap with the reveal that the gun are all imitation .
