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The Mask follows shy bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss after he discovers a mysterious magical mask that transforms him into a wild, reality-bending green trickster with cartoon-like powers. Suddenly confident, chaotic and impossible to ignore, Stanley becomes a target for both gangsters and the police. Based on the Dark Horse comic series, the film turned a much darker source material into one of the biggest comedies of the 90s. The Mask is a Dark Horse Comics screen adaptation from 1994, sitting in the wider Comic Movie DB archive as one of the movie entries that helps connect page-to-screen storytelling beyond the obvious cape-and-cowl crowd. The page is especially useful for readers tracking the people involved, with Amy Yasbeck, Ben Stein, Cameron Diaz, Jim Carrey, Peter Greene, Peter Riegert among the main names connected to the project. Behind the camera, Chuck Russell gives the adaptation its shape, helping define whether it leans more into spectacle, character drama, genre thrills or straight-up comic-book chaos. We have rated this 8 out of 10, which makes it a worthwhile entry to revisit when comparing how well comic properties translate across different studios, eras and audience expectations. For SEO and fan discovery, it belongs here because it adds context to the bigger comic movie timeline: not every adaptation has to be perfect, but each one says something about the genre, the audience it was chasing and the kind of stories studios believed could work on screen.
Director
Chuck Russell
Released
29/07/1994
Runtime
1 hr 41 min
Genres
action
adventure
comedy
Rated
15
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Array
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Dark Horse Comics
Updated
12 May 2026
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The Mask Review 8/10
We have rated this 8 out of 10. The Mask is pure comic-book energy turned into live action. Jim Carrey is absolutely unstoppable here, delivering one of the defining performances of the decade, while Cameron Diaz arrives like a movie star from another planet. The film smartly swaps the comic’s darker violence for full cartoon chaos, and it works perfectly. Funny, endlessly quotable and still ridiculously rewatchable, it is one of the best comic adaptations of the 90s.
Did You Know?
- The Mask is based on the Dark Horse Comics series.
- Jim Carrey plays Stanley Ipkiss.
- Cameron Diaz made her film debut as Tina Carlyle.
- The film was released in 1994.
- Chuck Russell directed the movie.
- The comic version is much darker and more violent.
- The visual effects were groundbreaking for the time.
- Jim Carrey’s performance launched him into superstardom.
- The catchphrase “Somebody stop me!” became iconic.
- The film later inspired an animated series.
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