The Mask

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Jim Carrey as the Mask, with a green face and yellow suit, dances closely with Cameron Diaz in an evening gown in a scene from the film The Mask.

The Mask

film by Russell [1994]

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Jim Carrey
Stardom: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and The Truman Show
…with Dumb and Dumber and The Mask (all 1994). In the latter film Carrey played a timid bank clerk who becomes a hip wisecracking green-faced dandy when he dons a magical mask. His performance earned Carrey the first of several Golden Globe Award nominations. He subsequently starred in Ace Ventura:…
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…with Dumb and Dumber and The Mask (all 1994). In the latter film Carrey played a timid bank clerk who becomes a hip wisecracking green-faced dandy when he dons a magical mask. His performance earned Carrey the first of several Golden Globe Award nominations. He subsequently starred in Ace Ventura:…
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Cameron Diaz
Stardom: The Mask and There’s Something About Mary
…for a small part in The Mask (1994). Following a dozen callbacks, she landed the female lead role, Tina Carlyle, opposite Jim Carrey. The movie centers on a timid bank clerk (Carrey) who becomes a superhero when he dons a magical mask. The comedy was a huge hit, and Diaz…
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…for a small part in The Mask (1994). Following a dozen callbacks, she landed the female lead role, Tina Carlyle, opposite Jim Carrey. The movie centers on a timid bank clerk (Carrey) who becomes a superhero when he dons a magical mask. The comedy was a huge hit, and Diaz…
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