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Mask - Director's Cut
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Genre | Drama |
Format | AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Anamorphic, Director's Cut, Subtitled, Color, NTSC, DVD-Video, Widescreen, Special Edition See more |
Contributor | Peter Bogdanovich, Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott |
Initial release date | 2009-09-15 |
Language | English |
Runtime | 2 hours and 7 minutes |
Studio | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
Subtitle | Spanish, French |
Colour | Color |
Number of discs | 1 |
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Mask: Director's Cut
Synopsis
Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich directed this heartwarming and inspirational film based on the real-life story of Rocky Dennis (Eric Stoltz), a terribly disfigured but highly sensitive and intelligent teenager. 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.

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- PG-13
- Drama
Cast
- Cher
- Eric Stoltz
- Sam Elliott
Product description
Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich directed this heartwarming and inspirational film based on the real-life story of Rocky Dennis (Eric Stoltz), a terribly disfigured but highly sensitive and intelligent teenager. 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.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is discontinued by manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 19.69 x 14.61 x 1.35 cm; 0.28 g
- Canadian Home Video Rating : Ages 14 and over
- Item model number : 1022788
- Director : Peter Bogdanovich
- Media Format : AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Anamorphic, Director's Cut, Subtitled, Color, NTSC, DVD-Video, Widescreen, Special Edition
- Run time : 2 hours and 7 minutes
- Release date : Sept. 15 2009
- Actors : Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott
- Subtitles: : Spanish, French
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (DTS 5.1), Unqualified
- Studio : Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B00009AOBI
- Country of origin : Canada
- Number of discs : 1
- 鶹 Rank: #484 in Movies & TV Shows (See Top 100 in Movies & TV Shows)
- #13 in Children & Family
- #124 in Drama (Movies & TV Shows)
- #150 in DVD
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- Reviewed in Canada on March 7, 2025Verified Purchaseawesome movie, this is one of my all time old faves… love
- Reviewed in Canada on August 16, 2021Verified PurchaseThe movie is excellent with a great cast. Actress Cher is good as Rusty, a mother who is there for her son even though she did drugs. Actor Eric Stoltz is terrific as Rocky Dennis, a young boy whose face is disfigured. I cried when Rocky was teased at school, when he met Diana at summer camp and her parents were very cruel that their daughter should not date Rocky. I cried when Rocky passed away and people can be very cruel when it comes to people who may look different. I haven't seen the movie in a very long time and the acting is fantastic. REST IN POWER to the following actors and actresses: Mr. Roy Lee 'Rocky' Dennis (December 4, 1961-October 4, 1978); Mr. Dennis Henry Burkley (September 10, 1945-July 14, 2013); Ms. Estelle Getty (nee Gettleman) (July 25, 1923-July 22, 2008); Ms. Micole Diana Mercurio) (March 10, 1938-January 19, 2016); Mr. Richard Allen Dysart (March 30, 1929-April 5, 2015); Mr. Harry George 'Henry' Carey, Jr. (May 16, 1921-December 27, 2012); Mr. Ben Piazza (July 30, 1933-September 7, 1991); Mr. Steve James (February 19, 1952-December 18, 1993); Mr. Ivan J. Rado (June 15, 1931-June 27, 2018); Mr. Louis Waldon (December 16, 1934-December 6, 2013): 'You all may be gone but you will never, ever be, forgotten.'
- Reviewed in Canada on July 29, 2024Verified PurchaseAnother good film with great actors. Classic viewing
- Reviewed in Canada on September 12, 2024Verified PurchaseLoved it
- Reviewed in Canada on January 6, 2025Verified PurchaseEverything is good
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- Reviewed in Canada on May 7, 2025Verified Purchase
- Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2023Verified PurchaseLove the actors in this . Love the story. I cry every time I watch this. 鶹 has amazing prices on all movies. I love shopping here for what I want to watch.
- Reviewed in Canada on May 15, 2024Verified PurchaseLove this movie about Rocky Dennis. Not quite the same as when I first watched it. Why did they replace Katmandu with a Bruce Springsteen song?
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clariceReviewed in Italy on June 15, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars Dietro la maschera di tutti noi
Verified PurchaseUn bellissimo film di un regista, Bogdanovich, che deve molto al cinema classico americano e ha imparato da grandi autori come Lubitsch a mostrare la diversità come una risorsa, come metafora dell'autenticità di tutti noi.
Un inno alla diversità, quella dolorosa e sofferta, ma soprattutto quella allegra di chi sa vedere la parte di vita che ha, non quella che gli manca. Un film che in questo senso è anche una lezione di vita.
Indimenticabile la scena in cui Rocky fa capire alla ragazza cieca di cui è innamorato cosa sono i colori.
- F. J. GonzalesReviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly unconditional love, brilliant and touching, elevated by an Oscar-worthy performance by Cher.
Verified Purchase[Minor Spoilers] At first glance, this doesn't seem to be a film that would radiate heartwarming and life-affirming qualities, but the Oscar-winning "Mask" (1985) actually improves with each viewing, as only the very best movies do. Hollywood embellishments and minor changes were, indeed, made to this true story (which has seemingly become more of a formality these days with most movies based on true stories), but anything lost in translation from true life to film is reclaimed by this film's yield as such an everlasting cinematic treasure. And the foundation of my claim here is Cher's delivery of what should be considered the best performance in movie history by a female without an Oscar nomination (and even one of the best in general), surely the snub of the century (what a cinematic travesty). Another testament to Cher's truly remarkable performance is her manner of elevating her character to such a level that she almost steals the movie from the central character, by no means an easy task. In "Mask," Cher plays Florence "Rusty" Dennis, the biker mother of young Roy "Rocky" Dennis, the also outstanding but sometimes forgotten Eric Stoltz ("Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Some Kind of Wonderful," "Pulp Fiction"), though only because of heavy makeup and a facial prosthetic worn throughout the film (which won a special Oscar), who develops an extremely rare, disfiguring, and potentially fatal bone disease that causes calcium to build up in his skull. In fact, doctors gave him little chance for survival, since most patients with the disease rarely survive beyond childhood. Just the same, however, Rusty remains steadfast in seeing to it that Rocky has as normal a life as possible, even though that usually involves exceptional love, fittingly punctuated in an opening scene in which Rusty tells Rocky's junior high school principal, "Mr. Simms" (Ben Piazza), that it's a public school, not a "special" one, that fits Rocky's needs. And as Rusty exits the room in a huff because of Mr. Simms' reluctance to want to enroll her son, Rocky so naturally complements the unique bond he has with his Mom by saying, "Don't worry, Mr. Simms. I look weird, but otherwise I'm real normal." Sam Elliott, similarly overlooked by the Oscars, as Rusty's on-again-off-again boyfriend Gar (and Rocky's father figure for his absent biological father), also turns in his career-best performance, a mighty weighty statement considering his plethora of career roles, mostly westerns. But in "Mask," Elliott shows just enough of a tender side (i.e., always acknowledging Rocky's needs; helping Rusty write an I-miss-you letter to Rocky when he's away at camp because she's just too emotional to do so; telling Rocky the story of when his Mom took him to get his picture taken and how proud and beautiful she was on that particular day; and Gar just being there for the both of them when they needed him most, etc.) while simultaneously and convincingly displaying every ounce of his character's machismo. The film is diligently directed by Peter Bogdanovich ("The Last Picture Show"), and Bogdanovich fought (with surprising difficulty) to keep the film's original music, mostly Bruce Springsteen (with some Lynyrd Skynyrd and Steely Stan), when the studio wanted to go with the less expensive Bob Seger in the 11th hour, with Seger's music ultimately contained in the theatrical release and initial DVD release. The real-life Rusty, who passed away in 2006, always had agreed with Bogdanovich regarding the music, reportedly saying that Rocky didn't even know who Bob Seger was. But, thankfully, the original music was finally restored for the DVD Director's Cut (which also contains two additional, though not necessarily essential, scenes not in the original cut: Rusty and Rocky singing a mother-son duet around a campfire with their friends and a separate funeral scene). The supporting cast is equally strong, including a young Laura Dern as Diana, Rocky's love interest, and Dennis Burkley as Dozer, their mostly mute family friend, as well as the rest of Rocky's surrogate biker family. It doesn't take long for the viewer to realize that not only is Rocky loved but that he's just like one of us, someone with hopes and dreams (we even see Rocky's world-map tacks strategically pinned on his bedroom wall, denoting his dream destinations). We also see that his Mom's unwavering love has become instilled in Rocky when he, in turn, worries about Rusty's drug problems and sometimes reckless lifestyle, as well as covering up for his Mom's behavior when her parents arrive (the smartly cast Estelle Getty of "The Golden Girls" and Richard Dysart), essentially becoming the parent himself in these scenes. But, as intended, it's Rocky's extraordinary trials and tribulations that bring the sweetest fulfillment, in countless scenes, but especially in the school-awards ceremony, one of the most unforgettably moving moments you'll ever see on film, and Dozer's proud and poignant moment with Rocky outside the school afterwards. And, of course, the film's enduring message is that we're all the same on the inside, no matter what we look like on the outside and no matter who we call our family, for ultimately it is our hearts for which we will be judged. [Note: Although snubbed at the Oscars, Cher did get the smaller consolation of being nominated by the Golden Globes for Best Actress in "Mask" and would, indeed, get the last laugh, with her performance in "Mask" winning her Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, considered by some to be even more prestigious than the Oscars, since Cannes is international, not just national. And, as a kind of apology for the "Mask" snub, the Academy Awards would eventually award Cher with an Oscar for Best Actress, although it was for the less memorable "Moonstruck" in 1987.]
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agostiniReviewed in France on December 16, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Très beau et émouvant film
Verified PurchaseJe suis un mec, J'ai 56 piges et je me suis carrément fait attraper par cette histoire forte.
Cher et Eric Soltz sont absolment magnifiques.
Ou lala! J'ai chialé à chaudes larmes à la fin.
Un petit mais grand film pour toujours.