This is the true story of Rocky Dennis (Eric Stoltz), a personable young man suffering from "lionitis," a fatal disease which causes hideous facial disfigurement. The son of freewheeling biker Rusty Dennis (Cher), Rocky is accepted without question by his mom's boyfriends and cycle buddies, but ...more
MPAA Rating: PG13 | Year: 1985 | Running Time: 120 minutes
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$11.99MASK (1985) / (WS DIR SUB AC3 DOL DTS)
Far removed from his early-1970s critical heyday, director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon) briefly returned to favor with 1985's Mask. Based on the tragic true story of Rocky Dennis, the material rescues its inherently formulaic nature with heartfelt performances from leads Eric Stoltz and Cher -- who won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival -- and a surprisingly compelling script from Anna Hamilton Phelan (Gorillas in the Mist). Bogdanovich sued Universal ...more
- Cher - Rusty Dennis
- Sam Elliott - Gar
- Eric Stoltz - Rocky Dennis
- Estelle Getty - Evelyn
- Richard Dysart - Abe
- Todd Allen - Canuck
- Nick Cassavetes - T.J.
- Dr. Norman Kaplan - Himself
- L. Craig King - Eric
- Kelly Minter - Lorrie
- Barry Tubb - Deuey
- L. Charles Taylor - Boy Friend
- Jo-El Sonnier - Sunshine
- Chris Rydell - Senior High STudent
- Peter Bogdanovich - Director
- Martin Starger - Producer
- Peter Bogdanovich - Screenwriter
- Anna Hamilton Phelan - Screenwriter
- Howard Alston - Co-producer
- Robert Chase - Costume Designer
- April Ferry - Costume Designer
- Sandra Culotta - Costume Designer
- Denise Schlom - Costume Designer
- Tony Scarano - Costume Designer
- Barbara Ford - Editor
- Eva Gardos - Editor
- Tom Cole - Makeup
- John M. Elliott, Jr. - Makeup












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