10 interesting facts about the movie "Mask"

On January 17 , 1962 , the future talented comedian and dramatic actor Jim was born in the Canadian city of Newmarket Kerry.

The film "The Mask" is one of the most striking roles of Jim Carrey, the debut of Cameron Diaz and revolutionary special effects. Probably, each of you watched this classic comedy, but not everyone knows the facts from our collection.

1. In the director's version, the film begins with a prologue showing the arrival of a Viking ship in the XI century in the future North America. The Vikings land on the shore, bury the chest with the mask of the god Loki and leave.

2. In the film, Loki is called the "god of evil", which he is not. Nevertheless, Loki's character is conveyed quite correctly — in Scandinavian mythology, his characteristic features are duplicity, resourcefulness, cunning and cunning.

3. The Coco Bongo nightclub that the Mask goes to is actually the name of Jim Carrey's club in Cancun, Mexico.

4. Director Chuck Russell stated that initially the Mask project was conceived as a fairly tough horror film based on the comic book of the same name (which had a rating for adults and featured a naturalistic depiction of violence), but later transformed into a comedy that became a benefit for Jim Kerry.

5. Jim Carrey's character (by the way, like the actor himself) was a big fan of cartoons. Therefore, it was decided that, becoming a Mask, the hero would portray various cartoon characters. As a result, such famous Warner Bros. studio characters as the Tasmanian Devil, Bugs Bunny and Pepe Le Pugh were beaten, as well as the Wolf from the cartoons of Tex Avery, whose behavior the Mask copies during Tina's performance.

6. For Cameron Diaz, the role of Tina Carlisle was her debut. She had to audition 12 times, and was approved for the role of the future star of the comedy genre just seven days before the start of filming. Before her, they wanted to invite Anna Nicole Smith to this role — at that time, almost as unknown, but a "budding" blonde.

7. The Irish singer, mezzo-soprano Susan Boyd sings for Cameron Diaz in the film.

8. The scene in which the Mask runs away from the gangsters chasing him and takes a used condom out of his pocket with the words "Oops, wrong pocket" was an improvisation of the actor.

9. The bright yellow suit that Jim Carrey's character wears was prepared by costumers at the request of the actor. So Jim wanted to pay tribute to his mother, who sewed a similar suit for his first performance as a stand-up comedian.

10. According to the original idea, the huge teeth of the Mask were to be used only for silent scenes. However, Jim showed skill and learned to talk to these "overgrown teeth", which gave additional eccentricity to his hero.