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Film facts for the 1985 Drama movie starring Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott, Laura Dern
Kelly Minter, Dennis Burkley, Estelle Getty, Lawrence Monoson, Richard A. Dysart, Micole Mercurio, Harry Carey Jr., Ben Piazza, L. Craig King, Alexandra Powers, Kelly Jo Minter, Joe Unger, Todd Allen, Howard Hirdler, Jeannie Dimter Barton, Steve James, Cathy Arden Update Cast
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Florence "Rusty" Tullis, the mother of Rocky Dennis, sadly passed away on November 11, 2006, at age 70 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on October 14.Rewind Archive
The name of Rocky's disease is craniodiaphyseal dysplasia. It causes calcium deposits on the skull that forces the face out of shape. It mercifully only occurs in 1 in 22 million births.Rewind Archive
Cher was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 30, and her video for "If I Could Turn Back Time" was the first video to be banned by MTV.Thanks to Eliisa
I believe Eric Stoltz used to date Cher. This should come as no surprise considering Cher's love of younger men.Thanks to John
In one scene, in the carnival funhouse mirror, when Rocky sees his face and the crazy mirror distorts it to make him look almost normal, you can see a reflection of Eric Stoltz with less severe make up on and can almost recognize it's Stoltz.Thanks to William Jaenecke
The greatest cajun singer plays a great role in "Mask" but he only says one line and that is at the carnival. "Look at what Dozer won for you."Thanks to Arianna
The part when they're on the bumper cars at the Carnival.. Notice when Gar gets on one he almost falls off!Rewind Archive
Cher was nominated for a Golden Globe for the film for Best Performance by an Actress.Rewind Archive
Anna Hamilton Phelan's screenplay for the film was nominated for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.Rewind Archive
Eric Stoltz earned a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Rocky Dennis. He was originally cast as Marty McFly in "Back To The Future" but was fired because he supposedly didn't act enough like a teenager.Thanks to Anita
Even though there was a cemetary scene in Mask, the body of Roy L. 'Rocky' Dennis was donated to the University of California in Los Angeles for medical research.Thanks to John Edward Kilduff
One of Rocky's teachers is played by Marsha Warfield, whom we're all familiar with from her role as bailiff Roz Russell on the classic 80s sitcom "Night Court".Rewind Archive
Reportedly, the real life Rusty Dennis still battles with drug and alcohol problems.UPDATE: Gene knindly wrote in to say that Florence 'Rusty' Tullis, 70 sadly died of an infection Nov. 11, 2006 about a month after being injured in a motorcycle accident...
Thanks to Jon Murray
The movie "Mask" was the first realistic portrayal of regular bikers lifestyle fraternal family.Thanks to Jan
The real life Rocky Dennis also had problems with his sight and hearing because of his disease - a circumstance conveniently ignored in the movie. The most complete scoop available on the real life Rocky is the March 17, 1985 edition of "People Weekly"Thanks to Bernie_Lomax
The hospital intern that measures Rockys head is Steve James from American Ninja. The doctor who tells Rusty and Rocky that Rocky has only 3 to six months to live is Andy Robinson - Scorpio from Dirty Harry.Thanks to Beena1
When Cher was cast in the film, she wanted her then boyfriend, Val Kilmer to play Gar but he was rejected for being too young for the part.Bogus Trivia
There's often fake stuff floating round, y'know? -Like the 'ghost boy' that can allegedly be seen in "Three Men And A Baby".
But, nothing bogus that we know yet for "Mask".
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