Mask

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Mask is a 1985 American drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that tells the true story of a boy with a severe craniofacial condition and his relationship with his unconventional mother.

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instanceOf American drama film
film
awardWon Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
surface form: Academy Award for Best Makeup
basedOn life of Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis
true story
boxOfficePerformance commercial success
characterPlayedBy Cher as Rusty Dennis
Eric Stoltz
surface form: Eric Stoltz as Rocky Dennis

Laura Dern as Diana
Sam Elliott as Gar
cinematographyBy László Kovács
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Peter Bogdanovich
distributor Universal Pictures
editedBy John F. Link
festivalEntry Cannes Film Festival
surface form: 1985 Cannes Film Festival
focusesOnRelationshipWith mother
genre drama film
leadActorPreparation extensive prosthetic makeup for Eric Stoltz
mainCharacter Rocky Dennis
makeupArtistAwardRecipient Bud Westmore
surface form: Michael Westmore

Zoltan Elek
motherCharacter Rocky Dennis
surface form: Rusty Dennis
motherCharacterBasedOn Florence "Rusty" Tullis
mpaaRating PG-13
musicBy Dennis Dreith
originalLanguage English
portraysRealPerson Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis
portraysSubculture biker community
portraysTheme acceptance
disability
family relationships
mother–son relationship
productionCompany Universal Pictures
protagonistHasCondition craniofacial condition
releaseDate 1985-03-08
releaseYear 1985
runtimeMinutes 120
screenwriter Anna Hamilton Phelan
setIn 1970s
California, United States
surface form: California
stars Cher
Eric Stoltz
Laura Dern
Sam Elliott
timePeriodDepicted 1970s to early 1980s
title Mask

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