Denied a nomination for mask, cher took some fashion revenge at the 1986 oscars with towering feather headdress crowning her bob mackiedesigned black sequinned gown with a cutout halter. Cher and sam elliott in mask 1985 laura dern and eric stoltz in mask 1985 sam elliott in mask 1985 cher and sam. Dennis wore the same vest with the same turks motorcycle logo as in this movie. The best of the new scoobydoo movies the lost episodes. The result of that encounter was the biopic mask which premiered seven years after rocky dennis death. Cher 15 greatest films ranked include moonstruck, mask.
Rocky dennis, a boy who suffered from craniodiaphyseal dysplasia. Cher plays cher or at least a fictionalized version of her in this film from the farrelly brothers. Jack nicholson, cher, susan sarandon chastity 1969 drama romance go on a cross country adventure with cher in her first dramatic film, chastity. This is a movie that doesnt depend on its sound track. Chers father was rarely home when she was an infant, and her.
May 20, 2015 movie the mask with cher mask,cast,eric stoltz. Mask 1985 cast and crew rocky dennis eric stoltz is an intelligent, outgoing and humorous teenager who suffers from a facial deformity called lionitis and has now outlived his life expectancy. Far removed from his early1970s critical heyday, director peter bogdanovich the last picture show, paper moon briefly returned to favor with 1985s mask. The film, directed by peter bogdanovich, starred teen actor eric stoltz as the ailing teenager and pop icon cher as his mother, rusty. With cher, eric stoltz, sam elliott, estelle getty. This story is probably dated for modern audiences, but it is cher and sam elliott, two favorites of mine. The son of freewheeling biker rusty dennis cher, rocky is accepted without question by his. Cher and stoltz were nominated for golden globes and, along with other notable actors including sam elliot and laura dern, made the film a memorable one. Cast cher rusty dennis sam elliott gar eric stoltz rocky dennis estelle getty evelyn richard a. Eric cameron stoltz is a theatertrained actor and producer who has starred in both independent and studio films. The film is based on the life and early death of roy l. Mask remains one of my favorite movies of all time. Greg kinnear and matt damon star as conjoined twins, one of whom wants to be an actor.
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. Cher celebrity profile check out the latest cher photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The film won praise from both critics and general audiences. This movie deserved so much recognition for its time, cher was simply. Her father, john sarkisian, was an armenianamerican truck driver with drug and gambling problems. Born into a lowerincome california family, actresspop singer cher born cherilyn sarkisian attempted to escape her poverty by entering show business as a gogo dancer at the age of 16. Upcoming, new, and past cher movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Rudinsky joel sonnier sunshine louis waldon camp cook ben piazza mr. A teenager with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances. Estelle getty accepts the golden globe in 1985 for cher, who won for best actress in a movie. Red dennis burkley dozer lawrence monoson ben ivan jorge rado dr. Mask is the sort of story that might have ending up wallowing in its own pathos had the acting, direction and scriptwriting by anna hamilton phelan been anything less than very good. It is a very good movie and i watched this as a very young kid and it.
This heartwarming and inspirational movie is based on the reallife story of rocky dennis eric stoltz, a terribly disfigured, but highly sensitive and intelligent teenager. Mask 1985 rocky dennis eric stoltz is an intelligent, outgoing and humorous teenager who suffers from a facial deformity called lionitis and has now outlived his life expectancy. Peter bogdanovich directed the 1985 film mask, adapted from anna hamilton phelans screenplay based on dennis life with eric stoltz portraying dennis. Cher full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Mask is a 1985 american biographical drama film directed by peter bogdanovich, starring cher, sam elliott, and eric stoltz with supporting roles played by dennis burkley, laura dern, estelle getty, and richard dysart. Mask rusty dennis 1985 soundtrack drinnen im internet sind alle gleich 2020 sky news at 9 2020 the brits at 40. Dozer dennis burkley, the hulking, almostmute biker, giver of warm. Cher then appeared in the drama mask 1985 directed by peter bogdanovich and with eric stoltz, sam elliott and laura dern. Who was the actor in the movie mask with cher answers. He was born on september 30, 1961 in whittier, california, to evelyn vawter, a violinist and schoolteacher, and jack stoltz, an elementary school teacher. Mask by peter bogdanovich cher, sam elliott, eric stoltz. In one scene in the film, stoltz dennis reads a poem to his mother, rusty played by cher, that was written by dennis. Here are 10 famous movie characters that actually existed.
You had to have seen this years ago to appreciate the worth of this movie. Jim carrey dumb and dumber, the majestic, the mask, yes man. Mask 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mask is a 1985 american biographical drama film directed by peter bogdanovich, starring cher. Cher, eric stoltz, sam elliott, estelle getty, richard dysart, laura dern, micole mercurio, harry carey jr. Maybe a bit overidealized, but that seems to be hollywood. Mask 1985 authentic original movie poster singlesided rolled 27x40 cher sam elliott eric stoltz estelle getty.
The movie is based loosely on dennis life, with most of the scenes and. Rocky dennis eric stoltz is an intelligent, outgoing and humorous teenager who suffers from a facial deformity called lionitis and has now outlived his life expectancy. The movie ends with rusty, gar, and dozer visiting his grave, leaving flowers and some baseball. Mask is a true storywith embellishments, and those curlicues almost pull the movie into the valley of the marshmallow. While his mother, rusty cher, struggles to fight for his acceptance in the public school system, he proves himself to be a highly accomplished. His life was the basis for the 1985 drama film mask. It has some songs in it, by bob seger, and there has been a lot of publicity about the fact that peter bogdanovich would rather the songs were by bruce springsteen. 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. The original audio is not stereo so if you are considering buying this movie. It stars cher as a mother who at times sacrifices her role as a mother to a boy who has an incurable desease which has caused his face to be grossly misfigured to drugs. Dysart abe laura dern diana micole mercurio babe harry carey, jr. In 1985, elliott starred opposite cher and eric stoltz in mask, a drama based on the true story of rocky dennis, a boy who suffered from craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, a rare and disfiguring disorder. Chers towering feather headdress at 1986 oscars made a.
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