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Published: 2018-03-20 21:48:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 10033; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 156
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The Mask fan script (2018) Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Comedy. Total Runtime 3h 06min (Rated R for strong violence and gore, strong language, adult themes, nudity.)
PREMISE: Extraordinary tale of two extraordinary men: Walter, behemoth-sized mob muscle-man who never speaks and Stanley Ipkiss, ordinary, weak, neurotic man. Their fates are in a horrific collision course, when Stanley gets a gift from his wife, a mysterious Mesoamerican Jade Mask, that can give horrifying superpowers for its wearer. Stanley unleashes murderous killing spree through Edge City, getting nicknamed as Big Head by the press and hunted by the police. Ultra violence and super insanity ensues, as The Mask changes owner and brings the city on its knees. With great power comes great insanity.
MAKING OF: Damn, this was fun to write. I was laughing all the way to the bank xD. It's funny because it's true, sad but true. Okay, I didn't care about the Jim Carrey's Mask, but I get it, it's the family friendly comedy, that works. But wouldn't it be the time to do a reboot and make the horror version. The thought of a man or a woman having this kind of power, unlimited power, is terrifying.Β Only your imagination is the limit when wearing the mask. And as we know, absolute power corrupts. And you have to have Walter there, the only one who can fight Big Head and survive it, yes, Big Head, in the comics they call him Big Head. And with the modern effects, you could pull the head with CGI.
Okay, Stanley in the comic is not likable, so I tweaked it, he has a dark side and sad past, but he's more of a victim than a villain. And there will be a discovery about Stanley that will spark a question, which one was first? Big Head or The Mask? It's the classic chicken or the egg question. When Stanley becomes Big Head, I didn't hold back with the gore, I did it in spirit of Turbo Kid, Braindead or Evil Dead, it's funny and gory. Because the mask was made from jade, I had to tweak the backstory, when there's only two ancient civilizations that made jade masks, Mesoamericans and Chinese. It made sense, when knowing how brutal the Mask could be, that it came from the Mesoamerica, born from all that human sacrifice and barbaric warfare. More specific from the Mayan hell, Xibalba. And Mask has now a very cool backstory, even if I'm saying it.
Lieutenant Kellaway is now a dirty cop, because in this he will not wear the mask, which will beg the question, if he wore it, which will he become, good cop or a bad cop. He has equally dark and light in him. I tweaked Nunzio as a man with a 10 years old brains, just to show that the mask can heal any ailment, which becomes important later. Kathy is now Korean American, because I love Gran Torino, great movie, I recommend it. Walter is now a Hispanic mob muscle-man, he has a horrifying backstory now xD, you may be fooled to think that he's the villain, but actually Walter is the kindest man you'll ever meet, until Big Head really pisses him off. 
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I'll loved this, I'll wishΒ Lars Klevberg should direct this film.
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Lars Klevberg?! Well, he made the Child's Play reboot, so he knows how to reboot xD
But I always had Sam Raimi in mind when I wrote this, he made Evil Dead trilogy and
Spiderman trilogy, imagine what happens when he combines the two genres in this!
I would say something mind-blowing
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A piece of work well done! I revisited it recently while looking for some inspiration in order to get my own take on a more original mask-themed piece of fiction. Honestly, I'd be down to see that on screen.
You managed to nail the comic book vibe. You managed to expose aspects of human behavior that are crucial to the concept of the Mask."Your worst enemy is yourself" this sentence is very well illustrated here. I love how you tweaked Walter. He finally looks like more than just a mountain of muscles.
Some points are bugging me however, aside from minor plot holes that were already pointed out before. Just my opinion, you may ignore it if you feel like it. The heavy focus on the artifact's origin kills a good chunk of the idea for me. I'd rather have the secrecy around the Mask kept. Other thing is how often it changes hands within the same storyline.
So yeah, overall, nicely done
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Thank you for your kind feedback
Hey, I don't ignore opinions, I already heard that there's not enough Mask powered Kathy.
The Mask has actually many origins, in the comics it was made by an unknown African tribe,
in the movies it was the mask of Loki. I wanted this mask to have an different origin, more
realistic take, like if the Mask was made from jade, which ancient cultures had access to jade.
There were two: China and Mesoamerica.
I tried China first, Kathy was suppose to be Chinese and Mask had Chinese origins, but it
didn't work, something just didn't click, so I changed to Japan, didn't work, then I changed
it to Korean, didn't work. BUT then I tried the Mesoamerican origin, THEN it all made sense
and started to work, all the violence and all the gore had rhyme and reason because of the
very violent history of the indigenous cultures in the region, like brutal human sacrifices. It's
like Mask meets From Dusk Till Dawn, but without the vampires xD
I'm going to demystify the Mask even more for you, sorry. It's not written in the script, but
you can read it between the lines, why Walter is so strong and indestructible, it is because
Walter is descendant of the "Hero Twins", the opposite force of the Mask.
And I see totally understand where you're coming from. For me the origin of the Alien/ Xenomorph
should be kept secret at all cost, but that damn Ridley found a way to screw the pooch!
And for your second point. I think why I made it change hands so often was also to make it
different to the other Mask stories, and changing the owner showed the full extend of the
Mask's power. Yeah, it may have caused few plot holes, but aren't they part of the mystery
surrounding the Mask, I can't explain everything in a limited run time story.
I hope this inspired you after seeing how my mind and world building works.
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A fresh take indeed. Although I'm still not convinced about the necessity of Mask's origin being that present throughout the story, I can only applaud to you for going for something new and so greatly thought out.Β
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Yeah, I can understand your point of view. It's very informative to hear your feedback
and opinions, I learn things I didn't even though of, or didn't even consider.Β
And thanks for the applauds!
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It was a pleasure to share them. Good to see some contributions to thit seemingly forgotten fictional universe
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Yeah, it seems that Son of the Mask did more damage than we thought xD But it's weird,
all these superhero movies and we haven't yet get a reboot of the Mask. Maybe we get
one after Spawn reboot, if that does well, they'll consider other R-rated properties like
the Mask.
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Can we not talk about Son Of The Mask?
I'd love to see a AAA quality reboot of The Mask, but knowing how things are in today's society, the end result scares me quite a bit
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You must have put in a lot of effort for this, this is really an exceptional piece of work. I'm a huge fan of the comics, and I must say you managed to preserve the dark, gritty feel of the comics in an easily imaginable film form and that's no mean feat. I love that you've also kept the noir tradition of the original mask comics with the incongruence of big head smack in the middle of it all. Hits the right spot for me. There are certain things that seem to be inconsistent plot details however. The first being shouldn't Nunzio be completely healed and functioning normally even after removing the mask? I mean it healed a hole in Stanley's brain for starters. Unless the fact that Nunzio's condition being from too long ago factors in so that he cannot be permanently healed without wearing the mask. Second point, if Stanley's imagination birthed green/big head, why do the other characters also appear like big head when they wear the mask and not an image that they project with their imagination? Lastly, my biggest gripe is the same as in the original comics, that Kathy got too short or uninteresting a run with the mask as compared to the other characters. She didn't get to do things like donning the signature human skin faces or just abusing the mask's powers generally in bizarre, creative and unusual ways. But overall, I enjoyed the reading the script and thought that it was great. Two thumbs up.Β
P.S. I love the poster as well!
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Thanks!
Finally some feedback. I don't know why all of the sudden this script is going
like hot potato, but I'll take what I can. Yes, I put lots of effort in this. This
would be the near perfect horror comedy in film form. I'm amazed that the
Mask hasn't been rebooted already, there's so much unused material.
94's Mask didn't even touch the horror aspect or Walter. It boggles the mind.
You raised very good questions. Nunzio's case is a slippery slope, think of the
Mask healing you back to normal, Stanley lost his perfect eyesight and brain function,
the Mask just healed them back to normal, but there's nothing lost with Nunzio,
he's been like that from birth, so there's nothing for the Mask to heal, if that makes
any sense. Only wearing the Mask, Nunzio becomes "normal" like you and me, but
at the same time he loses that innocence, that harmless Nunzio.
You answered your own question xD They didn't have imagination. Like Baltazar explained,
the Mask had many owners and it only started to act out when it came in contact with
Stanley. Mask adapted the Mr. Greenhead appearance, and was stuck on default setting xD
Other wearers could only affect fighting style and what they brought into the real world.
And yes, if you created let's say Mickey Mouse and you put on the Mask, you'll become
Mickey Mouse xDΒ
Only thing I can say about Kathy that there's a limited runtime, you try to give everybody
equal amount of time to shine, but that's a impossible task. End of the day it's Stanley's and
Walter's story, so they get most of the screen time. Hey, Kathy got to ride Twilight Sparkle
and shoot rainbows through buildings, other characters couldn't do that.Β
I hope these answered your questions, and thanks for the thumbs
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I know right? That the Mask hasn't been rebooted to the original comics version yet is unbelievable. Yet I personally think that it's because son of the mask killed the franchise off so badly no one's willing to take the risk.
I don't expect much feedback from DA haha and I've gotten used to it. Lots of people come here for some sort of gratification and then leave without saying anything. Silent faves and watches are the norm.
For Nunzio's case, I totally understand what you mean and your explanation is something that's occurred to me before as a possibility as well. But I raised this question because of what was advertised in the first place: "I tweaked Nunzio as a man with a 10 years old brains, just to show that the mask can heal any ailment, which becomes important later." In this case however, since it isn't true healing in the sense of the word, it's interesting that there's possibly two interpretations: whether the mask filled in the 'gap' in Nunzio's character with the rest of its own violent personality or if it tapped into what Nunzio could potentially have been had he been normal.
Interesting take on how bighead derived that look in the first place. It's certainly a very original idea that I haven't come across before. It's not to my taste but I still can't deny that it's very innovative. It's not very clear fromΒ Balthazar's explanation actually. Everyone has an imagination, just to greater or lesser extents only, but if someone with an outstanding imagination can imprint their image onto the transformed state going by this explanation, then I wonder if say, Walt Disney (assuming he were alive) were to wear it after Stanley lost the mask, would his Mickey Mouse creation overwrite the default bighead look? Or did Stanley set the look for good? Just some food for thought haha.
Fair enough with Kathy, I respect that. I mean, Victor didn't get as much time with it as Nunzio or Stanley himself either. It's just that among all the wearers, Kathy's purpose and personality are so different that it would be interesting to explore her stint as bighead further. She wore the mask not because she's tempted by its promises but it's to save herself and she wanted it to save Stanley's life, not for her own selfish desires like material gains, revenge etc. Kathy's intentions are pretty noble which sets her apart from the others and would make her such a potentially interesting character to delve into. Not to mention that it's from a woman's perspective and her take on romance and love. Which is also her primary motivation for donning the mask. In a way, that sheΒ manifested my little pony which killed with such sweetness is fitting. I love the comedy of kid friendly characters committing such violence. Happy tree friends etc. That comment about rainbows helping one with taking their mind off murders killed me. No pun intended. That Kathy would want to rush to save Stanley immediately is also understandable, I was just thinking that her stint might be prolonged with obstacles thrown in her way than your run of the mill gangsters. Walter for one I mean, just like in the comics. But I'm not complaining here, I'm just excited to be discussing it.
Lastly, I also want to mention the style in which you chose to present your story, running Walter's life parallel to Stanley's, juxtaposing two people with all their similarities and differences and how their lives are intertwined. That's brilliant.Β
You're welcome with the thumbs, if I had a third hand, I'd give you three thumbs up. Or maybe I should just take that thumb from the boy tied up in my basement...
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Okay... xD Let the boy be. These thumbs are enough.
Holy shit! Son of the Mask, I always forget that movie exist, because in my reality it DOESN'T xD
Maybe people have also forgotten that movie, but I really find it odd, when we have this superhero
craze going on and Big Head is an Anti-superhero, like Deadpool, and no one is taking the chance.
The frikking Spawn is getting a reboot, but not the Mask. I think if you get a good script, good cast,
good director, good special effect house, you'll be able to do a great Mask movie, but you have
to make clear in the marketing that this is not your father's Mask, this is something completely
different and horrifying, bloody fun.
I'm getting sick of these family friendly superheroes, the frikking Venom was PG-13, PG-13?!?!
It's like they're neutering all the society from all the violence and gore and create this cotton
candy utopia, but that's so BORING. That's not life, when you get hurt, you bleed. I think
it's more harmful to show violence without consequence. But I rest my case.
Yes, the Mickey Mouse creation would overwrite the Big Head
Yeah, that "rainbows help me forget murder" comment is a killer xD It's always fun to put
two extremes together and let it play out.
Yes, I'm very proud of that Stanley's and Walter's parallel journey. I wanted to show how
they both were raised by the "system", mental health and prison system, how similar
and different their journeys are, which is funny in itself xD Society tries to conform them
through violence and medicine, lacking humanity or caring. Raising the question are
Stanley and Walter victims of the system or were they saved by the system? Bee Gees's
I Started a Joke song fits just perfectly there because the "world" is against them, they're
not into the joke, the joke is on them. It's that deep.
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Tell me about it, I wish son of the mask didn't exist in my reality either. But it's like the image that once seen, cannot be unseen =/
Totally agree with what you said about the mask, it's begging for a reboot and even bloody spawn gets one! It could be something amazing but no one's jumping at the chance zomg!
And I couldn't agree more either about the neutering of the films to protect kids from the violence. As if that helps pfft. Just switch on the news and watch the violence in reality, this suppression might be a more dangerous thing instead. I mean if someone's really curious and they have a mind to, they'd find out one way or another if the deeds on the news are any indication. To me however, this anti violence thing is but a consequence of a pet peeve of mine, that is the obsession with PC culture/identity politics. I absolutely dislike ideologies like LGBT, feminism, multiculturalism etc being shoved down our throats on the big screen. Everything you catch these days, everyone needs to be represented. Not saying these ideologies are wrong in themselves, but really? Must it be everywhere interfering with the creation of art? It's insidious I tell you...now I rest my case too before I start ranting.
Man, what you're saying about the parallelism...that's deep man. I never caught on to the significance that you intended, but yeah, it's deep.
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