---
title: 'Mask (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Bogdanovich'
released: '1985-10-31'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mask-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089560/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mask (1985)

1985 · 115 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Mask is a 1985 American biographical drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and written by Anna Hamilton Phelan. It stars Cher, Sam Elliott, and Eric Stoltz. The film is based on the life and early death of Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis, a boy who had craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, an extremely rare genetic disorder known commonly as lionitis due to the disfiguring cranial enlargements that it causes. Mask won the Academy Award for Best Makeup at the 58th ceremony, while Cher and Stoltz received Golden Globe Award nominations for their performances and Cher won the 1985 Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actress.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Bogdanovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-bogdanovich)
- **Screenplay:** [Anna Hamilton Phelan](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-hamilton-phelan)
- **Producer:** [Martin Starger](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-starger)
- **Director of Photography:** [László Kovács](https://cinepixo.com/people/laszlo-kovacs)

## Cast

- [Micole Mercurio](https://cinepixo.com/people/micole-mercurio)
- [Sam Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-elliott)
- [Laura Dern](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-dern)
- [Estelle Getty](https://cinepixo.com/people/estelle-getty)
- [Ben Piazza](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-piazza)
- [Lawrence Monoson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-monoson)
- [Steve James](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-james)
- [Alexandra Powers](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandra-powers)
- [Kelly Jo Minter](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-jo-minter)
- [Cher](https://cinepixo.com/people/cher)
- [Richard Dysart](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-dysart)
- [Dennis Burkley](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-burkley)
- [Harry Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-carey)
- [Eric Stoltz](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-stoltz) as Roy L. Dennis
- [Andrew Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-robinson)

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