The Mask | 1994 Workprint

I am making an extented cut of The Mask, here is my first concept clip.

The dog, Milo, had a larger role. In the theatrical cut, he wears a mini-mask at the end. In the workprint, Milo wears the mask for a full five-minute sequence where he becomes a canine demigod, barking in human voices and terrorizing the cops. This was cut because it broke the tonal consistency of "the mask chooses the wearer." the mask 1994 workprint

: Many of the iconic cartoonish transformations appear unfinished or use placeholder graphics. I am making an extented cut of The

that attempt to restore the "R-rated" version of the movie. In the workprint, Milo wears the mask for

This is the story of that legendary cut.

Because the score wasn’t finalized, the workprint uses placeholder music. You’ll hear snippets of Batman (1989) by Danny Elfman, The Addams Family by Marc Shaiman, and even some Ren & Stimpy cues. It’s a bizarre, meta experience—watching Jim Carrey’s Mask set to Elfman’s brooding Batman theme creates a wonderfully dissonant mood.