, the film is loosely based on a dark comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics Core Movie Details
The movie stars Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss, a poor and unhappy bank clerk who finds a mysterious wooden mask that was created by the Norse god Loki. When Ipkiss puts on the mask, he transforms into a cartoon-like character known as "The Mask," who has superhuman strength, speed, and agility, as well as the ability to cartoonishly alter himself and his surroundings at will.