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Son of the Mask

2005 · 96 min

A frantic, cartoonish romp full of slapstick and crude jokes that feels loud and exhausting rather than funny.

Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Tagline
The next generation of mischief.
Overview
Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki. Then after conceiving an infant son "born of the mask", he discovers just how looney child raising can be.

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Fantasy, Comedy, Family
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • obsession
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour8
Realism2
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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The Mask Collection

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Genres
fantasy, comedy, family, adventure
Directed by
Lawrence Guterman
Written by
Lance Khazei
Starring
Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Traylor Howard, Kal Penn, Steven Wright, Ben Stein, Peter Callan, Liam Falconer
Music
Randy Edelman
Cinematography
Greg Gardiner
Runtime
96 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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