10 Average Questions about The Mask

Answer: A scuba diver

At the beginning of the movie, a scuba diver is shown finding and opening a chest where he discovers the mask. A pole that is being lowered down to the scuba diver slips and accidentally hits the scuba diver, freeing the mask to whomever finds it next.

Answer: He goes to rescue what he thinks is a body, but is really a pile of trash.

Stanley had just broken down in his loaned car on the bridge and is looking over the edge when he thinks he sees a person floating down the river. He runs down to find it's not a body. Instead, he finds a mask among all the trash.

Answer: He came in late and ruined her rug.

When he comes home he is very late because his car broke down. His feet are also wet and dirty from the river, so when he steps on her rug it becomes dirty.

Answer: Jump up at people

When Stanley comes home, Milo always jumps up into his arms even though he is told not to. This is again demonstrated when Stanley is in jail later in the movie and he has Milo jump up to the window.

Answer: To get footage of the bank vault

Tina, played by Cameron Diaz, goes to the bank with a hidden camera in her purse to get footage of the bank vault for a future robbery. She has to distract Stanley, which is why she is dressed in a red dress.

Answer: He turns into a real life cartoon character acting out his true desires.

In the movie, Stanley explains to Tina that what ever you most desire of yourself becomes true when you put on the mask.

Answer: He is thrown out of a car at Lieutenant Kellaway with a fake mask planted in his jacket.

Tyrell ties Stanley up and throws him out of his car at Lieutenant Kellaway with a fake mask planted in his jacket. Tyrell keeps the real mask so he can finally defeat Niko without interference from Stanley.

Answer: Milo sneaks the keys from the guard.

Milo is waiting outside the jail and Stanley gets him to jump up to the window and get the keys from the guard.

Answer: He thinks she is in a relationship with Stanley.

Tina visits Stanley at jail and plans on running away from Tyrell. He catches her before she runs away and assumes she is in a relationship with Stanley and is running away from him.

Answer: He eats it.

In this scene, Stanley is wearing the mask and rushes over to Tina to stop the bomb. With only five seconds left until detonation, he eats it. This, of course, is only possible because he has the mask on.