Mask (10/10) Movie CLIP - Rusty Remembers Rocky (1985) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Visiting the cemetery where Rocky is buried, Rusty (Cher) remembers her son as Gar (Sam Elliott) and Dozer (Dennis Burkley) stand nearby.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
This is the true story of Rocky Dennis (Eric Stoltz), a personable young man suffering from "lionitis," a fatal disease which causes hideous facial disfigurement. The son of freewheeling biker Rusty Dennis (Cher), Rocky is accepted without question by his mom's boyfriends and cycle buddies, but treated with pity, condescension, and disgust by much of the outside world. The local high school principal tries to get Rocky classified as brain-damaged so he won't have to enroll the boy in his school, but Rusty fights for her son's rights with the ferocity of a mother lioness. Rocky makes friends easily both at school and at summer camp. He also falls in love with Diana (Laura Dern), a blind girl who cannot see his deformed countenance and is entranced by the boy's kindness and compassion. Now that he's got his own life in order, Rocky sets about to wean his chronically depressed mother from her drug habit. Mask is the sort of story that might have ending up wallowing in its own pathos had the acting, direction and scriptwriting (by Anna Hamilton Phelan) been anything less than very good. The film proved a much-needed financial success for director Peter Bogdanovich, though unfortunately it didn't come soon enough to stave off his declaring personal bankruptcy.

CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (1985)
Cast: Dennis Burkley, Sam Elliott, Eric Stoltz, Cher
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Producers: Howard P. Alston, C.J. Kettler, George Morfogen, Peggy Robertson, Martin Starger
Screenwriter: Anna Hamilton Phelan

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[gradenbloom]

There are millions of “Rockys” out there. This Rocky has passed on but go out and find another person who doesn’t have someone and be their friend. You didn’t miss an opportunity by not being Rockys friend. You can still be someones friend now.

[Bloombaby]

Why do the 70s and 80s look so beautiful? The scenes of those eras in movies look so damn beautiful. The aesthetic is sublime.

[sluggzmcgee]

I loved Dozer. He was like a big poppa bear to Rocky. I admit I teared up a little when he told Rocky he was proud of him for graduating high school.

[thetommyknockerman]

He was so strong. He didn't let his situation beat him down or make him feel like he wasn't worth anything. Beautiful, precious soul.

[loefly]

Cher deserved to have won the Oscar undoubtedly .It was the biggest mistake of Oscar history not reward her!

[robertomorales]

This ending scene broke me I was ugly crying..I could not stop even after leaving the theater..very good movie..Cher deserved the Oscar

[Vegheadsrock]

Cher and the Rocky actor did a fantastic job on this movie. Really good. If you havent seen this movie it is definitely worth checking out.

[TheDrakenZ]

My sister was born with facial dysplasia.... I would've been his best friend and would've handled anyone that bothered him. RIP Roy <3

[johnny_rain]

"And the sun shining on my face...(X2)" This line always bring me to tears.

[RickS_mi]

The part that makes me tear up is the night before he dies in his sleep, the map Gar gives him has pins in it with locations he wants to visit when he rides a motorcycle through Europe. He knew he would die, so he removes the pins, realizing he will never make it there. That scene and of course his mother finding him passed away make me tear up every time. Just saw it two days ago, still make me tear up. I miss movies with meaning, like Mask (1985).

[charles]

Man, I was a little boy when I saw this and La Bamba, two movies, made you cry at the end.

[noneyourbiz]

I have a son who has non verbal autism. Although I couldn’t imagine what Rocky’s mom went through, I do understand having a child who’s “different”. He smile is wholesome and completely innocent. Some days it’s so overwhelming but the good days make it all worthwhile. RIP Rocky.

[KingTrunkzdbz]

Movie is a freaking master piece, Cher's best performance in my opinion, she was incredible in the film, her raw energy in every scene she was in, you felt her strength and her pain to see her son sick like that and wishing him well and hoping and praying he would make it to the next day alive, she knew she was on borrowed time with Rocky, the ending gets me too every time.

[mek]

To everyone saying they would’ve been Rocky’s friend: You still can, in a way. There are countless people living today with craniofacial differences, not to mention many other medical conditions that might make someone feel like an “outcast.” If you ever find yourself going to school/work/in a social group with such a person, please treat them with kindness, and see where that kindness leads. Maybe a lifelong friendship, or maybe you’ll just make their day a little easier.
I myself live with a limb difference, and it would’ve been so nice to have someone approach me out of sincere kindness growing up, instead of the typical: “What’s wrong with your foot?/That’s so freaky looking!”

To summarize: A little kindness goes a long way friends. ♥️

[lihli]

Cher was unreal in this movie. One of the best performances of all time.

[imarishack]

R.I.P. Rocky we'll always remember you:-(

[jamier.]

Y’all saying you will be his friend now because he’s dead and he had a hard life growing up. bet y’all if he was alive you wouldn’t be his friend at all

[Nephalem]

I would’ve stood up for him. Who cares how he looks? He’s got a heart of gold.

[richj]

Cher was absolutely brilliant in this movie . Such a great movie, wonderful acting all around, but Cher was just outstanding.

[garyamador]

Cher was born to play this role! Her eyes on that final scene 😭