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The Mask (1994)
Where The Mask says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A made-up Edge City, but the club, the bank and the garage are real Los Angeles places, and one of them is gone
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Scenes and places
The bank where Stanley works (1994)
Stanley is a timid teller everyone pushes around, except his friend Charlie. Tina drifts in asking about an account, and he is smitten, not knowing she is there to map the vault for a robbery.
Set in Edge City Bank — The bank where Stanley is a teller and Tina comes in to record its layout.
A downtown bank building; the film's Edge City is a made-up town.
Filmed at A.G. Bartlett Building, 650 S Spring St, Los Angeles — A single film-location blog says the bank scenes were filmed at this building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Turned away at the Coco Bongo (1994)
Stanley is denied entrance to the Coco Bongo to watch Tina perform. His night starts going wrong.
Set in Coco Bongo nightclub — The nightclub run by Niko, where Tina sings.
A grand Wilshire hotel with a famous ballroom; it was torn down in the 2000s.
Filmed at Ambassador Hotel (demolished), 3400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles — Wikidata lists the Ambassador Hotel as a filming location of the film; the Coco Bongo club scenes are tied to it. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The harbor bridge and the mask (1994)
His faulty loaner car dies and strands him on a harbor bridge. He dives in after what he thinks is a person and surfaces with a wooden mask instead.
Set in Harbor bridge — A bridge over a harbor river where Stanley's loaner car breaks down.
The film gives no real location for the bridge in the sources found.
Stanley's apartment, the first transformation (1994)
Stanley takes the mask home and tries it on. He becomes a green-faced trickster who can bend himself and the world like a cartoon.
Set in Stanley's apartment — Stanley's home, where he first puts on the mask.
A studio lot in Burbank, used for sets and stages.
Filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, 4000 Warner Blvd — A single film-location blog says the apartment scenes were shot inside a building at this studio; the coordinate is the whole lot, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Revenge on the mechanics (1994)
With his new confidence, Stanley turns on the mechanics who gave him the broken car and humiliates them. It is his first taste of payback.
Set in The garage — The shop where mechanics gave Stanley the faulty car.
A former fire station in downtown Los Angeles.
Filmed at Fire Station No. 23 (closed), 225 E 5th St, Los Angeles — The Wikipedia article on this fire station lists The Mask among films shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The heist and the Coco Bongo dance (1994)
Needing cash for the club, Stanley robs his own bank as the Mask, spoiling Tyrell's robbery. Then he dances wildly with Tina at the Coco Bongo and kisses her.
Set in Edge City Bank and Coco Bongo — The bank he robs as the Mask, then the club where he dances with Tina.
See the bank and club entries above.
Filmed at A.G. Bartlett Building, 650 S Spring St, Los Angeles — A single film-location blog says the bank scenes were filmed at this building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Ambassador Hotel (demolished), 3400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles — Wikidata lists the Ambassador Hotel as a filming location of the film; the Coco Bongo club scenes are tied to it. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The park chase (1994)
The Mask meets Tina in a park until Lieutenant Kellaway interrupts and tries to capture him. Stanley flees with Peggy after distracting the police with a song-and-dance number.
Set in City park — A park at night where the Mask meets Tina.
No filming location for the park was found.
Stanley in the police station (1994)
After Peggy betrays him, Stanley is turned in to the police. Tina visits him in his cell, and he urges her to leave town.
Set in Police station — The station where Stanley is held.
The sources found do not give a filming location for the station.
The Coco Bongo charity ball (1994)
Tyrell, wearing the mask, forces the party to a head. Stanley breaks out to stop him, and the club becomes the stage for the chase.
Set in Coco Bongo nightclub (charity ball) — The nightclub, now hosting a charity ball attended by the city's elite.
The same club as before; see the Coco Bongo entry.
Filmed at Ambassador Hotel (demolished), 3400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles — Wikidata lists the Ambassador Hotel as a filming location of the film; the Coco Bongo club scenes are tied to it. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Stanley Ipkiss — A timid bank teller who finds an ancient mask and becomes a green-faced trickster.
- Tina Carlyle — A nightclub singer, Tyrell's girlfriend, who is drawn to Stanley.
- Dorian Tyrell — A gangster plotting to overthrow his boss, who covets the mask.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Coco Bongo really filmed?