Mask (1985 film) - Wikipedia
Eric Stoltz as Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis, an adolescent boy who was born with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia. His character's makeup was provided by Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek. Cher as Florence "Rusty" Dennis, Rocky's semi-unstable (but fiercely determined) mother.
Rocky Dennis: The True Story Of The Boy Who Inspired 'Mask'
2022年2月21日 · People Magazine Rocky Dennis’ extraordinary struggle with his deformity was adapted into the film Mask, starring pop star Cher who played his mother. His mother gave him natural remedies like vitamins and alfalfa sprouts and raised him on the philosophy of self-healing through force of belief.
Roy L. Dennis - Wikipedia
Roy Lee "Rocky" Dennis (December 4, 1961 – October 4, 1978) was an American teenager who had craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, an extremely rare sclerotic bone disorder. The condition usually results in neurological disorders and death during childhood or teenage years.
Mask (1985) - IMDb
Rusty Dennis (Cher) is the mother of Rocky (Eric Stoltz), a seriously deformed, but extremely intelligent and emotionally warm teenager. Rusty is a no-nonsense mother whose wild lifestyle is often at odds with her tenderness and protectiveness towards Rocky.
The Real-Life ‘Mask’ Family — Before Cher and Eric Stoltz - Rare
2022年11月29日 · Combining the star power Cher, Sam Elliot, and Eric Stoltz, 'Mask' is a cult classic. And it's all based on the true story of Rocky Dennis.
Unmasking the Heartbreaking Truths Behind the Film ‘Mask’
2018年4月12日 · It tells the story of Rocky, a young man born with craniodiaphysial dysplasia, a rare condition characterized by a massive calcium buildup in the skull, often leading to death in...
Florence Tullis, 70; mother of son with rare disease was played by Cher …
2006年11月15日 · Florence "Rusty" Tullis, the strong-willed biker mother of a son with a rare disfiguring disease, who was portrayed by Cher in the 1985 movie "Mask," has died.
Tragic real life story of boy whose rare deformity inspired
2024年2月1日 · The 1985 film Mask is based on the true life story of Rocky Dennis, a boy with the extremely rare condition of craniodiaphyseal dysplasia.
Rocky Dennis – Bio, Facts, Family Life, Disease, Death
Roy Lee "Rocky" Dennis was an American boy who suffered from the rare sclerotic bone disorder, craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, which caused his death at the age of 16. His head grew unnaturally big and distorted due to excessive calcium buildup, …
The man behind ‘Masks’ - Los Angeles Times
2008年3月16日 · After the real Rocky died, his mother -- portrayed by Cher in the movie and Michelle Duffy in the musical -- donated his skull to the Stanford University School of Medicine.