10 Jokes In Old Superhero Movies They Wouldn't Get Away With Now
1. The Mask Riffs On Rodney King
It might be a stretch to call the Mask a superhero, but he's certainly a superpowered agent of chaos, and for the purposes of this list, that'll do nicely.
There are a few scenes in this film that might not fly these days -- like the crooked mechanics getting cornholed with auto parts as punishment for their misdeeds, or the Mask's obsessive Pepe Le Pew-like pursuit of Cameron Diaz -- but the top spot goes to an exchange between the Mask and Lieutenant Kellaway.
As the police handcuff and search the zany character, he asks what the cops are going to do to him, and then asks "where's a camcorder when you need one?" The implication here is that the cops are going to indulge in some excessive force and beat him with nightsticks.
Ha. Good one. Nothing like a funny joke about police brutality to really lighten the mood.
Worse yet, the police officer nods his head at the comment. He's totally fine with the implication.
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