Beyond the Mask
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| Directed by | Chad Burns |
| Produced by | Aaron Burns |
| Written by | Paul McCusker |
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Andrew Cheney John Rhys-Davies Kara Killmer Adetokumboh M'Cormack Steve Blackwood Thomas D. Mahard John Arden McClure Alan Madlane |
| Music by | Jurgen Beck |
| Cinematography | Ethan Ledden |
| Edited by | Mike Wech |
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Burns Family Studios
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| Distributed by | Gathr |
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Running time
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103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
| Box office | $1,236,094 |
Beyond the Mask is a 2015 American Christian historical action-adventure film starring Andrew Cheney, John Rhys-Davies, and Kara Killmer and directed by Chad Burns. Taking place during the American Revolution, the film follows an ex-mercenary (Andrew Cheney) who attempts to redeem himself from a life of murder by becoming a masked vigilante helping to overthrow the British in the colonies. It received a limited, one-night release and mostly negative reviews from critics.
The film follows William Reynolds, a former assassin for the British East India Company. To redeem his past and earn the heart of the woman he loves, he must aid in the cause of the colonists during the American Revolution.
The movie was partially funded by a 2011 Kickstarter campaign."
Burns Family Studios released Beyond the Mask in April 6, 2015 and after increasing demand and talks with movie theaters, Burns Family Studios reached an agreement with film distributor Gathr to release the films to 111 movie theaters nationwide on June 5, 2015.
The film was to be released on DVD on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 in 3,900 Walmart stores across the U.S., but some didn't receive copies until a few days later due to a distribution problem. The DVD was also available on Amazon, ChristianCinema.com, and its own website (beyondthemaskmovie.com), along with a "making-of" book, soundtrack CD (which had been released substantially earlier), and other promotional merchandise.
Beyond The Mask received many negative reviews, but largely positive reviews from the Christian community.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes lists a 25% approval rating for the film, based on 12 major media reviewers (including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune). The Christian movie review site PluggedIn gave the film four out of five "Plugs" (Units for measuring family-friendliness). The Christian media site BreatheCast gave the film four stars, saying "The movie's fight choreography and period costuming are to be commended. With a slim budget of $4 million, Burns Family Productions manages to create a film that visually rivals many big budget movies of the same genre (such as 'The Count of Monte Cristo' and 'Zorro'.) Variety (magazine) gave the film a largely negative review, calling it a "a mostly stiff, infrequently stirring attempt to furnish a swashbuckling historical yarn for Christian audiences...onscreen mayhem...makes a pretty odd fit with Will’s spiritual journey." However, they positively reviewed the acting, calling the lead actors "likeable leads" and "Rhys Davies['s]...bellicose, two-dimensional villainy makes for undeniably enjoyable viewing."
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