try to beat the odds in order to live a normal life be always common for certain people . in mask and roy l. rocky dennis and 1961 1978 ( eric stolz ) be bear with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia and a rare cranial bone disease that inflate his head . live with his biker gang mother rusty ( cher ) and family . she be wild and out of control and and very much a love mother in the middle . she see a smart and understanding and and determine young man under that visage . it be great when rocky tell that teen that he would take off his mask and until he take off his . it go to show that people with disability get feeling too . rocky want nothing best but go to europe and and visit the county he want to go . have a girlfriend who be blind . but everything take a dive . his friend have decide to live with his divorce father and and his girlfriend go to a blind school in another city . rusty and his mother be a positive figure in his life . her strong will and and big heart help rocky overcome the obstacle . only his disease do him in . a strong and heart wrenching movie and that give meaning and you can do it . no matter what . 5 star .