The Mummy is a 1999 American actionhorror film[2] written and directed by Stephen Sommers. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, and Kevin J. O'Connor, with Arnold Vosloo in the titular role as the reanimated mummy.[3] It is a loose remake of the 1932 film The Mummy. In this film, adventurer Rick O'Connell travels to Hamunaptra, the city of the dead, with a librarian and her brother. There, they accidentally awaken Imhotep, a cursed high priest from the reign of the pharaoh Seti I.
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Followed by
The Mummy (2001)(TV Series)
Version of
The Mummy (1932)
Based on the same Universal Pictures franchise.
The Mummy (2017)
Based on the same Universal Pictures franchise. Edited intoSpin-off
The Mummy (2000)(Video Game)
References
The Mummy (1932)
Imhotep has risen looking for his long lost love. He also has the same 'superstition' of not wanting to be touched. Also, the name 'Ardeth Bay' (a different character in the 1999 movie) is used by the Mummy in his human disguise.
The Naked Jungle (1954)
Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
lever-triggered slowly settling stone megaliths with sand pouring out like water, from which the characters must escape or be entombed alive see Trivia The Mummy 1999
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The music and cinematography of the scenes with the characters walking or riding through the desert.
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
In both movies the treasure hunters wait till the sun rises before entering their destinations for the treasure; the ending is almost identical the temples collapses and both the heroes ride off not knowing they have a bag full of gold in the back that was put in by a deceased greedy person who put the gold into the wrong horse.
Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969)(TV Series)
The 'can't find my glasses' gag
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Exact same brand and vintage of liquor
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Dune (1984)
Evil Dead II (1987)
The Killer (1989)
Brendan Fraser's character shoots using two guns.
Tales from the Crypt (1989)(TV Series)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Jonathan accidentally misreads the text from a cursed book which unleashes an undead army
Das Dschungelbuch (1994)
a booby trap is set off which causes sand to release and trap anyone. also the girl wants to stop and grab some treasure but the hero pulls her out
Tomb Raider (1996)(Video Game)
Referenced in
Nachbarn: Episode #1.3461 (2000)(TV Episode)
Paul asks Flick and Tad fi they want to see this
The Sopranos: Full Leather Jacket (2000)(TV Episode)
The family is earning with bootleg copies of current movies, and Paulie specifically mentions this title.
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood: Harmaata rahaa (2000)(TV Episode)
Poster seen on a wall.
Delusions of Grandeur: The End part 2 (2001)(TV Episode)
Jenn scares Evil Alan away using Sebastian the cat in the same way Rick scares away Imhotep
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Among the many references to the original are: the columns in the opening scene fall in the same manner as the boocases in the library scene from the first movie; when Alex asks for an Egyptian symbol ('amenophus'), this is the same symbol Jonathan asked about in the first film (and that's why he knows the answer now). Also the scene of a water wall with a face devouring flying vessel is repeated (in The Mummy (1999) it was a sandstorm).
'Mummy Returns' Visual and Special Effect Formations (2001)(Video)
Mentioned by John Berton
ReBoot: Cross Nodes (2001)(TV Episode)
The game's user resembes Rick O'Connell.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001)(Video Game)
Dinner for Five: Episode #1.2 (2001)(TV Episode)
Vince Vaughn asks the waiter if he saw this movie.
Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure (2001)(Video Game)
One of Winnie Woodpecker's questions in her trivia game askes the name of Evelyn's brother.
How High (2001)
A movie-poster is seen on the wall during the halloween-party.
Resident Evil (2002)(Video Game)
'The Scorpion King': A Warrior's Journey (2002)(Video)
Mentioned several times
Age of Mythology (2002)(Video Game)
Inspiration for Egyptian mythology
The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
shadows stabbing old Santa like shadows stabbing Seti
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
mentioned in conversation
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)(Video Game)
Hideo Kojima : 'The flying face of flame [after the Fury's death]. That's inspired from 'The Mummy' (laughs)'.
Horror Business (2005)(Video) Video case is shown. ![]()
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
Some onscreen text says something to the effect of 'Teenagers can face fines and prison time for leaving 'The Mummy' in their shared folder.'
Annually Retentive: Episode #1.5 (2006)(TV Episode)
One of the films listed as a one a guest starred in.
The Tracey Fragments (2007)
movie on shelf in store
Andy Barker, P.I.: The Big No Sleep (2007)(TV Episode)
DVD visible in Simon's 'Find out why your favorite movie sucks' booth at fair
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Monster Squad (2007)(TV Episode)
Listed among the remakes to the original monster bash.
The Omid Djalili Show: Episode #1.1 (2007)(TV Episode)
Omid tells that he was in this movie.
Swing Vote (2008)
The Mummy pinball game
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
The name of Evelyn's first book about her adventures in the previous films.
My Name Is Earl: Little Bad Voodoo Brother (2008)(TV Episode)
Referenced by Joy
Troldspejlet: Episode #40.16 (2008)(TV Episode)
Jakob Stegelman mentions the film in his review of the DVD release of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Robot Chicken: They Took My Thumbs (2008)(TV Episode)
There is an acid trap in Hamunaptra during the 'Raiders' scene.
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Monsters vs Aliens/The Haunting in Connecticut/12 Rounds (2009)(TV Episode)
Brett & Ellen explain why this wasn't on the top 5 list of Monsters/Aliens
Bad Movie Beatdown: Seraphim Falls (2009)(TV Episode)
'Look, it's Benny from The Mummy!'
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
The Joes fly past the Great Pyramid of Giza (a nod to Sommer's film The Mummy) & Arnold Vosloo plays a villian again
Bad Movie Beatdown: Monkeybone (2009)(TV Episode)
'It ended up going to Brendan Fraser, hot off The Mummy.'
Shameful Sequels: Resident Evil Extinction Review (2009)(TV Episode)
'So, the guy from The Mummy drives through the horde of zombies..'
Nostalgia Critic: A Tribute to Siskel and Ebert (2009)(TV Episode)
gene shalit reviews this movie
Trailer Failure: Extraordinary Measures, Crazy on the Outside, and Bitch Slap (2009)(TV Episode)
recalls Brendan Fraser's role
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Book of Eli/The Spy Next Door/Fish Tank (2010)(TV Episode)
Poster shown to introduce Brendan Fraser
The Blockbuster Buster: Van Helsing (2010)(TV Episode)
Mention that Stephen Sommers directed the remake in 1999 and was a huge hit
QI: Green (2010)(TV Episode)
The appearance of Frankenstein's monster is compared to that of the Mummy in this film.
Castle: Wrapped Up in Death (2010)(TV Episode)
The character of Rupert Bentley, an important figure at the museum, is portrayed by Eric Avari, who played virtually the same role in 'The Mummy' (in the latter case, that of the curator of the Egyptian Museum).
Scream: The Inside Story (2011)(TV Movie)
Photograph is shown.
Hollywood's Top Ten: Monster Movies (2011)(TV Episode)
Honorable mention
Ugly Americans: Mummy Dearest (2011)(TV Episode)
Mummy unleashes the Plagues of Egypt, scene of a scarab burrowing under Grimes' skin, giant face made of sand.
Bad Movie Beatdown: Van Helsing (2011)(TV Episode)
Mention that Stephen Sommers directed the remake of the Mummy
T.U.F.F. Puppy: The Curse of King Mutt/Bored of Education (2011)(TV Episode)
When The Chameleon was dressed up as a mummy, and 'got rid of the curse', he said a lot of random words in relationship to Egypt and mummies. One of the stuff he said was Brendan Fraser. This is reference to the star of the 1999 film.
Mad: Kitchen Nightmares Before Christmas/How I Met Your Mummy (2011)(TV Episode)
Mentioned in dialogue
Geek Charming (2011)(TV Movie)
Title mentioned by Josh's film geek friends
Ted (2012)
movie is shown to be available OnDemand
Honest Trailers: Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2013)(TV Episode)
Mentioned by the narrator
Odd Thomas (2013)
Arnold Vosloo loses his arm in both of Stephen Sommers' films
Pikes Peak Prophecy Summit 2013: After the Flood: A Fascinating Look at Ancient History (2013)(TV Episode)
Mentioned by Ken.
Safe and Sound Video Remix (2013)(Video)
Footage Shown
Face Off: Sexy Beasts (2014)(TV Episode)
Title mentioned
Scarewaves (2014)
A Fangoria magazine cover on Amos Satan's desk references The Mummy
Nostalgia Critic: Is Sleepy Hollow Secretly Brilliant? (2014)(TV Episode)
among films that are intentionally terrible
JonTron: StarCade Episode 4: Nintendo Star Wars (2015)(TV Episode)
'..your Brendan Fraser's The Mummy..'
MenT: L4D2 - Indián Dzonsn (2015)(TV Episode)
Referenced by MenT and Tomás.
The Graham Norton Show: Colin Farrell/Rachel Weisz/Dawn French/Chris O'Dowd/Rod Stewart (2015)(TV Episode)
Mentioned by Rachel Weisz
Talking Dead: Ouroboros (2016)(TV Episode)
Mentioned by Lorenzo James Henrie. The Mummy Movie 1999 Film Location
Wrecked: All Is Not Lost (2016)(TV Episode)
Danny loves the movie because of Brendan Fraser.
Candle in the Tomb: Episode #1.11 (2017)(TV Episode)
A mound rises up from the ground, then a swarm of ants explode from it. It mirrors when the Scarabs do it.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Dwayne Johnson/Nicole Richie/Flo Rida and 99 Percent (2017)(TV Episode)
Mentioned by Dwayne Johnson
The Mummy (2017)
Jenny knocks down her guard with the book of Amun-Ra.
Half in the Bag: The Mummy (2017)(TV Episode) movie poster appears when Jay talks about the Brendan Fraser's Mummy movies ![]()
Mixxxer Show: Vladavideos a Kovy (2017)(TV Episode)
Mentioned by hosts.
RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party (2017)(Video)
Bridget: 'Okay, this is just a deleted scene from 'The Mummy'.'
Nostalgia Critic: The Mummy (2017) (2017)(TV Episode)
Critic made various comparisons of the 2017 Mummy to the 1999 Mummy.
Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018)(Video)
When Mac says the GPS isn't effective and the directions 'are all up here' pointing to her head, it is the same line and motion used by Rick on the burning boat.
WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Franchises That Tried and Failed with a New Lead (2018)(TV Episode)
The 'Mummy' franchise is #7.
Pantucci the Greasemonkey with Kevin J. O'Connor (2018)(Video)
Mentioned & discussed.
BoJack Horseman: Mr. Peanutbutter's Boos (2018)(TV Episode)
Jessica Biel talks about her fear of mummies stemming from her failed audition for 'The Mummy'. Featured in
At the Movies: The Mummy/The Castle/This Is My Father/A Midsummer Night's Dream/Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1999)(TV Episode)
Reviewed.
Troldspejlet: Episode #21.18 (1999)(TV Episode)
reviewed + footage used
Troldspejlet: Episode #22.12 (1999)(TV Episode)
VHS and DVD releases reviewed + footage used
Spotlight on Location: The Mummy Returns (2001)(Video)
clips shown
Troldspejlet: Troldspejlet Special: Halloween (2001)(TV Episode)
Combo DVD release of The Mummy (1999) & The Mummy Returns (2001) reviewed + footage used
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' (2004)(Video)
A special effects clip is shown.
The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
Footage of the Mummy was shown. Poster is seen in background.
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006)(Video)
clip shown
Disaster! A Major Motion Picture Ride.. Starring You! (2008)(Short)
clip featured
Great Movie Mistakes (2010)(TV Movie)
Clips of mistakes shown
20 to 1: Blockbuster Heroes (2010)(TV Episode)
Clips shown in a segment on Rick O'Connell.
Faux Raccord: La Momie/Le Retour de la Momie (2010)(TV Episode)
Clips shown.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.92 (2010)(TV Episode)
a clip is shown in a montage of Rachel Weisz films
Nostalgia Critic: It (2010)(TV Episode)
'Are mummies allergic to the sound of birds' names?'
MythBusters: Let There Be Light (2011)(TV Episode)
The Mythbusters show a scene from the Mummy and try to re-create it.
Hollywood's Top Ten: Romantic Adventures (2011)(TV Episode)
#5
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)
Footage shown.
Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories (2012)(Short)
footage shown
Grimas (2012)
The clip of Beni translating Imhotep, is shown on TV as part of a paranormal message
Shameful Sequels: The Mummy 3 (2013)(TV Episode)
Mike says this is a good film
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: The Mummy's Hand (2013)(TV Episode)
James says this movie borrowed more from The Mummy's Hand than the 1932 film
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: The Mummy's Curse (2013)(TV Episode)
Clips are shown and James mentions the 1999 Mummy reboot again
Nostalgia Critic: Ghost Rider (2014)(TV Episode)
'To quote Brendan Fraser in the Mummy..'
Anime Abandon: Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report (2014)(TV Episode)
clip shown during scream montage
WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Treasure Hunters (2014)(TV Episode)
Rick O'Connell & Evelyn Carnahan are #9.
WatchMojo: Top 10 Motion Capture Performances (2014)(TV Episode)
Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep gets an honorable mention.
WatchMojo: Top 10 Actors Who Almost Died on Set (2014)(TV Episode)
Brendan Fraser gets an honorable mention.
Movie Nights: The Love Bug (1997) (2015)(TV Episode)
Clips are shown when Lupa mentions that two actors from The Mummy were also in The Love Bug.
Stuff You Like: 116: The Mummy: Second Look (2015)(TV Episode)
movie is discussed
WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Movies Set in the Desert (2015)(TV Episode)
The Mummy is #10.
WatchMojo: Top 10 Characters Who Can Regenerate (2015)(TV Episode)
High Priest Imhotep is #7. Watch The Mummy Movie 1999
WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Heroes Who Made Things Worse (2016)(TV Episode)
Evie Carnahan is #7.
Everything Wrong with..: Everything Wrong with the Mummy (1999) (2017)(TV Episode)
The film is reviewed.
Honest Trailers: The Mummy (2017) (2017)(TV Episode)
Clip is shown
WatchMojo: Top 10 Villains Who Want to Kill Everybody (2017)(TV Episode)
Imhotep is #10.
Nostalgia Critic: The Mummy (2017)(TV Episode)
The film is reviewed
WatchMojo: Top 10 Most Powerful Movie Characters of All Time (2018)(TV Episode)
Imhotep is #7.
WatchMojo: Top 10 Smartest Decisions in Fantasy Movies (2018)(TV Episode)
Jonathan blending in with the mob under Imhotep's control is #9. Spoofed in
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
it's parodied in there
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
The eerie, wailing voices heard in the background of both..and, of course, the mummies.
Filming began in Marrakech, Morocco, on May 4, 1998, and lasted seventeen weeks; the crew had to endure dehydration, sandstorms, and snakes while filming in the Sahara. The visual effects were provided by Industrial Light & Magic, who blended film and computer-generated imagery to create the mummy. Jerry Goldsmith provided the orchestral score. The Mummy opened on May 7, 1999, and grossed $43 million in 3,210 theaters during its opening weekend in the United States. The film went on to gross $416 million worldwide. The box-office success led to two sequelsâThe Mummy Returns and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperorâas well as an animated series and the prequel/spin-off film The Scorpion King.
Plot[edit]In Thebes, Egypt, 1290 BC, high priest Imhotep has a love affair with Anck-su-Namun, the mistress of PharaohSeti I. When the Pharaoh discovers the affair, Imhotep and Anck-su-Namun assassinate him. Imhotep flees, while Anck-su-Namun kills herself, intending for Imhotep to resurrect her. Imhotep and his priests steal her corpse and travel to Hamunaptra, the city of the dead, but the resurrection ritual is stopped by Seti's bodyguards, the Medjai. Imhotep's priests are all mummified alive, while Imhotep himself is sentenced to suffer the Hom Dai, the worst of Egyptian curses; he has his tongue cut out and is buried alive with flesh-eating scarab beetles. Imhotep is sealed away in a sarcophagus at the feet of a statue of the Egyptian god Anubis and kept under strict surveillance by the Medjai to prevent Imhotep's return. In 1926, Jonathan Carnahan presents his sister, Evelyn, a librarian and aspiring Egyptologist, with an intricate box and map that lead to Hamunaptra. Jonathan reveals he stole the box from an American adventurer, Rick O'Connell, who discovered the city three years earlier while in the French Foreign Legion. Rick makes a deal with Evelyn to lead them there if they release him from prison. Rick leads Evelyn and her party to the city, where the group encounters a band of American treasure hunters guided by Rick's cowardly friend/rival Beni Gabor. The expeditions are attacked by the Medjai, led by the warrior Ardeth Bay. Against Ardeth's advice to leave the city, the two expeditions continue to excavate. Evelyn searches for the famous Book of the Living, a book made of pure gold. Instead of finding the book, she, Rick, and Jonathan stumble upon the statue of Anubis and the remains of Imhotep buried underneath. The team of Americans, meanwhile, discover the black Book of the Dead, accompanied by canopic jars carrying Anck-su-Namun's preserved organs. At night, Evelyn takes the Book of the Dead and reads a page aloud, accidentally awakening Imhotep. The expeditions return to Cairo, but Imhotep follows them with the help of Beni. Imhotep returns to full strength by killing the members of the American expedition, and brings the ten plagues back to Egypt. Seeking a way to stop Imhotep, Rick, Evelyn and Jonathan meet Ardeth at a museum. Ardeth hypothesizes that Imhotep wants to resurrect Anck-su-Namun again and plans to do so by sacrificing Evelyn. Evelyn believes that if the Book of the Dead brought Imhotep back to life, the Book of the Living can kill him again, and deduces the book's whereabouts. Imhotep corners the group with an army of slaves. Evelyn agrees to accompany Imhotep if he spares the rest of the group; though Imhotep goes back on his word, Rick and the others fight their way to safety. Imhotep, Evelyn, and Beni return to Hamunaptra, pursued by Rick, Jonathan, and Ardeth. Imhotep prepares to sacrifice Evelyn, but she is rescued after an intense battle with Imhotep's mummified priests. When Evelyn reads from the Book of Amun-Ra, Imhotep becomes mortal again, and Rick forces him into the River of Death. Imhotep leaves the world of the living, but not before vowing revenge. While looting treasure from the pyramid, Beni accidentally sets off an ancient booby trap and is trapped by a swarm of flesh-eating scarabs as Hamunaptra collapses into the sand. Ardeth rides away as Rick and Evelyn kiss and ride off into the sunset on a pair of camels laden with Beni's treasure. Cast[edit]
Top to bottom: Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz star in the film as Rick O'Connell and Evelyn Carnahan
Brendan Fraser plays Rick O'Connell, an American adventurer who served in the French Foreign Legion. Producer James Jacks offered the role of Rick O'Connell to Tom Cruise (who was later cast in the reboot film), Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, but the actors were not interested or could not fit the role into their respective schedules.[4] Jacks and director Stephen Sommers were impressed with the money that George of the Jungle was making at the box office and cast Brendan Fraser as a result;[4] Sommers also commented that he felt Fraser fit the Errol Flynn swashbuckling character he had envisioned perfectly.[5] The actor understood that his character 'doesn't take himself too seriously, otherwise the audience can't go on that journey with him'.[6]
Rachel Weisz portrays Evelyn Carnahan, a clumsy but brilliant Egyptologist. Evelyn undertakes the expedition to Hamunaptra to discover an ancient book, proving herself to her peers. The character was named in tribute to Lady Evelyn Carnarvon, the daughter of amateur Egyptologist Lord Carnarvon, both present at the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922.[7] Rachel Weisz was not a big fan of horror films but did not see this film as such. As she said in an interview, 'It's hokum, a comic book world.'[8] Arnold Vosloo plays Imhotep. Vosloo understood the approach that Sommers was going for in his screenplay, but only agreed to take on the role of Imhotep 'if I could do it absolutely straight. From Imhotep's point of view, this is a skewed version of 'Romeo and Juliet'.'[4][9] Other major roles include John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan, Evelyn's bumbling older brother; Kevin J. O'Connor as Rick's cowardly former compatriot in the French Foreign Legion, Beni Gabor. Oded Fehr plays the Medjai Ardeth Bay, Erick Avari museum curator Dr. Terence Bey, and Patricia Velásquez Imhotep's lover Anck-Su-Namun. Minor roles include Bernard Fox as Captain Winston Havelock, a pilot and friend of Rick's, Omid Djalili as an Egyptian prison warden, and Jonathan Hyde, Stephen Dunham, Corey Johnson, and Tuc Watkins as members of the American expedition to Hamunaptra. Intel pentium p6200 graphics drivers. Intel Pentium P6200 performance The table below shows aggregate multi-threaded performance of the CPU compared to other Socket G1 processors with the same type of architecture. The performance value for many microprocessors was determined from more than 10. Production[edit]Origins[edit]In 1992, producers James Jacks and Sean Daniel decided to update the original 1932 Mummy film for the 1990s.[10]Universal Studios gave them the go-ahead, but only if they kept the budget around $10 million.[4] Jacks remembers that the studio 'essentially wanted a low-budget horror franchise';[4] in response, Jacks and Daniel recruited horror filmmaker/writer Clive Barker on board to direct. Barker's vision for the film was violent, with the story revolving around the head of a contemporary art museum who turns out to be a cultist trying to reanimate mummies.[10][11] Jacks recalls that Barker's take was 'dark, sexual and filled with mysticism',[4] and that, 'it would have been a great low-budget movie'.[11] After several meetings, Barker and Universal lost interest and parted company. Director Joe Dante was the next choice, increasing the budget for his idea of Daniel Day-Lewis as a brooding Mummy.[4] This version's draft was written by Alan Ormsby, and was later re-written by John Sayles. It was set in contemporary times and focused on reincarnation with elements of a love story.[11] It came close to being made with some elements, like the flesh-eating scarabs, making it to the final product.[10] However, at that point, the studio wanted a film with a budget of $15 million and rejected Dante's version. Filmmaker George A. Romero was brought in with a vision of a zombie-style horror film similar to Night of the Living Dead, but which also relied heavily upon elements of tragic romance and ambivalence of identity. Romero completed a draft in October 1994, co-written with Ormsby and Sayles, that revolved around female archaeologist Helen Grover and her discovery of the tomb of Imhotep, an Egyptian general who lived in the time of Ramesses II.[4] Unfolding in a nameless American city in modern times, events are set into motion when Imhotep inadvertently awakens as a result of his preserved cadaver having been exposed to rays from an MRI scan in a high-tech forensic archaeology lab. The script progresses to a fish-out-of-water story when Imhotep, having regained his youthful appearance, recognizes the need to adapt to a contemporary society that is three thousand years removed from the one he came from. Assuming at first that he is a representative from the Bureau of Antiquities, Helen finds herself drawn into a tentative relationship with Imhotep while also experiencing clairvoyant flashbacks to a previous life in Nineteenth Dynasty Egypt as a priestess of Isis. Summoning mystical powers through incantation, Imhotep later resurrects the mummy of Karis, a loyal slave whose body had been resting alongside his master's in the same tomb but is now held in the local museum. After escaping into the city sewer system, Karis embarks on a vengeful rampage against the various criminal fences and high society antiquarians who had acquired stolen relics from his tomb. Romero's script was considered too dark and violent by Jacks and the studio, who wanted a more accessible picture. Romero was unable to extricate himself from another contract he had in negotiation with MGM, and so his involvement with the film was severed and the development of an entirely new script was commissioned.[4] Mick Garris was attached to direct but eventually left the project,[12] and Wes Craven was offered the film but turned it down.[11] Stephen Sommers called Jacks and Daniel in 1997 with his vision of The Mummy 'as a kind of Indiana Jones or Jason and the Argonauts with the mummy as the creature giving the hero a hard time'.[4] Sommers had seen the original film when he was eight, and wanted to recreate the things he liked about it on a bigger scale.[13] He had wanted to make a Mummy film since 1993, but other writers or directors were always attached. Finally, Sommers received his window of opportunity and pitched his idea to Universal with an 18-page treatment.[10] At the time, Universal's management had changed in response to the box office failure of Babe: Pig in the City, and the loss led the studio to want to revisit its successful franchises from the 1930s.[14] Universal liked this idea so much that they approved the concept and increased the budget from $15 million to $80 million.[15] Principal photography[edit]Filming began in Marrakech, Morocco on May 4, 1998 and lasted 17 weeks. Photography moved to the Sahara desert outside the small town of Erfoud, and to the United Kingdom before completion of shooting on August 29, 1998.[16] The crew could not shoot in Egypt because of unstable political conditions.[17] To avoid dehydration in the scorching heat of the Sahara, the production's medical team created a drink that the cast and crew had to consume every two hours.[6] Sandstorms were daily inconveniences. Snakes, spiders and scorpions were a major problem, with many crew members having to be airlifted out after being bitten.[17] Brendan Fraser nearly died during a scene where his character is hanged. Weisz remembered, 'He [Fraser] stopped breathing and had to be resuscitated.'[8] The production had the official support of the Moroccan army, and the cast members had kidnapping insurance taken out on them,[11] a fact Sommers disclosed to the cast only after shooting had finished.[5] Production designer Allan Cameron found a dormant volcano near Erfoud where the entire set for Hamunaptra could be constructed. Sommers liked the location because, 'A city hidden in the crater of an extinct volcano made perfect sense. Out in the middle of the desert you would never see it. You would never think of entering the crater unless you knew what was inside that volcano.'[16] A survey of the volcano was conducted so that an accurate model and scale models of the columns and statues could be replicated back at Shepperton Studios, where all of the scenes involving the underground passageways of the City of the Dead were shot. These sets took 16 weeks to build, and included fiberglass columns rigged with special effects for the movie's final scenes.[16] Another large set was constructed in the United Kingdom on the dockyard at Chatham which doubled for the Giza Port on the River Nile.[18] This set was 600 feet (183 m) in length and featured 'a steam train, an Ajax traction engine, three cranes, an open two-horse carriage, four horse-drawn carts, five dressing horses and grooms, nine pack donkeys and mules, as well as market stalls, Arab-clad vendors and room for 300 costumed extras'.[16] Special effects[edit]The filmmakers reportedly spent $15 million of the $80 million budget on special effects, provided by Industrial Light & Magic;[19][20] the producers wanted a new look for the Mummy so that they would avoid comparisons to past movies.[19] John Andrew Berton, Jr., Industrial Light & Magic's Visual Effects Supervisor on The Mummy, started developing the look three months before filming started. He said that he wanted the Mummy 'to be mean, tough, nasty, something that had never been seen by audiences before'. Berton used motion capture in order to achieve 'a menacing and very realistic Mummy'.[16] Specific photography was conducted on actor Arnold Vosloo so that the special effects crew could see exactly how he moved and replicate it.[19] To create the Mummy, Berton used a combination of live action and computer graphics. He matched the digital prosthetic make-up pieces on Vosloo's face during filming. Berton said, 'When you see his film image, that's him. When he turns his head and half of his face is missing and you can see right through on to his teeth, that's really his face. And that's why it was so hard to do.'[16] Vosloo described the filming as a 'whole new thing' for him; 'They had to put these little red tracking lights all over my face so they could map in the special effects. A lot of the time I was walking around the set looking like a Christmas tree.'[5] Make-Up Effects Supervisor Nick Dudman produced the physical creature effects in the film, including three-dimensional make-up and prosthetics. He also designed all of the animatronic effects. While the film made extensive use of computer generated imagery, many scenes, including ones where Rachel Weisz's character is covered with rats and locusts, were real, using live animals.[17] Soundtrack[edit]
The Mummy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith, with orchestrations provided by Alexander Courage.[21] The soundtrack was released by Decca Records on May 4, 1999. Like many Goldsmith scores, the main theme uses extensive brass and percussion elements;[22] Goldsmith also used sparing amounts of vocals, highly unusual for most of his work.[22] Overall, Goldsmith's score was well received. AllMusic described it as a 'grand, melodramatic score' which delivered the expected highlights.[21] Other reviews positively noted the dark, percussive sound meshed well with the plot, as well as the raw power of the music. The limited but masterful use of the chorus was also lauded, and most critics found the final track on the CD to be the best overall.[22][23] On the other hand, some critics found the score lacked cohesion,[24] and that the constant heavy action lent itself to annoying repetition.[22] Roderick Scott off CineMusic.net summed up the score as 'representative of both Goldsmith's absolute best and his most mediocre. Thankfully [..] his favourable work on this release wins out.'[23] Reception[edit]Box office[edit]The Mummy opened on May 7, 1999, and grossed $43 million in 3,210 theaters in the United States on its opening weekend. The film went on to gross $415 million worldwide (domestic: $155 million; foreign: $260 million).[25] Critical response[edit]The Mummy received mixed reviews from critics.[26] On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a 58% rating, based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, 'It's difficult to make a persuasive argument for The Mummy as any kind of meaningful cinematic achievement, but it's undeniably fun to watch.'[27] On Metacritic the film has a score of 48 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'.[28] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of 'B' on an A+ to F scale.[29] Roger Ebert, of the Chicago Sun-Times, gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, writing 'There is hardly a thing I can say in its favor, except that I was cheered by nearly every minute of it. I cannot argue for the script, the direction, the acting or even the mummy, but I can say that I was not bored and sometimes I was unreasonably pleased.'[30] Likewise, Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a 'Bâ' grade and said, 'The Mummy would like to make you shudder, but it tries to do so without ever letting go of its jocular inconsequentiality.'[31] Bob Graham of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film high marks for the acting as well as the special effects.[32] Stephen Holden from The New York Times wrote, 'This version of The Mummy has no pretenses to be anything other than a gaudy comic video game splashed onto the screen. Think Raiders of the Lost Ark with cartoon characters, no coherent story line and lavish but cheesy special effects. Think Night of the Living Dead stripped of genuine horror and restaged as an Egyptian-theme Halloween pageant. Think Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy grafted onto a Bing Crosby-Bob Hope road picture (The Road to Hamunaptra?) and pumped up into an epic-size genre spoof.'[33] Publications like The Austin Chronicle and Dallas Observer came to the conclusion that despite good acting and special effects, the movie lacked cohesion;[34][35] talking about the special effects, the Observer lamented 'If only generating a soul for the film itself were so easy.'[34] Other publications such as Jump Cut felt that Industrial Light and Magic's lock on special effects proved detrimental to The Mummy; 'The mummy', Ernest Larson wrote for the Jump Cut, 'is standard-issue I.L.&M.'.[36] Kim Newman of the British Film Institute judged the picture inferior to the original, as all the time was spent on special effects, instead of creating the atmosphere which made the original film such a classic.[37]USA Today gave the film two out of four stars and felt that it was 'not free of stereotypes',[38] a sentiment with which the BFI concurred.[37] 'If someone complains of a foul odor, you can be sure an Arab stooge is about to enter a scene. Fraser, equally quick with weapon, fist or quip, may save the day, but even he can't save the picture', USA Today wrote.[38] Legacy[edit]To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the film's release, several media outlets published articles praising the film and its impact.[39][40][41][42][43] Reviewers in Thrillist and Den of Geek called it a 'perfect movie.'[39][42] The editors of Rotten Tomatoes referred to The Mummy as the 'Indiana Jones for a new generation.'[43]Junkee declared it the 'pivotal blockbuster of the nineties.'[44] Commentators from Collider and Syfy Wire praised Brendan Fraser specifically for setting the mold that other action hero characters have followed in the decades since.[41][40] Accolades[edit]
Adaptations[edit]
The entrance to Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios Hollywood.
The Mummy's box office performance led to numerous sequels and spinoffs. In 2001, the sequel The Mummy Returns was released; the film features most of the surviving principal characters, as a married couple, Rick and Evelyn confront Imhotep and the Scorpion King.[45] The film also introduces the heroes' son, Alex.[45] The two films inspired both an animated series which lasted two seasons, and a spin-off prequel, The Scorpion King (2002), telling the story of the Akkadian warrior as he was crowned king. It also includes three sequels and one prequel. A second sequel, called The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, was released on August 1, 2008. The story takes place in China with the Terracotta Emperor inspiring the villain, while Rachel Weisz was replaced with Maria Bello.[46][47] The film also inspired a roller coaster, Revenge of the Mummy in three Universal Studios Theme Parks: Hollywood, California; Orlando, Florida; and Sentosa, Singapore. Two video game adaptations of The Mummy were published by Konami under license from Universal Interactive Studios in 2000: an ActionAdventure for the PlayStation and PC developed by Rebellion Developments,[48] as well as a Game Boy Colorpuzzle game developed by Konami Nagoya.[49]Start xforce keygen 64bits version. Reboot[edit]On April 4, 2012, Universal announced their plans to reboot the franchise.[50] The was released in June 2017.[51] References[edit]
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