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The Mummy (1999) -- In ancient Egypt Imhotep and the Pharoah's sexy mistress kill the Pharoah and suffer the consequences.
The Mummy (1999) -- Rick and Evelyn battle it out with Imhotep. A golden book and a sharp sword are their only weapons.
The Mummy (1999) -- Rick and his gang fly across the desert in hot pursuit of Evelyn and Imhotep. While in flight the plane encounters some sandy turbulence.

Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   89,068 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Stephen Sommers (screen story) and
Lloyd Fonvielle (screen story) ...
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Release Date:
7 May 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
The sands will rise. The heavens will part. The power will be unleashed. more
Plot:
An American serving in the French Foreign Legion on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a Mummy. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 18 nominations more
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(233 articles)
Weisz Dreams Of Normal Life For Son
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Weisz: 'Oscar Win Was Bizarre'
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A Superb Action Adventure ! more (926 total)

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for pervasive adventure violence and some partial nudity.
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125 min
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With the exception of a loin cloth and a few pieces of jewelry, Patricia Velasquez's costume consists entirely of body paint which took 14 hours to apply. more
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Continuity: When the scarabs are poured over Imhotep, they appear to begin devouring him gradually, a fact which Evelyn later confirms, stating that the beetles devoured a corpse "very slowly." However, whenever the scarabs devour anyone else later on in the film, they do so almost instantaneously. more
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Ardeth Bay: [narrating] Thebes, City of the Living. Crown jewel of Pharaoh Seti the First. Home of Imhotep, Pharaoh's high priest, keeper of the dead. Birthplace of Anck Su Namun, Pharaoh's mistress. No other man was allowed to touch her. But for their love, they were willing to risk life itself.
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'Al Nahla Al 'Ali (The Tall Palm Tree) more

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A Superb Action Adventure !, 30 April 2005
9/10
Author: gatsby2244 from India

This is one film that caught my imagination like very few other Hollywood action films I have seen before.Yes,on the face of it,this is another sci-fi action adventure,a surefire winning card for Hollywood -what's so special about that ?Oh yes,there is !To begin with,there is the scenery at the beginning of the film that completely blows you away,making you feel that this movie could be something above what you had expected.And you are not wrong.The first surprise is Brendan Fraser as the American soldier Rick O'Connell, who accidentally stumbles upon Hamunaptra,the city of the dead,where the wealth of Egypt's greatest emperor Seti the First is buried.After seeing him in "Airheads " ,"Dudley Do-Right " and " "George Of The Jungle",I was very very impressed-this is one actor who can do both comedy and action and look good doing it too !Then there is the beautiful Rachel Weisz ,playing Evelyn Carnahan,who teams up with him to find Hamunaptra.She looks great playing her role,and never allows herself to be upstaged by Fraser, matching his brawn with her ever-alive intellect and quick thinking.Kevin J.O'Connor who plays the double-crossing Beni is a very new kind of villain,looking evil and ridiculous at the same time.But when the resurrected high priest Imhotep( played by Arnold Vosloo)makes his appearance in the form of "The Mummy", everything else becomes secondary.This is CGI at its ultimate best,and precisely why the film is so unusually absorbing .The horror and threat surrounding the curse of the mummy becomes a concern not only for the protagonists in the film but also for the audience-how will they kill something this scary and powerful?, they ask themselves. .The special effects apart from the mummy are also a treat to watch,and keep you glued to your seat.The element that makes this film not only scary but also enjoyable is the dialog.Almost every member of the large cast has a one-liner that will make you laugh in spite of the sinister atmosphere surrounding the story.The script never allows one second of screen-time to be wasted, ideally combining action with fantasy and humor,creating a movie that I consider a classic.Director Stephen Sommers has delivered a film that is bound to stand the test of time,and is definitely one of my favorites.

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