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The Mummy (1999)

 -  Action | Adventure | Fantasy  -  7 May 1999 (USA)
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An American serving in the French Foreign Legion on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a Mummy.

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An English librarian called Evelyn Carnahan becomes interested in starting an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra. She gains the help of Rick O'Connell, after saving him from his death. What Evelyn, her brother Jonathan and Rick are unaware of is that another group of explorers are interested in the same dig. Unfortunately for everyone, this group ends up unleashing a curse which been laid on the dead High Priest Imhotep. Now 'The Mummy' is awake and it's going to take a lot more than guns to send him back from where he came from. Written by Film_Fan

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priest | mistress | mummy | treasure | tomb | See more »

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The legend you know. The adventure you have yet to imagine. See more »


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Rated PG-13 for pervasive adventure violence and some partial nudity | See all certifications »

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7 May 1999 (USA)  »

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La momia  »

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Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$197,100,000 (Non-US) (13 August 1999)

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ESP 2,222,069,457 (Spain) (29 June 2001)
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Trivia

The plastic dummies used as dessicated corpses in the film to represent the Mummy's victims are the same as those used in the cult 1980s sci-fi film Lifeforce. One character even refers to the Mummy sucking the 'lifeforce' out of people. See more »

Goofs

After O'Connell, Evy, Jonathan and the warden get out of the water, all of them have wet clothes and after the scene where Benny screams, they appear to have dry clothes. See 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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Soundtracks

"'Al Bahr Al Gharam Wasah (Love Is As Vast As A River)"
Written by Mohamed Murad, Yunis Al Hilali
Performed by The Musicians of the Nile
Courtesy of Real World Records Ltd.
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Great Adventurous Fun!

Certainly this Universal remake is more in the vain of Indiana Jones rather than the original Mummy. It is high on adventure and comedy, and wins because of it. The sets, scenery, special effects are all first-rate. The film is fast-paced from beginning to end and is very suspenseful. Stephen Sommers again shows his talent as a director for creating action-packed adventure with a high level of comedic overtones. The cast are all very good in their roles, yet none of them seem really to be taking themselves or the film too serious. Brendan Fraser is an affable hero, and Rachel Weisz makes a good heroine. Good support comes from John Hannah, Kevin J. O'Connor, and the mummy, Arnold Vosloo. Also a real treat was seeing Bernard Fox in a small role as an aging British pilot. Don't expect the old mummy of lore in this one, but sit down and have one heck of a ride...a rollercoaster of hijinks in the sands of Egypt.


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