Mummy Daddy (27 Oct. 1985)

An actor (Tom Harrison) dressed as a mummy races from location-filming of a horror movie through a primeval Southern swamp to reach his wife, who is about to give birth. But the locals ... See full summary »

Director:

William Dear

Writers:

Steven Spielberg (developer), Joshua Brand (developer),

Stars:

Tom Harrison, Bronson Pinchot, Brion James

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Harrison	...	Harold
Bronson Pinchot	...	Director
Brion James	...	Willie Joe
Tracey Walter	...	Ezra
Larry Hankin	...	Jubal
Lucy Lee Flippin	...	Librarian (as Lucy Lee Flippen)
William Frankfather	...	Mayor
Arnold Johnson	...	Town Sage
Michael Zand	...	Ra Amin Ka
Len Lesser	...	Old Grave Robber
Billy Beck	...	Old Blind Man
Brian Bradley	...	Actor
JoAnn Willette	...	Ruta Mae
Pamela Guest	...	Assistant Director (as Pamela Seamon)
Elden Henson	...	Freckle-Faced Boy (as Elden Ratliff)

Storyline

An actor (Tom Harrison) dressed as a mummy races from location-filming of a horror movie through a primeval Southern swamp to reach his wife, who is about to give birth. But the locals believe in the eerie legend of Ra Amin Ka, and when they encounter the panicked, bandaged performer, they are positive he is the real deal.

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Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 1985 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amblin Entertainment, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The chapter is reportedly inspired by a real life event that happened when a fully costumed Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein monster traveled to the hospital where he had just become a father.

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Quotes

[first lines]
[a small crowd starts attacking a mummy in a forest]
Crowd leader: Kill the monster!

User Reviews

A really amusing, super silly episode.

An actor portraying a mummy learns that his wife is having the baby and has to get to the hospital. On this same night an actual mummy comes to life, a group of people chase down this actor mummy and an odd comedic adventure ensues. The material itself is really super silly, but in the end it's very entertaining. The back-up cast is great including Brion James, Tracey Walters, Bronson Pinchot and even Len Lesser (Uncle Leo from Seinfeld). The fun, bouncy musical score for this episode is done by Danny Elfman. Though this may not be the best "Amazing Stories" entry, it certainly is one of the lightest ones.

My rating: *** out of ****. 24 mins. TVPG