The Mummy Returns (2001)

The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writer:

Stephen Sommers

Stars:

Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah

6 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brendan Fraser	...	Rick O'Connell
Rachel Weisz	...	Evelyn Carnahan / Nefertiri
John Hannah	...	Jonathan
Arnold Vosloo	...	Imhotep
Oded Fehr	...	Ardeth Bay
Patricia Velasquez	...	Meela / Anck-Su-Namun
Freddie Boath	...	Alex
Alun Armstrong	...	Mr. Hafez
Dwayne Johnson	...	The Scorpion King (as The Rock)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Lock-Nah
Shaun Parkes	...	Izzy
Bruce Byron	...	Red
Joe Dixon	...	Jacques
Tom Fisher	...	Spivey
Aharon Ipalé	...	Pharaoh

Storyline

Many years ago, in Ancient Egypt, the Scorpion King led a menacing army, but when he sold his soul to Anubis, he was erased from history. Now he is only a myth...or is he? Rick and Evelyn O'Connell are still discovering new artifacts, along with their 8 year old son Alex. They discover the Bracelet of Anubis. But someone else is after the bracelet. High Priest Imhotep has been brought back from the dead once again and wants the bracelet, to control the Scorpion King's army. That's not the only problem. Imhotep now has Alex and with the bracelet attached to him, doesn't have long to live.

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Plot Keywords:

mummy character | good versus evil | evil woman | villain | villainess | 

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Taglines:

The most powerful force on earth is about to be unleashed by the two people who should know better.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for adventure action and violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Freddie Boath was a big fan of The Mummy (1999), having seen it over 30 times. He passed on the opportunity to play in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) to participate in this movie, because The Mummy (1999) is one of his favorite films. He knows so much about the movie that he even served as sort of a consultant of the first film for this film for the other crew and cast members. He knows every line and detail of the movie. When anyone on the set of The Mummy Returns (2001) needed to know something about the first movie, they asked him. This was his first professional acting job.

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Goofs

The dirigible is hit by a wall of water in the canyon, from behind. This implies that they were flying directly away from the kidnapped boy they are trying to follow.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ardeth Bay: [narrating] 5,000 years ago, a fierce warrior known as the Scorpion King led a great army on a campaign to conquer the known world.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits feature objects in the background such as embalming cloth and walls with hieroglyphics. Some of the backgrounds relate to the character. When Arnold Vosloo's and Patricia Velasquez's credits appear, a mummy is seen in the background. When The Rock's credit appears, a scorpion crawls in the background. When John Hannah's credits appear, gold statues can be seen in the background (for his obsession of all things gold).

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Alternate Versions

Early UK releases removed a headbutt during the Rachel Weisz/Patricia Velasquez fight scene, in order to qualify for a '12' rating. The 2008 DVD release is fully uncut.

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Connections

Featured in David Walliams' Awfully Good: Awfully Good Movies (2011)

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Soundtracks

Forever May Not Be Long Enough
Written by Glen Ballard and Edward Kowalczyk (as Ed Kowalczyk)
Performed by Live
Courtesy of Radioactive Records, J.V.

User Reviews

Loved this sequel! Amazing work by everybody

The Mummy Returns is a film that, I think, you need to see the first film of the saga because otherwise you don't understand some little details. That film is a film like Indiana Jones with the same plot and the same characters. But the kid is an exception. The cinema show us the kids like boys and girls insufferable, but Alex O'Conell is a boy that "pass more time in the museum that in house". One difference this film have respect Indiana Jone's films are the sobrenatural characters than appears like The Scorpión King or Imhotep. If you like Indiana Jones and Egyptian mithology, I recomend you that film

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

4 May 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Mummy 2

Filming Locations:

Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$98,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$68,139,035, 6 May 2001

Gross USA:

$202,019,785

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$443,280,904

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Alphaville Films, Imhotep Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1