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

A full 49 minutes pass before Arnold Vosloo makes a visual appearance in the movie. Technically, he also provides the movements of his character Imhotep prior to that, but as a computer-generated special effect was superimposed over his performance, he is not truly on-screen.

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Goofs

The cascade of falling columns would not be possible. Columns next to the wall of such buildings were attached to the wall along their backs to provide extra stability.

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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

There are no opening credits at all, save the Universal logo, so the title of the film, "The Mummy Returns" does not appear until well into the end credits.

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Alternate Versions

When Rick leaves to get Evie out of the museum, he tells Jonathan and Alex to stay put in the car. When he leaves, he says, "Watch over him." Jonathan replies that he would, but in some other versions, Rick extends the scene by saying to Jonathan, "I wasn't talking to you."

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Connections

References Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

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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

Non-stop action

The success of "The Mummy" in 1999 surprised everyone, and on the day that it opened, Universal Studios greenlit another sequel. The original (the 1999 one) was a lot of fun because it mixed creepy scares with awesome action and goofy humor. The sequel does more or less the same thing, except that the action sequences come pretty much one after another from beginning to end.

Rick (Brendan Fraser) has married his love from the first film, Evelyn (Rachel Weisz), and the have a son, Alex (Freddy Boath). After finding the bracelet of the mythical Scorpion King, they're attacked by villains who are intent on raising Imhotep from the dead (again) so he can kill the Scorpion King and take over the world. Of course, it's up to Rick and Evelyn to stop them.

All the characters from the first film in the franchise are back, and they slide into their parts easily. Arnold Vosloo gets to do more with his character, and Patricia Velasquez (who has about 10 times as much screen time as she did in the first film) has a lot of fun acting like Jennifer Lopez's alter-ego. There are a few new characters as well, including young Freddie Boath, who is excellent as Alex. His screen appeal rivals Macauley Culkin at his best. Shaun Parkes is a much better source of comic relief than Kevin J. O'Connor (he's consistently funny, and the dialogue between him and Rick or Jonathan is hilarious). Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is suitably creepy as a new villain and Alun Armstrong is suitably kooky as the ringleader.

Stephen Sommers knows how to create an action movie. He creates real characters, not actors who are given different names, and sends them into action scene after action scene. It's a fun and exciting flick, and that's all it tries to be.

Details

Official Sites:

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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