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1 day ago · Rachel Weisz's story about shooting The Mummy in 140-degree heat is a relatable throwback to the first movie's whirlwind success. ... However, it does sound like Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and ...
May 15, 2024 · In the 1999 movie, the mummy’s name and motivations remain the same, with the then-unknown Rachel Weisz in the role of the woman whom Imhotep intends to sacrifice to bring his lover,...
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Aug 5, 2020 · The Mummy was a massive hit, spawning two sequels, a spinoff series with The Scorpion King, and a whole generation of crushes on its stars, Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. More than 20 years ...
W hile many sequels and spin-offs came and went, 1999’s The Mummy will always remain the O.G. with others failing to compete with it. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz were absolutely incredible ...
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In Thebes, Egypt, 1290 BC, high priest Imhotep has an affair with Anck-su-namun, the mistress and future bride of Pharaoh Seti I. They kill the Pharaoh, after he discovers their relationship. Imhotep flees, while Anck-su-namun kills herself. Believing he can resurrect her, Imhotep and his priests steal her corpse and travel to Hamunaptra, the City ...
Brendan Fraser as Rick O'ConnellRachel Weisz as Evelyn CarnahanJohn Hannah as Jonathan CarnahanArnold Vosloo as ImhotepDevelopment
In the late 1980s, the producers James Jacks and Sean Daniel decided to update the original 1932 Mummy film for the modern era. Universal gave them the go-ahead, but only if they kept the budget around $10 million. Jacks remembers that the studio "essentially wanted a low-budget horror franchise". In 1987, George A. Romero wrote a film treatment, and was attached to direct. Screenwriter Abbie Bernstein recalled that Universal wanted an unstoppable Mummy akin to the Terminator. Bernstein's sto...
Casting
Jacks offered the role of Rick O'Connell to Tom Cruise (who was later cast in the reboot film), Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, but the actors were not interested or could not fit the role into their respective schedules. Jacks and Sommers were impressed with George of the Jungle's box office earnings and cast Brendan Fraser as a result; Sommers also commented that he felt Fraser fit the Errol Flynn swashbuckling character he had envisioned for Rick perfectly. Fraser's turn in George b...
Filming
Principal photography began on May 4, 1998, and lasted 17 weeks. The crew was unable to shoot in Egypt due to unstable political conditions, so filming began in Marrakech, Morocco. Marrakech had the extra advantage of being much less modern than Cairo, making it easier to dress like the 1920s. The production set up two weeks before filming, taking down telephone wires and cables and shipping in period cars and camels.: 27 Locals served as extras for crowd scenes.: 116 After shooting in Marrak...
The score for The Mummy was composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith, with orchestrations provided by Alexander Courage. Goldsmith had previously scored Deep Rising for Sommers. As he reached the final few years of his career, Goldsmith was coming off a number of action and adventure films in the 1990s, from multiple Star Trek films to Air Force O...
Test audiences reacted poorly to the film's title, which conjured up negative impressions of an old horror film, but domestic marketing president Marc Shmuger recalled that they decided "we would redefine the myth with the film" rather than change the title. Enthusiasm for the film was low, but Universal took out a television spot for the Super Bow...
The Mummy received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 62% based on 104 reviews, and an average rating of 5.9/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 48 out of 100 based on 34 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "B" on an A...
The Mummy was released on home video in VHS and DVD formats on September 28 1999. The title was a tremendous success for Universal on home video, selling 7 million units on VHS and 1 million on DVD, making it the year's best-selling live-action VHS and second best-selling DVD (behind The Matrix). The Mummy's performance helped Universal gross over ...
The Mummy's box office performance led to numerous sequels and spinoffs. The film sequel The Mummy Returns (2001) features most of the surviving principal characters. As a married couple, Rick and Evelyn confront Imhotep and the Scorpion King. The film also introduces the heroes' son, Alex. A second sequel, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (20...
The Mummy at IMDbThe Mummy at AllMovieApr 27, 2024 · 300. 6.4K views 1 day ago. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz chatted with ET on the set of 1999's horror-adventure classic, 'The Mummy.' In these behind-the-scenes interviews, the actors...
4 days ago · Plus, it finds Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz on crackling form as the rapscallion adventurer and buttoned-up bookworm, respectively, forced to undo their considerable mistake of waking up an ...
