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A behind the scenes look at the making of The Mummy, from film director Stephen Sommers. This was the actual video used on the Studio Tour at Universal Studi...
Aug 13, 2019 · Snakes, sandstorms, and strangulation: The making of 1999's. The Mummy. That success is remarkable, given the movie's challenging Morocco shoot and the fact that even its leading man, Brendan ...
May 7, 1999 · The Mummy: Directed by Stephen Sommers. With Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo. At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
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- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Stephen Sommers
- 1999-05-07
The mummy was not unwrapped. A team of conservators, scientists, art historians, and medical professionals worked together to examine it using various methods including gas chromatography mass spectrometry to identify trace organic compounds, raman spectroscopy to determine molecular structures of substances, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to identify organic materials, and CT scanning.
- 3 min
- Getty Museum
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).