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Download The Mummy (1999) 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.
English. 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. -- IMDb. (Beni is my favorite btw)
Oct 15, 2022 · Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) read from the Book of the Dead out loud and unintentionally awakens Imhotep, causing all hell to break loose and prompting the group to...
The Mummy. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz star in this nonstop action epic about the discovery of a long-lost treasure in the Egyptian desert that also unearths a 3,000-year-old legacy of terror! 6,245 2 h 4 min 1999. PG-13. Action · Fantasy · Frightening · Joyous. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location.
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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 61% based on 102 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 in September 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 $1 ...
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 AllMovie- $80 million
- Jerry Goldsmith
- May 7, 1999 (United States)
Official "The Mummy" Trailer aka Die Mumie1923, Egypt: In search of a legendary treasure, two research teams awaken a brutal curse: the mummy comes to life, ...
Oct 7, 2022 · MY BOOKS: https://www.mcleanamy.co.uk/ What's your review of the 1999 film the Mummy? It's directed by Stephen Sommers, and stars Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fr...
