Mummy

Theatrical Release Date: 1999 05 07 (USA)

UPC: 025192067822

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Adult Language, Watch With Your Kids, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: Loosely adapted from the classic 1932 horror film starring Boris Karloff, The Mummy is set in Egypt, where over 3,000 years ago the high priest Imhotep (played by Arnold Vosloo) was given the all-important assignment of preparing the recently dead for their journey into the afterlife. However, Imhotep made one terrible mistake - he became smitten with Anck-Su-Namun, the mistress of the Pharaoh himself. Driven mad by jealousy and love, Imhotep murdered the Pharaoh, and his punishment was to be buried alive and suffer the torment of an eternal life in his wretched tomb. In 1925, a band of adventurers seeking fame and fortune - led by Rick O'Connel (Brendan Fraser), an American expatriate who has joined the foreign legion, and Evelyn Carnarvon (Rachel Weisz), an amateur archeologist - find a previously unknown burial site in Egypt. The team starts to dig, hoping to find lost riches, but instead they disturb the tomb of Imhotep, and soon the cursed priest rises from his grave to wreck vengeance on humanity. The Mummy was written and directed by Stephen Sommers, whose previous cinematic journeys into the past include The Jungle Book and The Adventures Of Huck Finn. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Adventure

Awards: Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Mummy

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 09/28/1999

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 125 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Chapter List
0. Chapter List
1. The Living Death. [:22]
2. Sand and Blood. [:46]
3. The Key to Hamunaptra. [3:54]
4. The Expedition. [1:02]
5. The Magi Strike. [:14]
6. The City of the Dead. [:46]
7. Chambers of Death. [5:02]
8. Leave or Die!. [:06]
9. The Black Book. [4:43]
10. The Bringer of Death. [6:16]
11. A Curse in Cairo. [:04]
12. The Regeneration. [5:38]
13. Evelyn's Choice. [5:05]
14. Back to Humunaptra. [2:36]
15. Against the Dead. [3:56]
16. The Gold Book. [2:56]
17. Death of a Mortal. [1:29]
18. End Titles. [3:58]

Michael Hastings

More an uneasy amalgam of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Terminator 2 (1991) than an homage to Boris Karloff and Karl Freund, this big-budget, end-of-the-century Mummy nonetheless delivers the genre's requisite thrills.The film plods somewhat in its opening act, but as soon as writer- director Stephen Sommers and company establish their threadbare premise, the action is swift and unrelenting. And you can forget the bandages with this Mummy: Sommers forgoes atmosphere and suspense in favor of CGI special effects and gross-out horror. Better yet, hero Brendan Fraser brings a bright, self-mocking element to the somewhat ludicrous proceedings, making the gory shocks all the more surprising. The film's Achilles' heel is an undercurrent of mean-spiritedness towards Middle Easterners and women; the latter is evident in the central character of Evelyn (Rachel Weisz), a bumbling archaeologist whose ineptitude is used to further the plot and add ostensible comic relief. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Sean Daniel  Producer 
Jerry Goldsmith  Composer (Music Score) 
Kevin Jarre  Executive Producer 
Stephen Sommers  Director 
Stephen Sommers  Screenwriter 
James Jacks  Producer 
Brendan Fraser  Actor 
Rachel Weisz  Actor 
John Hannah  Actor 
Arnold Vosloo  Actor 
Kevin J. O'Connor  Actor 
Jonathan Hyde  Actor 
Oded Fehr  Actor 
Erick Avari  Actor 
Stephen Dunham  Actor 
Corey Johnson  Actor 
Tuc Watkins  Actor 
Omid Djalili  Actor 
Aharon Ipalé  Actor 
Bernard Fox  Actor 
Patricia Velasquez  Actor 
Carl Chase  Actor 
Mohammed Afifi  Actor 

Country: USA