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Arnold Vosloo, Brendan Fraser, John Hannah

Brendan Fraser stars as an American serving in the French Foreign Legion who, on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens the Mummy.

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PG-13, 2 hrs. 5 min.

Directed by: Stephen Sommers

Release Date: June 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: September 28, 1999

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  • magnum32004
    October 10, 2006
    magnum32004
    A fun rollercoaster ride of action, humor, & horror.
  • stopitgoaway
    November 7, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    "The Mummy" is an adventurous yarn in the vein of "Indiana Jones." It's a lot of fun, very charming, and never tries to be more than what it is. What is it? An entertaining summer flick which is not only worth seeing, but perhaps even owning. It's one of those fun movies you can ...( read more)return to over and over again and never grow tired of doing so.

    It's hardly a remake of the Universal classic of the same name. It's merely a new way to tell the story with the same basic idea - a murderous mummy is brought back from the dead. This time we have a hero and heroine who must stop him before he takes over the world, or something along the line of world domination.

    The hero is Rick (Brendan Fraser), a thief thriving off the very basics out in Egypt circa 1930. Arrested and to be hanged, he is saved by the heroine (Rachel Weisz), who believes he may hold the key to helping them find an ancient Egyptian kingdom buried under the sand, if I recall correctly. Little does she know what lurks beneath the sand near that old kingdom is none other than the remains of a man who was caught cheating on the king's wife years ago and mummified.

    Now, after unearthing the remains of the kingdom, the expedition led by our heroes come upon an ancient "Book of the Dead," which, when read from, brings the ancient mummy back to life. Now he is out to kill, regenerate and bring back his old lover - pretty neat, huh?

    I own "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy," a great movie spoofing the classic film. "The Mummy" Isn't exactly a spoof but it's very tongue-in-cheek. It knows it isn't an Oscar-winner, it knows it stands nothing against the older film, and so it goes for pulp thrills. I actually believe that this film is a bit classy in execution - compared to many other entertainments floating around nowadays it stands as one of the only films to return to the roots of the pure adventure films like "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) so successfully did.

    Brendan Fraser is a perfect choice for the lead star. Calm, but with ironic and sarcastic humor; cool, but a strong lead. I wondered what it would have been like if they had casted an actor in his role who would have taken it all more seriously. I bet the results would have been disastrous. Fraser knows that this is all good fun, and he's having a good time playing his role with comedy. Every once and a while you can catch a wink at the screen that lets us know that he knows what he's doing.

    2001 brought a sequel to "The Mummy" named, of all things, "The Mummy Returns." I found it just as fun as this film though some critics begged to differ. Summer 2002 brought yet another "Mummy" film, this one a prequel called "The Scorpion King" - it was a following of a co-star of the first sequel. The Mummy was not in it at all. It was a horrible film that wasn't near as fun as this one. So I recommend you see "The Mummy" as soon as humanly possible. After that, see "The Mummy Returns."

    Either way, you simply can't go wrong.
  • SirPant
    September 18, 2009
    SirPant
    A great adventure film and jolly good fun!
  • dreamfaeries
    August 22, 2009
    dreamfaeries
    It was alright. Probably wouldn't watch again.
  • Darksome
    May 28, 2009
    Darksome
    Pretty great movie!
  • totalefreiheit
    November 2, 2009
    totalefreiheit
    Es una de las pocas buenas actuaciones de Brendan Fraser. El papel de aventurero si le queda.
    Rachel Weisz esta... bellisima!
    Buena historia.
  • sarahsoulis
    November 1, 2009
    sarahsoulis
    Woo hoo i love archeological adventures!
  • malcolmjovidennis
    October 31, 2009
    malcolmjovidennis
    Great atmosphere with some killer action and scary scenes make this movie really engaging like true lies there is also some comedy and good characters (Jonathan).
  • violetkey
    October 29, 2009
    violetkey
    Good story and like the main characters.
  • mariokilledpeach
    October 28, 2009
    mariokilledpeach
    Shameless popcorn fun, really enjoyable and just when CGI was coming into it's own

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

There is hardly a thing I can say in its favor, except that I was cheered by nearly every minute of it. full review

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  • janeowoo32
    July 8, 2009
    janeowoo32
    i will love to go throu this mummy movie,pls sent it to me.
  • Mareeyum
    March 27, 2009
    Mareeyum
    this is the best movie ive ever seen
  • teamEdward
    July 21, 2008
    teamEdward
    I just watched these movies for the first time about a week ago and now I could just watch them everyday! I love them soooo much now and Brendan Fraser is amazing! I love these movies!
  • crazyravikiran
    July 18, 2008
    crazyravikiran
    i love this movie
  • LoveAndAdoreHardMaleNipples1
    July 2, 2008
    LoveAndAdoreHardMaleNipples1
    Missing in The Mummy Actor cast is Tuc Watkins.
  • daltons30
    June 26, 2008
    daltons30
    These fist two movies of the mummy were great
  • fanscapemov
    June 20, 2008
    fanscapemov
    What's going on, y'all?

    As you may know, the new Mummy movie is coming out August 1! I'm really excited for it and can't wait to see it when it hits theaters.

    Luckily for us, the full length trailer hit today! That way we can all get a little taste of what we'll get to see when the movie is released. If you want to check it out, you can view it here: http://www.papajohns.com

    Later!
    Lauren with PapaJohns.com
  • pavacri23
    May 26, 2008
    pavacri23
    it's a good movie. nothing amazing, but you should see it.
  • mhy21
    November 6, 2007
    mhy21
    nice movie...cool casting
    beni, rick and eve are funny
  • jaybird95
    September 30, 2007
    jaybird95
    I luv this move its awesome.

    Beni makes me laugh :)
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