The Mummy
DOWN &
DIRTY:
Horror/Adventure: A group of
explorers contend with an
all-powerful mummy who's returned
from the dead to unleash plagues
and resurrect his long dead
lover.
NITTY GRITTY:
In ancient Thebes, the Pharaoh's
mistress, Anck-Su-Namun (PATRICIA
VELASQUEZ) and his high priest,
Imhotep (ARNOLD VOSLOO) have
conspired against the Pharaoh. As
a result, she kills herself and
Imhotep is captured and mummified
alive, left to be consumed by
carnivorous scarab beetles. He's
also given a warning that if he's
ever exhumed, he'll unleash
plagues upon his liberators and
the rest of Egypt.
Thousands of years later, a
battle at those hidden Egyptian
ruins of Hamunaptra leaves French
legionnaire Rick O'Connell
(BRENDAN FRASER) and his
weasel-like assistant Beni (KEVIN
J. O'CONNOR) the only survivors.
Three years after that, Rick
finds himself in jail set to be
executed in 1926 Cairo. To his
defense comes Evelyn (RACHEL
WEISZ), a bumbling librarian --
who works for the Curator (ERICK
AVARI) of the Museum of
Antiquities -- and her inept and
boozing brother, Jonathan (JOHN
HANNAH). They've heard that Rick
knows of the ancient temple, and
after bribing the prison warden
(OMID DJALILI) to spare Rick's
life, they set off in search of
the ruins.
They're not the only ones heading
there. A group of American
cowboys --Henderson (STEPHEN
DUNHAM), Daniels (COREY JOHNSON)
and Burns (TUC WATKINS) --
accompanied by an Egyptologist
(JONATHAN HYDE) and led
by....surprise.....Beni -- also
arrive at Hamunaptra.
Once their separate
archaeological ventures are
underway, they discover the still
"juicy" mummified
remains of Imhotep, and
inadvertently recite an
incantation that brings the mummy
back to life.
The mummy needs others' body
parts to regenerate his own body,
and he wants to resurrect his
long dead lover.
Rick, Evelyn and the others do
what they can to contend with the
fearsome creature and the deadly
plagues he unleashes, as well as
with Ardeth Bay (ODED FEHR) and
his fellow warriors who are sworn
to protect the sacred burial
grounds from Imhotep ever being
released from his grave.
THE ENDING:
Imhotep grabs Evelyn and takes
her back to Hamunaptra to use her
body for the soul of his dead
girlfriend Anck-Su-Namun. Rick
and Jonathan follow them back and
rescue Evelyn. Evelyn reads an
incantation that turns Imhotep
into a mortal man. Rick runs him
through with a spear and he dies
in the 'Well of Souls.'
Meanwhile, Beni is trying to
steal all the treasure in the
place and inadvertently sets off
a booby trap that starts the
destruction of Hymenopteran.
Rick, Evelyn and Jonathan barely
escape, but Be ni is trapped
inside the chamber with the
hungry scarab beetles. Ouch!
WHAT EVERYONE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT:
The cool special
effects.
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