The Mummy (1999 movie)
| The Mummy | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Sommers |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Sommers |
| Story by | Stephen Sommers Lloyd Fonvielle Kevin Jarre |
| Based on | The Mummy by John L. Balderston Nina Wilcox Putnam Richard Schayer |
| Produced by | Sean Daniel James Jacks |
| Starring | Brendan Fraser Rachel Weisz John Hannah Arnold Vosloo Jonathan Hyde Kevin J. O'Connor |
| Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
| Edited by | Bob Ducsay |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | May 7, 1999 (United States} |
Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Arabic Egyptian[2] |
| Budget | $80 million[3] |
| Box office | $422.5 million[3] |
The Mummy is a 1999 American fantasy adventure horror movie. It is set in Egypt in 1926. Stephen Sommers wrote and directed it. The movie stars Brendan Fraser (acting as Rick O'Connell, who is a person who tries to find treasure so he can sell it), and Rachel Weisz (acting as Evelyn 'Evie' Carnahan, who is a person who learns about the history of Egypt) and Arnold Vosloo, acting as the Mummy. The movie has a lot of talking in the old Egyptian language, which was spoken with the help of a group of people who study it for a job. The movie was first going to be to be part of a few low-budget movies but was later given the money it needed to be made into a big Hollywood movie.
The Mummy was seen by people for the first time on May 7, 1999. It earned $43 million from being seen in 3,210 places that weekend. It went on to earn $422.5 million from being seen in total. Other movies were then made. The first was made in 2001. It is called The Mummy Returns. A TV programme was made called The Mummy: The Animated Series. A third movie was then first seen by people on August 1, 2008 and is called The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
Cast
- Brendan Fraser as Richard "Rick" O'Connell
- Rachel Weisz as Evelyn Carnahan
- John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan
- Arnold Vosloo as High Priest Imhotep
- Kevin J. O'Connor as Beni Gabor
- Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay
- Jonathan Hyde as Dr. Allen Chamberlain
- Erick Avari as Dr. Terence Bey
- Stephen Dunham, Corey Johnson, and Tuc Watkins as Henderson, Daniels, and Burns
- Bernard Fox as Winston Havelock
- Patricia Velásquez as Anck-Su-Namun
Awards
The movie won Best Make-Up at Saturn Awards.[4]
References
- ↑ McNary, Dave (January 20, 2014). "'The Mummy,' 'Dazed and Confused' Producer James Jacks Dies in Los Angeles". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Release". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- 1 2 "The Mummy (1999)". The Numbers. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Past Saturn Awards". Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. Archived from the original on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
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