In Thebes, Egypt, 1290 BC, high priest Imhotep has an affair with Anck-su-namun, the mistress and future bride of
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• Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell
• Rachel Weisz as Evelyn Carnahan
• John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan
• Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep… See more

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. Jac… See more

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 fe… See more

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 redef… See more

The Mummy received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 62% based on 104 reviews, and an average rating of 5.9/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 48 out of 100 base… See more

The Mummy was released on home video in VHS and DVD formats on September 28 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 th… See more