The Mummy (1999) The Mummy (1999)
Universal's 1999 adventure blockbuster, directed and written by Stephen Sommers. A roguish American legionnaire and a bookish British-Egyptian librarian race a rival expedition to the legendary City of the Dead, where they accidentally awaken a three-thousand-year-old high priest cursed with unimaginable power.
Quick Facts
| Director / Writer | Stephen Sommers |
| Story | Stephen Sommers, Lloyd Fonvielle, Kevin Jarre |
| Producers | James Jacks, Sean Daniel |
| Stars | Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo |
| Composer | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematographer | Adrian Biddle |
| Editor | Bob Ducsay |
| Production Company | Alphaville Films |
| Distributor | Universal Pictures |
| Budget | $80 million |
| Box Office | $415 million worldwide |
| Release Date | May 7, 1999 |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 |
| Running Time | 125 minutes |
| Filmed at | Marrakech and Erfoud, Morocco; Shepperton Studios and Chatham Dockyard, UK |
Key Pages
- _Index — Full page index with editorial introduction
- Plot Summary (The Mummy) — Detailed plot walkthrough
- Cast and Characters (The Mummy) — Cast table and character profiles
- Production History (The Mummy) — Decade-long development, filming in Morocco, ILM visual effects
- Themes and Analysis (The Mummy) — Adventure vs. horror, colonialism, the serial revival, romance structure
- Critical Reception and Legacy (The Mummy) — Reviews, box office, franchise, the 2017 reboot
- Physical Media Releases (The Mummy) — Home video history
- Backbeats (The Mummy) — Scene-by-scene narrative structure