Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle to claim the area in 1920s Egypt. It has been over three thousand years since former High Priest Imhotep suffered a fate worse than death as a punishment for a forbidden love—along with a curse that guarantees eternal doom upon the world if he is ever awoken.
Practical Effects
1999 CGI aged like milk; practical mummy decay still slaps.
Acting
Fraser's committed goofball hero — zero irony, maximum charm.
Costume
Rachel Weisz's librarian drip launched a thousand Halloween costumes.
Director
Stephen Sommers
Brendan Fraser
Rick O'Connell
Rachel Weisz
Evelyn Carnahan
John Hannah
Jonathan Carnahan
Arnold Vosloo
Imhotep
Patricia Velásquez
Anck-Su-Namun
Oded Fehr
Ardeth Bay
Kevin J. O'Connor
Beni Gabor
Jonathan Hyde
Allen Chamberlain
Erick Avari
Terence Bey
Stephen Dunham
Isaac Henderson
Corey Johnson
David Daniels
Tuc Watkins
Bernard Burns
Omid Djalili
Gad Hassan
Bernard Fox
Winston Havelock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brendan Fraser almost passed out filming the hanging scene because the rope actually tightened around his neck. Method king.
This film resurrected Universal's monster franchise and accidentally created the blueprint for every 'hot villain with tragic backstory' for the next decade.
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