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The Mummy Returns
Credits
Title: The Mummy Returns
Director: Stephen Sommers
Writers: Stephen Sommers
Producers: Sean Daniel; Bob Ducsay; James Jacks; Megan Moran; Don Zepfel
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Editors: Bob Ducsay; Kelly Matsumoto
Production
Production company: Universal Pictures
Alphaville Films
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Released: May 4th, 2001
Rating: PG-13
Running time: 130 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Budget: $98,000,000
Gross: $202,007,640 (US) [1]
$433,013,274 (Worldwide) [1]
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The Mummy Returns is an American feature film of the action/adventure and supernatural thriller genres. It is the second film in The Mummy remake series produced by Universal Pictures and follows the events of the 1999 movie, The Mummy. The film was written and directed by Stephen Sommers and released by Universal in the United States on May 4th, 2001. The film brings back the entire surviving cast from the first film including Brendan Fraser reprising the role of the hero, Rick O'Connell, Rachel Weisz as Evy (now Evelyn O'Connell), John Hannah as the good-hearted trouble-maker Jonathan Carnahan, Arnold Vosloo as the evil Imhotep, Oded Fehr as the Medjai badass, Ardeth Bay and everyone's favorite Ancient Egyptian booty call, Patricia Velasquez as Anck-Su-Namun. Joining the cast as newcomers is Freddie Boath, making his cinematic debut as Alex O'Connell and former WWF wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson making his big-screen theatrical debut as the uber-baddie, the Scorpion King.

Plot[]

Wikipedia[]

In 3067 B.C., a warrior known as the Scorpion King leads an army to conquer the world. However, they are eventually defeated and he is exiled to the desert of Ahm Shere. Dying, the King vows to give Anubis his soul in return for the power to defeat his enemies. Anubis accepts, conjuring an oasis and golden pyramid, and giving the King an army of jackal-like warriors to conquer Egypt. However, once his task is finished, Anubis claims his soul, and the army is returned to the Underworld.

In 1933 A.D., seven years after the defeat of Imhotep, Rick O'Connell and his wife, Evelyn, explore ancient ruins with their son, Alex, finding the Bracelet of Anubis. In London, Alex plays with the bracelet, which locks onto his wrist, showing him visions that lead to Ahm Shere. Evelyn is kidnapped by a cult who resurrect Imhotep with the Book of the Dead, wishing to use his power to defeat the King; this would give them command of Anubis's army.

The cult, led by museum curator Baltus Hafez, includes enforcer Lock-Nah and Meela Nais, the physical reincarnation of Imhotep's love Anck-su-namun. Rick and Alex set out to rescue Evelyn with the help of her brother Jonathan, who had gotten his hands on a golden scepter, and the Medjai Ardeth Bay, who has returned to help them.

Rick frees Evelyn before she is sacrificed and they fight against Imhotep. Meanwhile, Alex is kidnapped and forced to lead the cult with the bracelet. The O'Connells pursue them with Rick's associate Izzy. En route, Alex secretly leaves clues for his parents, who follow in Izzy's dirigible.

Imhotep uses the Book to restore Anck-su-namun's soul into Meela's body. By doing so, he unwittingly allows Evelyn to unlock the memories of her previous life as Princess Nefertiri, the bracelet's keeper.

At the edge of the Oasis, Imhotep realizes that they are being pursued and uses his powers to attack the dirigible. The dirigible eventually crashes into the oasis's jungle, and Izzy chooses to stay behind to repair it. The O'Connells, Ardeth, Alex, and the cult are eventually attacked by pygmy mummies. Rick retrieves Alex while Ardeth kills Lock-Nah.

They escape from the pygmies, who kill all of the cult members except for Hafez, Imhotep, and Anck-su-namun. Rick and Alex race to the pyramid before the sun light reaches it, saving Alex's life and allowing the bracelet to release his hand. Anck-su-namun, Imhotep, and Hafez then arrive and kill Evelyn before entering the pyramid.

Inside the pyramid, Imhotep loses his powers and is forced to face the King as a mortal. Hafez uses the bracelet to conjure Anubis's army, which appears in the desert outside of the Oasis. Rick finds Imhotep summoning the King and attacks him. The King, now an enormous scorpion monster, interrupts the fight. Imhotep tricks him into attacking Rick. Outside, Ardeth and the Medjai battle Anubis's resurrected army. While Rick and the King fight, Hafez is caught in the melee and dies.

Meanwhile, Jonathan and Alex steal the Book from Anck-su-namun and use it to resurrect Evelyn. Rick discovers hieroglyphs explaining that Jonathan's scepter is the mystic Spear of Osiris, the only weapon capable of killing the King. Meanwhile, Evie fights with Anck-su-namun. Aided by Jonathan, Rick gets the spear and uses it to slay the King, sending him and the army of Anubis back into the Underworld.

As the oasis begins to implode and the pyramid crumbles, Rick and Imhotep cling to the ledge of a pit that leads to the underworld. Rick implores Evelyn to escape, but she risks her life to pull him to safety. Seeing this, Imhotep pleads for Anck-su-namun to do the same, but she abandons him. Heartbroken, Imhotep lets go and plummets into the underworld. While fleeing, Anck-su-namun inadvertently falls into a pit of scorpions and dies.

Izzy then arrives with the repaired dirigible and rescues the O'Connells just before the oasis and the pyramid are destroyed—though not before Jonathan swipes a diamond. They depart into the sunset, with Ardeth saluting them before riding away.

Cast[]

Actor Role
Brendan Fraser Rick O'Connell
Rachel Weisz Evelyn O'Connell/Nefertiri
John Hannah Jonathan Carnahan
Arnold Vosloo Imhotep
Oded Fehr Ardeth Bay
Patricia Velasquez Meela/Anck-Su-Namun
Freddie Boath Alex O'Connell
Alun Armstrong Mister Hafez
The Rock The Scorpion King
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Lock-Nah
Shaun Parkes Izzy
Bruce Byron Red
Joe Dixon Jacques
Tom Fisher Spivey
Aharon Ipalé Pharaoh
Quill Roberts Shafek
Donna Air Show girl
Trevor Lovell Mountain of flesh
Brian Best British Museum mummy
Max Cavalera Scorpion King (voice)
Paul Sacks Red turban guard
Stephen Sommers Man in bathtub
Rocky Taylor Man in alley

Appearances[]

Characters[]

Protagonists[]

Antagonists[]

Others[]

Locations[]

  • Abu Simbel
  • Ahm Shere
  • Giza

Organizations[]

  • Anubis Warriors
  • Cult of Imhotep
  • Medjai

Items & Vehicles[]

Races & Animals[]

Powers[]

Vocations[]

Time Eras[]

  • 3067 BCE
  • 1290 BCE
  • 1930s
  • 1933
  • 18th Dynasty
  • Early Dynastic Period

Miscellaneous[]

Notes & Trivia[]

Recommendations[]

Stephen Sommers stuff[]

See also[]

External Links[]

Gallery[]

Film posters[]

Screenshots[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IMDB; The Mummy Returns (2001); Box office & Business.
  2. ↑ IMDB; The Mummy Returns (2001); Filming locations.
  3. ↑ Amazon.com; The Mummy Returns; DVD; Widescreen Collector's Edition
  4. ↑ Amazon.com; The Mummy Collector's Set; DVD; The Mummy; The Mummy Returns; The Scorpion King
  5. ↑ Amazon.com; The Mummy Trilogy; DVD; The Mummy; The Mummy Returns; The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
  6. ↑ IMDB; The Mummy (1999)
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