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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Watch With Your Kids, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 04/24/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Studio: Universal Studios Total Copies: 14 Genres: Adventure, Horror, Adventure Comedy, Costume Adventure, Creature Film See Also: The Mummy [Fullscreen], The Mummy [Widescreen], The Mummy [HD DVD], The Mummy [Deluxe Edtion] [Incldues Digital Copy], The Mummy [Blu-ray], Mummy [Widescreen] [Collector's Edition], Mummy [Fullscreen] [Collector's Edition], The Mummy [Widescreen] [Collector's Edition], The Mummy [Fullscreen] [Collector's Edition], The Mummy [Blu-ray]

Loosely adapted from the classic 1932 horror film starring Boris Karloff, The Mummy is set in Egypt, where over 3,000 years ago the high priest Imhotep (played by Arnold Vosloo) was given the all-important assignment of preparing the recently dead for their journey into the afterlife. However, Imhotep made one terrible mistake - he became smitten with Anck-Su-Namun, the mistress of the Pharaoh himself. Driven mad by jealousy and love, Imhotep murdered the Pharaoh, and his punishment was to be buried alive and suffer the torment of an eternal life in his wretched tomb. In 1925, a band of adventurers seeking fame and fortune - led by Rick O'Connel (Brendan Fraser), an American expatriate who has joined the foreign legion, and Evelyn Carnarvon (Rachel Weisz), an amateur archeologist - find a previously unknown burial site in Egypt. The team starts to dig, hoping to find lost riches, but instead they disturb the tomb of Imhotep, and soon the cursed priest rises from his grave to wreck vengeance on humanity. The Mummy was written and directed by Stephen Sommers, whose previous cinematic journeys into the past include The Jungle Book and The Adventures of Huck Finn. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Brendan Fraser - Rick O'Connell
Rachel Weisz - Evelyn
John Hannah - Jonathan
Arnold Vosloo - Imhotep
Kevin J. O'Connor - Beni
Stephen Dunham - Henderson

Stephen Sommers' hugely successful version of The Mummy gets the deluxe treatment from Universal on this DVD release. The disc offers a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1, as well as an inferior full-frame transfer. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1, a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround, and a French soundtrack is available in Dolby Digital 5.1. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible. The first disc on this two-disc set contains three commentary tracks. One features the director and the editor, another features star Brendan Fraser, and another features the supporting cast. Production notes, a making-of documentary, and cast and filmmaker biographies round out the first disc. The second DVD features deleted scenes, a storyboard-to-film comparison, a photo gallery, and theatrical trailers for both this film and its sequel. Those with a DVD-ROM drive can access a live webcast of the premiere, screen savers, and a link to The Mummy Returns' web site. These discs offer the definitive home-video release of this summer blockbuster. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide