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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Profanity Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 10/02/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Studio: Universal Studios Total Copies: 17 Genres: Adventure, Horror, Adventure Comedy, Costume Adventure, Creature Film See Also: The Mummy Returns [Fullscreen], The Mummy Returns [HD DVD], The Mummy Returns [Widescreen] [Deluxe Edition], The Mummy Returns [Blu-ray], The Mummy Returns [Widescreen] [Collector's Edition], The Mummy Returns [Fullscreen] [Collector's Edition], The Mummy Returns [Fullscreen] [Collector's Edition], The Mummy Returns [Widescreen] [Collector's Edition], The Mummy Returns [Blu-ray]

This big-budget sequel from writer/director Stephen Sommers navigates much of the same cliffhanger territory as George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones franchise. It is 1933, eight years after the events of The Mummy (1999). Legionnaire Rick O'Connell Brendan Fraser has married his Egyptologist girlfriend Evelyn Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) and the couple has settled in London, where they're raising their young son Alex (Freddie Boath). The family's domestic tranquility is shattered when the 3,000-year-old mummified corpse of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), which has been shipped to the British Museum, is resurrected once again to resume his evil quest for immortality. In the meantime, another ancient threat emerges in the form of the Scorpion King (professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson, aka. The Rock), a mighty warrior frozen in time with his supernatural army. In order to save his family, Rick is forced to seek a mythical pyramid of gold, facing marauding bands of pygmy skeletons, among other hazards. The Mummy Returns co-stars John Hannah, Oded Fehr, and Patricia Velasquez. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Brendan Fraser - Rick O'Connell
Rachel Weisz - Evelyn/Nefertiri
John Hannah - Jonathan
Arnold Vosloo - Imhotep
Oded Fehr - Ardeth Bay

One of the most successful fantasy films of 2001, The Mummy Returns gets the deluxe treatment on DVD, with a sharp transfer and a bevy of bonus features. This edition of the film has been given a letterboxed transfer at 2.35:1 (it's also enhanced for widescreen monitors), as well as a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack in both English and French (sorry, but no subtitles). Director Stephen Sommers adds a commentary track, and there's also a bonus featurette on the making of the film. An interview with famed professional wrestler The Rock (who appears in a supporting role) is included, as well as short features on Egyptian lore and legend and the creation of the film's elaborate special effects. The rock group Live appears in a music video for the song "Forever May Not Be Long Enough", featured in the film's soundtrack, and consumers whose computers have DVD-ROM drives can access additional online information on the movie and how it was made. There's also a pan-and-scan DVD available of The Mummy Returns with most of the same bonus features, but true fans of the film will want the widescreen edition, which truly makes the most of the film's striking visual effects. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide