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MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 05/16/2000 Format: DVD - Black and White Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Studio: Passport Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Film, TV & Radio, Film & Television History

Not to be confused with the 1999 action-horror blockbuster The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser, this film of the same title is a 2000 documentary hosted by fright legend Christopher Lee. Exploring the history of mummies in movies, the program features an assortment of classic clips from films centered around the wrapped-up, centuries-old Egyptian monsters. Along with archived interviews with Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, this film also includes segments dealing with zombies and other specimens of the walking dead. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Christopher Lee - Host

=The Mummy Ultimate Edition is a two-DVD set that -- like Universal's 1999 pedal-to-the-metal remake of the 1932 Boris Karloff classic -- is packed with so many special features that a viewer won't know where to look first. The film, about the resurrection of a vengeful priest from ancient Egypt, stars Brendan Fraser and Arnold Vosloo, among others. The first DVD contains a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen version of the movie in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. It also has three feature commentaries: one by director Stephen Sommers and editor Bob Ducsay; the second with actors Oded Fehr, Kevin J. O'Connor, and Arnold Vosloo; and the third with Brendan Fraser. The disc includes a "Building a Better Mummy" feature that explains how the modern mummy was constructed by Industrial Light and Magic, production and cast/filmmaker notes, and an introduction to ancient Egypt called "Egyptology 101." Disc two contains a full-frame 1.33:1 version of the film also in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, deleted scenes, an explanation of several of the film's special effects sequences, a storyboard to final film comparison of several scenes, a photography montage, a brief explanation of Egyptian Pharaoh lineage, and some highlights of The Mummy Returns sequel. Both discs also contain special DVD-ROM features. ~ Russell Roberts, All Movie Guide