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The Mummy Returns is a 2001 fantasy action horror film directed by Stephen Sommers, who also wrote the screenplay. Produced by Sean Daniel and James Jacks, the movie features a cast including Brendan Fraser, Arnold Vosloo, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah. Adrian Biddle served as director of photography, with Bob Ducsay as editor and Alan Silvestri composing the score. The film follows The Mummy and is followed by The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios and in Morocco, the production was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix. It has a runtime of 130 minutes and was released in 2001. The movie is part of The Mummy Collection and originated in the United States, with the United Kingdom also listed as a country of origin. Voice acting was provided by Max Cavalera, and Oded Fehr served as narrator.
The film achieved a box office revenue of 433013274 according to Wikidata, while TMDb lists a revenue of 443280904 against a budget of 98000000. It holds a vote average of 6.402 on TMDb and a rating of 6.4 on IMDb. The tagline for the film is "Adventure is reborn."
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6.4Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.
Cast
- Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell
- Rachel Weisz as Evelyn O'Connell / Nefertiri
- John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan
- Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay
- Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep
- Patricia Velásquez as Meela / Anck-Su-Namun
Themes
- egypt
- pyramid
- son
- mummy
- nile
- sequel
- tomb
- ancient egypt
- 1930s
- egyptian tomb
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- The Mummy
- Followed by
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
- Follows
- The Mummy
- Director
- Stephen Sommers
- Screenwriter
- Stephen Sommers
- Cast member
- Joe Dixon
- Voice actor
- Max Cavalera
- Composer
- Alan Silvestri
- Producer
- James Jacks
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Adrian Biddle
- Filming location
- Morocco
- Duration
- 129
- FilmAffinity ID
- 426212
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.uphe.com/movies/the-mummy-returns
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- publication date
- 2001-05-17
- title
- The Mummy Returns
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Bob Ducsay
- narrator
- Oded Fehr
- box office
- 433013274
- has spin-off
- The Scorpion King
- capital cost
- 98000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Mumia
- set in environment
- desert
- review score
- 6.4/10
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Encyclopedic overview
The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American fantasy action-adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers. It is the sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy, and the second in The Mummy film series. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, and Patricia Velásquez reprise their roles from the previous film, with Dwayne Johnson (credited under his ring name "The Rock") joining the cast in his film acting debut.
The film was released on May 4, 2001, by Universal Pictures. Like its predecessor, The Mummy Returns was a commercial success, grossing $436 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2001 and the highest-grossing film of the series. The film received mixed reviews from critics. It was followed by a 2002 prequel film, The Scorpion King and a 2008 indirect sequel, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. A direct sequel is set to be released on October 15, 2027.
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