Tale of the Mummy
The curse is legend. The terror is real.
1998 | 88m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Russell Mulcahy |
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| Writer: | Keith Williams, John Esposito, Russell Mulcahy |
| Staring: |
| Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a Prince was buried and his tomb eternally cursed so that no man would ever again suffer from his evil ways. But hundreds of years later on a greedy search for treasure, a group of archaeologists break the cursed seal of the tomb. Every man vanishes without a trace, leaving behind only a log book, and a deadly warning of the legend of the bloodthirsty Talos. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 19, 1998 |
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| Director: | Russell Mulcahy |
| Writer: | Keith Williams, John Esposito, Russell Mulcahy |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Adventure, Horror |
| Keywords | mummy |
| Production Companies | Telepool, The Carousel Picture Company, Centurion, Cine Grande Corporation, Brimstone Entertainment LLC, 7th Voyage, KNB EFX Group, The Pharaohs Company Ltd., Muraglia/Sladek Filmworks |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $8,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jason Scott Lee | Riley |
| Louise Lombard | Samantha Turkel |
| Sean Pertwee | Bradley Cortese |
| Lysette Anthony | Dr. Claire Mulrooney |
| Michael Lerner | Professor Marcus |
| Jack Davenport | Detective Bartone |
| Honor Blackman | Captain Shea |
| Shelley Duvall | Edith Butros |
| Christopher Lee | Sir Richard Turkel |
| Gerard Butler | Burke |
| Jon Polito | Parsons |
| Ronan Vibert | Young |
| Bill Treacher | Stuart |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bryce Walmsley | Production Design |
| Keith Williams | Writer |
| John Esposito | Writer |
| Armen Minasian | Editor |
| Peter Powis | Art Direction |
| Russell Mulcahy | Writer, Director |
| Simon Bowles | Art Direction |
| Gabriel Beristain | Director of Photography |
| Stefano Mainetti | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey White | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
Ok, straight to the point.... Why? What on earth was Russell Mulcahy thinking when he decided that this was ever going to work? Aside from an all too brief appearance from Christopher Lee (though easy enough to explain if he'd actually been sent the entire screenplay) the thing is an ensemble of som ... e seriously C-rated British bit-part actors who support eye-candy Jason Scott Lee as the visiting detective "Riley" on a desperate mission to thwart a curse that will release "Talos" (a Greek bronze man, methinks - but, hey ho!) and bring devastation to all mankind. The special effects seem to consist of lots of bits of bandage blowing about in an attempt to create some semblance of peril, or menace - or maybe just a draft? The dialogue is just silly and what Honor Blackman is doing here is anyone's guess. Sorry this is just dross - and fans of mummy films (that's me, too) ought to consign this to a place where even the book of the dead can't help it.