The Mummy opened on May 7, 1999, and grossed $43 million in 3,210 theaters during its opening weekend in the United States the movie went on to gross $416 million worldwide. Jerry Goldsmith provided the orchestral score. The visual effects were provided by Industrial Light & Magic, who blended film and computer-generated imagery to create the titular Mummy. Originally intended to be part of a low-budget horror series, the movie was eventually turned into a blockbuster adventure film with horror themes.įilming began in Marrakech, Morocco, on May 4, 1998, and lasted seventeen weeks the crew had to endure dehydration, sandstorms, and snakes while filming in the Sahara. It is a loose remake of the 1932 film of the same name which starred Boris Karloff in the title role. O'Connor, with Arnold Vosloo in the title role as the reanimated mummy. The Mummy is a 1999 American adventure horror film written and directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and Kevin J.

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