THE MUMMY 25th Anniversary

This 1999 reboot of Universal’s classic monster franchise is both a loving homage to the past and a thrilling leap forward in its use of cutting-edge visual effects. Writer/director Stephen Sommers has an obvious love for classic monster movies and serials as well as RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (itself an homage to classic serials) which shines through in every frame of this rip-roaring action film about an adventurer and a librarian who go up against an awakened ancient mummy in 1920s Egypt. Everything in THE MUMMY works from the groundbreaking visual effects to the game performances of Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz to frequent Sommers collaborator Bob Ducsay’s ace editing. Most importantly, though, THE MUMMY never forgets what it is at heart: a pure adrenaline-driven piece of entertainment with equal amounts of laughs and thrills. THE MUMMY’s long afterlife has been well-earned. 

Stephen Sommers is a filmmaker best known for THE ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN, THE JUNGLE BOOK, DEEP RISING, THE MUMMY, THE MUMMY RETURNS, VAN HELSING, and G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, among others. 

Bob Ducsay, ACE, is best known for his collaborations with Stephen Sommers on such films as DEEP RISING, THE MUMMY, and THE MUMMY RETURNS, among others, as well as his collaborations with Rian Johnson on LOOPER, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, KNIVES OUT, and GLASS ONION.