Tale of the Mummy main backdrop
Tale of the Mummy main poster

Tale of the Mummy

Visit website

4.7/10 • 112

1998-08-031h 28m

HorrorAdventureFantasy

The curse is legend. The terror is real.

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.

Directors
Russell Mulcahy
Writters
Keith Williams, Russell Mulcahy, John Esposito
Editors
Keith Williams, Russell Mulcahy, Armen Minasian

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Jason Scott Lee

    Jason Scott Lee

    Riley

  2. Louise Lombard

    Louise Lombard

    Samantha Turkel

  3. Sean Pertwee

    Sean Pertwee

    Bradley Cortese

  4. Lysette Anthony

    Lysette Anthony

    Dr. Claire Mulrooney

  5. Michael Lerner

    Michael Lerner

    Professor Marcus

  6. Jack Davenport

    Jack Davenport

    Detective Bartone

  7. Honor Blackman

    Honor Blackman

    Captain Shea

  8. Shelley Duvall

    Shelley Duvall

    Edith Butros

  9. Christopher Lee

    Christopher Lee

    Sir Richard Turkel

Reviews1

View Reviews
CinemaSerf Avatar

CinemaSerf

Jul 17, 2023

4/10

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 some 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.

Media

  • Tale of the Mummy poster
  • Tale of the Mummy poster
  • Tale of the Mummy poster

Recommendations

  • A Monster with a Thousand Heads main backdrop

    A Monster with a Thousand Heads

    5.9

  • Zorba the Greek main backdrop

    Zorba the Greek

    7.5

  • Fierce Town main backdrop

    Fierce Town

    7.3

  • Survival Island main backdrop

    Survival Island

    4.5

  • One More Kiss main backdrop

    One More Kiss

    5.4

  • Look Who's Back main backdrop

    Look Who's Back

    6.8

  • Karate Kid: Legends main backdrop

    Karate Kid: Legends

    7.1

  • Home main backdrop

    Home

    6.8

  • Just Go with It main backdrop

    Just Go with It

    6.7

  • Thunderbolts* main backdrop

    Thunderbolts*

    7.4

  • Her main backdrop

    Her

    7.8

  • Prey main backdrop

    Prey

    7.7

  • Parasite main backdrop

    Parasite

    8.5

  • Fight Club main backdrop

    Fight Club

    8.4

  • Holidate main backdrop

    Holidate

    7.0

  • Big Fish main backdrop

    Big Fish

    7.8

  • La La Land main backdrop

    La La Land

    7.9

  • Princess Mononoke main backdrop

    Princess Mononoke

    8.3

  • Zombieland main backdrop

    Zombieland

    7.3

  • The Super Mario Bros. Movie main backdrop

    The Super Mario Bros. Movie

    7.6

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$8,000,000.00
Revenue
$831,785.00
Keywords
mummy