Season 6: Episode 271 - MAKE/REMAKE: The Mummy (1932)/The Mummy (1999)

The Mummy (1932)

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The Mummy is a 1932 pre-code American supernatural horror film directed by Karl Freund and stars Boris Karloff.  In the film, Karloff stars as an ancient Egyptian mummy named Imhotep, who is discovered by a team of archaeologists and inadvertently brought back to life by a magic scroll being read aloud. Disguised as a modern Egyptian named Ardeth Bey, Imhotep searches for his lost love, who he believes has been reincarnated as a modern girl.  In recent times, the film has drawn criticisms for orientalism and the “othering” of Egyptian culture.

 

The Mummy (1999)

 

The Mummy, the 1999 American fantasy action-adventure film is a remake of the 1932 film starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and  Kevin J O’Connor.  he film follows adventurer Rick O'Connell as he travels to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, with a librarian and her older brother, where they accidentally awaken Imhotep, a cursed high priest with supernatural powers.  The film would spawn three sequels and be a box office success making over $416.4million worldwide. 

 

Opening Credits; Introduction (1.05); Background History (20.03); The Mummy (1932) Film Trailer (21.44); The Original (23.18); Amazing Design Advertisement (52.37); Introducing a Remake (53.49); The Mummy (1999) Film Trailer (55.36); The Remake (57.43); How Many Stars (2.05.29); End Credits (2:20.01); Closing Credits (2:21.37)

 

Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – copyright 2021. All rights reserved

 

Closing Credits:  The Mummy Song (Egyptian Trilogy 1) by Colin Buchanan.  Taken from the album I Want My Mummy.  Copyright 1993 Wanaaring Road Music.. 

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Original Music copyrighted 2020 Dan Hughes Music and the Literary License Podcast. 

 

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