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Tale of the Mummy

  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
3.7K
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Tale of the Mummy (1998)
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Ancient Egyptian tomb's curse awakens when archaeologists break its seal. All vanish except a logbook. Years later, the leader's granddaughter follows their path, finds an amulet, and battle... Read allAncient Egyptian tomb's curse awakens when archaeologists break its seal. All vanish except a logbook. Years later, the leader's granddaughter follows their path, finds an amulet, and battles the immortality-seeking Talos in London.Ancient Egyptian tomb's curse awakens when archaeologists break its seal. All vanish except a logbook. Years later, the leader's granddaughter follows their path, finds an amulet, and battles the immortality-seeking Talos in London.

  • Director
    • Russell Mulcahy
  • Writers
    • Keith Williams
    • Russell Mulcahy
    • John Esposito
  • Stars
    • Jason Scott Lee
    • Louise Lombard
    • Sean Pertwee
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.0/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Russell Mulcahy
    • Writers
      • Keith Williams
      • Russell Mulcahy
      • John Esposito
    • Stars
      • Jason Scott Lee
      • Louise Lombard
      • Sean Pertwee
    • 79User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Jason Scott Lee
    Jason Scott Lee
    • Detective Riley
    Louise Lombard
    Louise Lombard
    • Sam Turkel
    Sean Pertwee
    Sean Pertwee
    • Bradley Cortese
    Lysette Anthony
    Lysette Anthony
    • Dr. Claire Mulrooney
    Michael Lerner
    Michael Lerner
    • Professor Marcus
    Jack Davenport
    Jack Davenport
    • Detective Bartone
    Honor Blackman
    Honor Blackman
    • Captain Shea
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Sir Richard Turkel
    Shelley Duvall
    Shelley Duvall
    • Edith Butrose
    Gerard Butler
    Gerard Butler
    • Burke
    Jon Polito
    Jon Polito
    • Parsons
    Ronan Vibert
    Ronan Vibert
    • Young
    Bill Treacher
    Bill Treacher
    • Stuart
    Elizabeth Power
    • Mary
    Cyril Nri
    • Forensics
    Roger W. Morrissey
    Roger W. Morrissey
    • The Mummy
    • (as Roger Morrissey)
    Edward Tudor-Pole
    Edward Tudor-Pole
    • Blind Man
    • (as Edward Tudor Pole)
    Craig Stoutt
    • Nabil
    • Director
      • Russell Mulcahy
    • Writers
      • Keith Williams
      • Russell Mulcahy
      • John Esposito
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    4paul_m_haakonsen

    A flaccid mummy movie...

    Oddly enough, then "Tale of the Mummy" had fully evaded me and slipped past my radar. And it wasn't before 2017 that I happened to find it as I was browsing through the horror section. Being a movie that includes a mummy and being a horror movie, I naturally found it interesting and immediately decided to give it a chance, without reading the synopsis or taking notice of who starred in it.

    The movie does start out in an adequate pace, and does establish some characters pretty early on, which was good for the movie.

    "Tale of the Mummy" has an adequate storyline, although parts of it seemed a bit forced. The storyline is simplistic and very easy to follow, making it feel like writers Keith Williams, John Esposito, Russell Mulcahy and writer/director Russell Mulcahy were followed a generic blueprint of 'how-to-make-a-mummy-movie'.

    I must admit that I was more than genuinely impressed with the ensemble of cast that had been hired for this movie, because there are some rather good names on the cast list here. It was a nice surprise to see the likes of Christopher Lee, Gerard Butler, Lysette Anthony, Sean Pertwee, Shelley Duvall, Jon Polito, Jason Scott Lee and Michael Lerner in a movie such as this.

    The effects in "Tale of the Mummy" were quite good and actually do, to some extend, still hold their ground even today. So thumbs up for the special effects team that worked on the movie.

    It was kind of funny how adept the awakened mummy was at speaking English and speaking it flawlessly.

    The movie does let off some of its momentum once it makes it past the halfway marker. Which is a bit of a shame. The movie in whole doesn't really stand out and is not a particularly memorable addition to the mummy movie genre.

    And the ending of the movie? Wow, seriously? That had to be one of the most ridiculous endings in the history of mummy movies. It was so phenomenally bad that it has to be seen to believe.
    7martincooper

    Enjoyed it

    I actually erm....well eh....enjoyed this movie. I was suprised to find all of the negativity about it here on imdb. I agree some of the voice audio was difficult to hear but that's about the only criticism I agree with. Story was fairly typical of this genre but the ending was brave - not copping out to another 'all is well' happy ending. If I have a problem with the ending it would be that it is not all that clear what actually happens - but I think I got the gist. I score it 7.5 out of 10.
    moviejay-2

    Not to be confused with an actual movie.

    "Tale of the Mummy" is one wickedly bad movie. It starts off okay, with the always impressive Christopher Lee, but then it just tails off a bit, wanders around lost for a while and just goes to pot from there. It's poorly conceived and written, so poorly that I was wondering if the screenplay was written by someone who had never heard English, let alone spoke it. The incredible thing about this mess is that it actually got released, usually when a company makes a movie this bad they hide it on the shelf for a few years and then melt it down to make ash trays. I suppose that they figured that some idiot (Like me) would watch it because it has a Mummy in the title. He's not actually a mummy, per se, he's more of a bandage delivery system. I saw the box, read the title, it was a rent one, get one free situation, and I thought to myself, "How bad can it be?" Well, that question was answered alright, and I will never subject myself to this kind of deep, deep pain again. If you do watch this film and it does cause you to feel great discomfort in your head, don't worry, it's just your brain leaving in disgust.
    3elektra33

    Excellent, average and poor all at once.

    I wasn't expecting much from this film, especially with the title "Talos the Mummy", to be honest I was quite surprised at how enjoyable the first 20mins or so were. Christopher Lee was as good as always and the rest of the cast fine. When the story went to England, things kind of lost focus a little and the story underwent a radical change. Unfortunately though it was the last 10 minutes that ruined the film completely. Do we really want to watch a film where every single character who utters one line is killed ? - Just what was the deal with the ending anyway, I couldn't half understand it at the pace the ending went!!!

    It started strong, then became average and ended poorly. Sadly it's usually the ending of the films you remember most.

    3/10
    Radziwill

    Talos the Mummy is not a masterpiece

    "Talos the Mummy" isn't a masterpiece but it's OK if you want a good entertainment. Of course I can't compare it with "Star Gate" or other similar movies but still "Talos" is for fans of Russell Mulcahy who directed it. Russell Mulcahy also directed "The Shadow" and "The Ricochet" and this movie isn't his best one (I think "The Shadow" is his best). But if you want to spend 2 hours of your free time with a good special effects, action and sometimes horror you should see "Talos the Mummy"

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    Still frame
    Adventure
    Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    Fantasy
    Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
    Horror
    James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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    • Trivia
      Louise Lombard was a late casting choice, replacing another actress who had to drop out because she had been bitten by a dog with rabies.
    • Quotes

      Bradley Cortese: What sort of respectable mummy snuffs it without leaving a mothercurse on her tomb?

    • Alternate versions
      The 88 minute US version is missing about 30 minutes of footage that exist in the international version.
    • Connections
      Referenced in DVD/Lazerdisc/VHS collection 2016 (2016)

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 1998 (Argentina)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Luxembourg
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Talos the Mummy
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK(one day of shooting)
    • Production companies
      • 7th Voyage
      • Centurion
      • Cine Grande Corporation
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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $831,785
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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