Russell mulcahys tale of the mummy trailer youtube. Now it has been 50 years and his daughter is following his footsteps. This movie is noted for wasting the considerable talents of christopher lee and honor blackman in fragmented scenes lasting but. Tale of the mummy 1998 stream and watch online moviefone. Talos the mummytale of a mummy leaps in with a remarkable arsenal of effects the film is coproduced by the high profile knb efx group makeup effects company with images of bandages and paper dragging victims away, wild visions of a skeletal figure formed out of bandages scuttling along a ceiling, and christopher lee who also played the title figure in hammers the mummy 1959.
That said, rising star sofia boutella is a marvelous choice, she exudes that thirst for power effortlessly in addition to being incredibly seductive. Jason scott lee, louise lombard, sean pertwee, lysette anthony, michael lerner, jack davenport, honor blackman, christopher lee. Tale of the mummy 1998 trailer vhs capture youtube. Russell mulcahys tale of the mummy 1999 rotten tomatoes. Talos the mummy tale of the mummy soundtrack cd details and availability. His evil threatens to spread around the world when the approaching alignment of the planets will raise the legendary talos to a level of immortal power. Before all are lost, team leader sir richard turkel horror legend christopher lee, dracula heroically sacrifices his own life to destroy the tomb and contain talos once more. Talos the mummy russell mulcahys tale of the mummy.
I do think the mummy is what happens when the story is forced to serve the visual. Louise lombard and lysette anthony don draeger hazmat suits before venturing into an ancient egyptian tomb. Tale of the mummy is a 1998 britishamerican horror film directed by russell mulcahy and. Lysette anthony looked so darn cute, that little vixen. The bandages of talos are discovered years later by the head archeologists daughter and brought back to london to be displayed in a museum. Trailer for tale of the mummy 1998 captured from the twin dragons 1992 vhs tape. Tale of the mummy 1998 jason scott lee, louise lombard. Fifty years ago, sir richard turkel christopher lee met disaster while exploring the supposedly cursed tomb of the ancient egyptian tyrant talos. Before all are lost, team leader sir richard turkel horror legend christopher lee, dracula heroically sacrifices his own life to destroy the tomb and contain talos. Indeed he proved far too strong for the mummies to defeat. When they break into the burial chamber, they see taloss sarcophagus suspended from the ceiling. When an archaeological expedition opens an ancient egyptian tomb, the unimaginable evil of a cursed pharaoh talos is unleashed.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for tale of the mummy 1999 russell mulcahy on allmovie allmovie. Tomb of the dragon emperor was released in 2008, developed by eurocom for. The american detective in charge of the affair and the daughter of the archeologist race against time to defeat the malicious mummy. The mummy 110 movie clip the pharaoh is killed 1999 hd duration. It was sorta the mummy meets the invisible man for a large portion of the movie. Also starring action star jason scott lee rudyard kiplings, the jungle book, the heartpounder russell mulcahys tale of the mummy tells us that this time, there may be. Though its story is muddled, tale of the mummy is an almost servicable horror film. The police officer in charge detective riley gets some help by samantha who tells him that due to a special constellation of the stars talos soon might become immortal. Talos the mummy aka russell mulcahys tale of the mummy is the visual stylists littleseen love letter to hammer horror and the films of ray harryhausen and is a fun reinvention of the mummy mythos first envisiged by bram stoker in his 1903 novel the jewel of seven stars. Egyptian symbols and is given to dire mutterings about talos and the coming. He accomplishes this goal as litter, a trail of rags, dirty old wrapping.
Talos the mummy or tale of the mummy as the video says was an awesome specialeffects horror film that is in fact opposite of stephen sommers excellent mummy remake because it is a horror not an adventure as the box art claims it is. But, shortly after the tombs artifacts are transferred to a london museum, a strange. Tale of the mummy also known as russell mulcahys tale of the mummy and talos the mummy is a 1998 britishamerican horror film directed by russell. She wants to continue on with this journey that her grandfather could not and decides to explore talos, the egyptian tyrants tomb. The classic mummy film is the original boris karloff the mummy 1932. The mummy is a 1999 film about an ancient egyptian priest who rises from the dead to ensnare the world. Best known for his highlander series, russell mulcahy pays homage to the hammer films of the 1960s with this allstar recreation of the mummy story. Now his granddaughter, archaeologist samantha turkel louise lombard, eagerly picks up where he left off, delving into its depths to uncover talos sarcophagus. Centuries ago, a sadistic prince named talos was buried and his tomb was infinitely cursed so that no man would ever again suffer from his evil ways. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 36 produced by 8 music by 1. Russell mulcahys tale of the mummy usa aec routemaster.
Tale of the mummy also known as russell mulcahys tale of the mummy and talos the mummy is a 1998 britishamerican horror film directed by russell mulcahy and starring jason scott lee, jack davenport, louise lombard and christopher lee. The mummy morphs from one form to another a number of times and it mostly worked. Tale of the mummy on imdb tale of the mummy at the tcm movie database tale of the mummy at rotten tomatoes. Until in his arrogance talos accidentally stepped on the device that was weakening armon, allowing the mummy to regain his full strength and defeat talos by removing the plug on the bronze giants heel, causing talos to. Horror sciencefiction film geregisseerd door russell mulcahy. Tale of the mummy 1998 jason scott lee, louise lombard, sean. The film received a theatrical wide release on february, 1999. The evil mummy talos must collect all of his body parts before the planets align. Loosely based on the 1932 film starring boris karloff. Jason scott lee louise lombard sean pertwee lysette anthony michael lerner.
They realize too late that they are releasing a gruesome and evil force, but turkel manages to seal the tomb by blowing up his party. Starring brendan fraser, rachel weisz, john hannah, and arnold vosloo. Throughout the 1940s, the mummy movie was a genre that had been. Much has been made of the concept of talos, the mummy as its his bandages that come to life but its original and creative and shows what can be done on a small budget. Tale of the mummy 1998 directed by russell mulcahy. Released 1998, tale of the mummy stars jason scott lee, louise lombard, sean pertwee, lysette anthony the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 27 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Overview of russell mulcahys tale of the mummy, 1999, directed by russell mulcahy, with jason scott lee, louise lombard, sean pertwee, at turner classic movies. Dealing with the standard plot points of the mummified undead curses, reincarnation, deadly linen, the film treads recognizable ground but throws out a big narrative net, ecompassing a number of minor subplots. Versions director russel mulcahy of highlanderfame made this bmovie. At first it seemed to be no more than a chance ray of light beamed into the vestibule by the shifting of a treebough between house and street lamp, but as we kept our eyes glued to it we saw that it was a form a tall, attenuated, skeletallythin form moving stealthily in the shadow. Tale of the mummy 1998 jason scott lee, louise lombard, sean pertwee watch on. Talos the mummy tale of the mummy movie soundtrack.
Films propagating such beliefs include the original universal movie the mummy 1932 starring boris karloff as imhotep which spawned four sequels featuring a mummy named kharis and the hammer horror reboot of the mummy 1959 starring christopher lee as kharis which spawned three sequels starring various actors as different mummies. Turkel discovers the tomb of talos in egypt, once a sinister and horrific prince during the reign of the pharaohs. Director russell mulcahys film is an okay diversion, but lacks the appeal. Tale of the mummy is a angloamerican film released late in 1998, directed by russell mulcahy, starring jason scott lee and louise lombard with an almost all british supporting cast including jack davenport, honor blackman, sean pertwee and gerard butler and a special cameo appearance by christopher lee.
Around 19989, the mummy movie made a major comeback. I do think the mummy is what happens when the story is forced to serve the visual spectacle instead of the other way around. Sir richard turkel unearthed an ancient egyptian mummy that caused a huge disaster. Tale of the mummy 1998 fifty years ago, sir richard turkel christopher lee met disaster while exploring the supposedly cursed tomb of the ancient egyptian tyrant talos. I vaguely remember watching tale of the mummy with my parents in a movie theatre when i was a kid. Russell mulcahys tale of the mummy, talos the mummy. Louise lombard in tale of the mummy 1998 jason scott lee and louise. Partially financed but abandoned by disney, this film was made at the same time as stephen sommers big budgeted brendan fraser epic and consequently never got an american release until much later when it was cut from 115 minutes to 88 minutes. Watch russell mulcahys tale of the mummy prime video. Partially financed but abandoned by disney, this film was made at the same time as stephen sommers big budgeted brendan fraser epic and consequently never got an american release until much later when it was cut from 115. This was back in 1998, when stephen sommers the mummy. Lees ons privacybeleid voor meer informatie over hoe moviemeter met je privacy. Find movie and film cast and crew information for tale of the mummy. The bandages of talos are discovered years later by the head.
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