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Tale of the Mummy

Tale of the Mummy
Tale of the mummy poster.jpg
US film poster
Directed by Russell Mulcahy
Produced by Silvio Muraglia
Tom Reeve
Daniel Sladek
Written by Keith Williams
Russell Mulcahy
John Esposito
Starring Jason Scott Lee
Louise Lombard
Sean Pertwee
Lysette Anthony
Michael Lerner
Jack Davenport
Music by Stefano Mainetti
Cinematography Gabriel Beristain
Edited by Armen Minasian
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
Dimension Films
Release date
August 3, 1999 (1999-08-03)
Running time
88 minutes
Country United Kingdom
United States
Language English
Budget $8,000,000 (estimated)

Tale of the Mummy (also known as Russel Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy and Talos – the Mummy) is a 1998 British-American horror film, directed by Russell Mulcahy, starring Jason Scott Lee, Jack Davenport, Louise Lombard and Christopher Lee. The film received a theatrical wide release on February 13, 1999.

In 1948 Egypt, an archeological dig led by Richard Turkel (Christopher Lee) reaches a tomb (of Talos), which is apparently cursed. The hieroglyphics at the entrance warn that all should avoid the place as it has been abandoned by all that is holy. Despite this, they proceed to open the chamber's door only to be blasted with a cloud of dust, which causes them to crumble apart as though they are made of fragile stone. Richard manages to blow the tomb shut, killing himself in the process.

In 1999, Richard's granddaughter Sam Turkel (Louise Lombard) continues where he left off. When they break into the burial roost, they see Talos's sarcophagus suspended from the ceiling. One of the team falls to his death, and another (Brad) (Sean Pertwee) has a seizure while experiencing Talos' past atrocities.

Nine months later, a power cut occurs, during which the container holding Talos's sarcophagus is broken into and a guard is killed. Detective Riley (Jason Scott Lee) warns them the killer will undoubtedly strike again. At a party, a youth is assaulted by Talos in the bathroom and dragged down the toilet. A man is attacked by Talos in a car park while Sam explains the core of Talos' myth to Riley. Talos directed that his body parts be removed by his followers; and they believed he would someday be resurrected to reclaim them, gaining physical perfection and immortality. Talos was exiled from Greece for sorcery and came to Egypt where he fell in love and, in a pagan ceremony, married the pharaoh's daughter Nefrianna.


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