It solidified Brenden Fraser’s star power and put him in the action-hero category for a new generation.
Oh, and of course the ride at Universal Studios theme parks.
It’s still an absolute banger and hasn’t been updated in 20 years over at Universal Orlando.
Ultimately things fell apart on both directors' attempts for one reason or another.
Everything else was brand-new to the Mummy’s mythos and made the movie all the better for it.
When asked what that is, she replies back “I…am a librarian.”
They’re electric on-screen together.
The two of them should have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry if we’re being honest.
Balancing the good, we have Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep, the malevolent Mummy himself.
Apparently, Vosloo got offered the role after one audition and it’s easy to see why.
There’s a dramatic and sinister flair in everything he does.
He would also return for the sequel, The Mummy Returns.
This combination helps those effects hold up to this day.
It wasn’t all special effects, though.
The scene with Evelyn covered in rats and locusts?
Those are those actual creatures all over Weisz.
Sometimes, you’re able to’t beat the real thing.
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