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The Mummy Returns is a 2001 movie starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and Arnold Vosloo, and is directed by Stephen Sommers. It is a sequel to the 1999 movie The Mummy, and is set 8 years later, in 1933. Filming took place in London, Morocco, and Jordan. Most of the original characters make a return, with a few new ones. The Mummy Returns also had a 2002 spin-off The Scorpion King, which is set 5000 years prior and focuses on The Scorpion King, who is introduced in Mummy Returns.
PlotSpoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
As the title suggests, the mummy Imhotep has returned with the help of his reincarnated lover Meela Nais (Patricia Velásquez) and the O'Connells (played by Fraser and Weisz), as well as their son Alex. The O'Connells have to stop Imhotep from acquiring the Bracelet of Anubis and taking on the Scorpion King, whose defeat would allow Imhotep to control the massive armies of Anubis that were granted to the Scorpion King in life. Early on in the film, Alex is captured by the Mummy as he is the only one who can use the Bracelet of Anubis (He has already put it on, and the bracelet provides directions to the oasis), but he begins to leave clues as to where the Mummy is going. O'Connell finds Izzy, a pilot who helps them catch up with the kidnappers in his airship. As they head off to thwart Imhotep, the O'Connells learn of their connections to Imhotep and the Scorpion King himself: In a past life, Evelyn was Nefertiri, and charged with protecting the Bracelet of Anubis. Her father was the Pharaoh killed by Imhotep. Rick is a Medjai, and is trusted to protect Evelyn, as opposed to saving the world. Together with their son, they make up 3 sides of a pyramid (it is never specified who makes up the 4th side or if there is one, although if there is one, it is presumably either the Scorpion King or Imhotep. More likely that there is no fourth side to the pyramid as the allusion made by Ardeth to a pyramid is mostly likely the three sided pyramid characterized as a symbol of the Medjai - that can be seen on Ricks' arm.) As the two groups arrive at the oasis where the Scorpion King's temple lies the cultists are attacked by mummified pygmies and are then ambushed by Rick, Evelyn, Jonathan and Ardeth. The cultists are all killed with the exception of their leader. Rick must then run with Alex to the temple before the sun hits it and only barely succeeds. However, the Army of Anubis is awakened, and the tribes of the Medjai are forced to hold them off, despite the vastly superior numbers of the army. Imhotep and Anck-Su-Namun walk into the pyramid when she stabbed Eve and Eve died. Imhotep reaches the Scorpion King's lair, but his powers are stripped from him by Anubis, who wishes him to fight the King as a mortal. Despite his new disadvantage, Imhotep begins to summon the Scorpion King when he is interrupted by Rick. The two fight before the Scorpion King enters, with the body of a scorpion starting at his torso. Imhotep tells the Scorpion King that he is a loyal servant to buy himself time, prompting the Scorpion King to focus his wrath on Rick. While this is happening Alex finds the book of the dead and Jonathon distracts Anck-Su-Namun by fighting her while Alex brings his mother back to life. Evie then fights Anck Su Namun and wins.
Rick and Imhotep race to escape the collapsing temple, as a chasm presumably leading to Anubis' domain (or simply Hell) appears complete with souls lining its sides reaching out for them. Rick and Imhotep fall in, but cling onto the edges of the opening. Evelyn and Anck-Su-Namun enter. Rick tells Evelyn to leave, but she risks falling debris to save her husband. Imhotep cries for Anck-Su-Namun to save him as well, but she only flees, only to fall into a pit of scorpions - she probably would not have had she saved Imotep). Shocked and heartbroken, Imhotep realizes his true love, whom he cheated death twice to be with, has now betrayed him, in contrast to Rick and Evelyn. He gives Rick and Evelyn a sad, envious smile before willingly letting go, allowing himself to fall into the chasm. Rick and Evelyn escape with Alex and meet up with Izzy's airship which arrives at the last moment. They escape the oasis unharmed and with a massive diamond that Jonathan had pulled from the top of Anubis' pyramid as they flew away. * Ahm Shere is the fictional oasis created by the god of the underworld, Anubis. The Scorpion King made a pact with him to sell his soul, and keep his own men alive. By doing so, The King unleashed the powerful jackal-headed army of Anubis in his favor, fighting with the Scorpion King and in return taking his soul. But after the jackal-headed army returned to the sands beneath Thebes, the city of the living, they were, according to legend, were never unleashed again until the bracelet of Anubis was awakened in Thebes. Then the army rose again from the sands and worked to defeat everything against the Scorpion King, including the renown character, Imhotep. Tagline: Adventure Is Reborn CastSee also: Characters related to The Mummy (1999 film)
ReceptionThis film received poor critical response, but was a box office hit in 2001. Previously, Stephen Sommers directed Deep Rising, The Jungle Book, as well as The Mummy. His next film was Van Helsing in 2004. Trivia
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