Published
[Universal City, Calif.] : Universal Studios, [2005].
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN
141705879X, 9781417058792
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
The mummy originally released as a motion picture in 1999, The mummy returns in 2001, The scorpion king in 2002.
General Note
Bonus materials for The mummy: Deleted scenes, Building a better mummy (featurette), Visual and special effects formation, Egyptology 101, feature commentary with director Stephen Sommers and editor Bob Ducsay and theatrical trailers.
General Note
Bonus materials for The mummy returns: Outtakes, An exclusive conversation with the Rock, Spotlight on location: The making of the mummy returns, Unlock the secrets to The scorpion king, Visual and special effects formation, Egyptology 201 (a look at ancient Egypt and Egyptian mythology), Live's "Forever may not be long enough" music video, The Mummy Returns chamber of doom, feature commentary with director Stephen Sommers and producer/editor Bob Ducsay, DVD-ROM features and theatrical trailer.
General Note
Bonus materials for The scorpion king: Alternate version in enhanced viewing mode, alternate versions of key scenes, outtakes, feature commentary with the Rock, feature commentary with director Chuck Russell, Godsmack "I Stand Alone" music video, Preparing the light, Spotlight on location --The making of the scorpion king, The special effects, The Rock and Michael Clarke Duncan, Ancient world production design, working with animals and Scorpion king: man or myth?
Creation/Production Credits
The mummy / Universal Pictures presents an Alphaville production ; produced by James Jacks, Sean Daniel ; screenplay by Stephen Sommers ; directed by Stephen Sommers ; editor, Bob Ducsay ; director of photography, Adrian Biddle ; costume designer, John Bloomfield ; production designer, Allan Cameron ; music by Jerry Goldsmith. The mummy returns / Universal Pictures, an Alphaville production ; produced by James Jacks, Sean Daniel ; written and directed by Stephen Sommers ; director of photography, Adrian Biddle ; editors, Bob Ducsay, Kelly Matsumoto ; music Alan Silvestri ; costume designer, John Bloomfeld ; production designer, Allan Cameron ; special visual effects and animation, Industrial Light & Magic. The Scorpion King / a Universal Pictures presentation in association with World Wrestling Federation Entertainment an Alphaville/Stephen Sommers/Misher Films production, a Chuck Russell film ; producers, Stephen Sommers, Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Kevin Misher ; screenplay writers, Stephen Sommers, William Osborne, David Hayter ; director, Chuck Russell ; director of photography, John R. Leonetti ; editors, Michael Tronick, Greg Parsons ; music, John Debney ; costume designer, John Bloomfield ; production designer, Ed Verreaux.
Participants/Performers
[The mummy] Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Kevin J. O'Connor, Oded Fehr, Jonathan Hyde, Erick Avari. [The mummy returns] Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, The Rock, Freddie Boath, Patricia Velasquez. [The Scorpion King] The Rock, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill, Grant Heslov, Peter Facinelli, Ralf Moeller, Michael Clarke Duncan. [The Scorpion King] The Rock, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill, Grant Heslov, Peter Facinelli, Ralf Moeller, Michael Clarke Duncan.
Description
[The Mummy] In 1923 deep in the Egyptian desert, adventurer Rick and Egyptologist Evelyn unearth a 3,000 year old legacy of terror, they free Imhotep's mummy from his eternal prison. Imhotep, the Egyptian high priest mummified alive and cursed as punishment for killing Pharaoh Seti and sleeping with his mistress, awakes to wreak his final vengeance on the world. [The Mummy returns] It's now 1933, 10 years after Rick and Evie met. They're married, settled in London and are raising their 8 year old son, Alex. Imhotep's corpse has been brought to the British Museum, and resurrected; the mummy walks the earth again, determined to become immortal. Another force born of the darkest rituals of ancient Egyptian mysticism, the Scorpion King, even more powerful than Imhotep, has also been set loose in the world. When these two forces clash, the world will hang in the balance, sending the O'Connells on a desperate race to save the world, and rescue their son. [The scorpion king] In an ancient time, predating the pyramids, the evil king Memnon is using the psychic powers of his sorceress Cassandra to foretell his great victories. In a last ditch effort to stop Memnon from taking over the world, the leaders of the remaining free tribes hire the assassin Mathayus to kill the sorceress. But Mathayus ends up getting much more than he bargained for. Now with the help of the trickster Arpid, tribal leader Balthazar and an unexpected ally, it's up to Mathayus to fulfill his destiny and become the great Scorpion King.
System Details
DVD; region 1, dual layer, anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1, Dolby digital 5.1.
Language
English or French language tracks. Spanish subtitles optional on The scorpion king. English closed-captioned.