Jim and Ben’s Movie Adventures

73. The Mummy (1999)


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Jim and Ben revisit The Mummy (1999), Stephen Sommers’ pulp adventure that made Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz icons. Beneath the scarabs, sandstorms, and Imhotep’s curse is a script that’s way smarter than it looks. We dig into the unusual structure, the stealth mix of adventure, romance, and comedy, and why the film still works brilliantly today. The Mummy isn’t just a guilty pleasure, it’s a 90s adventure classic.

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