The Mummy

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Today is Rachel Weisz’s birthday (born in 1970) and I know her best from the movie The Mummy. The movie combines horror and humor with costar Brendan Frasier.  There are some very interesting things from the movie that I didn’t know and wanted to share. 

This iconic scene from the movie, shows Evy (Rachel) destroying the library.  The amazing thing is the stunt double did it all in ONE TAKE!

Beni (the stereotypical lackey) isn’t exactly loved by anyone in The Mummy, as he forms an alliance with Imhotep to save his own skin, willing to throw everyone else into the fire for his own benefit. Beni isn’t even loved by the camels. There’s a scene that demonstrates just that, when Beni is loading a significant amount of gold onto a camel and it refuses to budge when he instructs it to go. Apparently, the camels just didn’t care for Kevin J. O’Conner, and made it plainly obvious. Even if it wasn’t in the script, it made for more laughs, and suited Beni’s character in all his glory.

While The Mummy utilized its fair share of special effects, not everything was up to technological expertise. Sometimes brave actors have to be commended, like Rachel Weisz, for experiencing things in reality. Poor Weisz was faced with rats crawling all over her in one of the final scenes in The Mummy, and audiences assume her horrified reaction is less to do with acting and more to do with her genuine reaction. Audiences are still creeped out by this scene to this day; in regards to authenticity, the film nailed this scene.

Happy Birthday Rachel!

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