Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy
Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy is a 2000 horror film directed by David DeCoteau. Also known as Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy 2,[1] it was followed by a sequel, Ancient Evil 2: Guardian of the Underworld, released in 2005. In England, the film was the subject of a consumer complaint regarding its BBFC classification[2] which gave it a 15-rating.[3] The film was shot in Mexico in four days.[4]
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Directed by | David DeCoteau |
Produced by | David DeCoteau Sam Irvin David Silberg producers Michael Catalano co-producer Oleg Kapanets Bob Van Ronkel executive producers |
Written by | Matthew Jason Walsh |
Starring | Jeff Peterson Trent Latta Ariauna Albright Russell Richardson Michele Nordin Brenda Blondell Michael Lutz Christopher Cullen Anton Falk |
Distributed by | Amsell Entertainment |
Release date | July 2, 1999 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
Language | English |
Plot
Somewhere in Mexico during the summer, an ancient Aztec pyramid, dedicated to the rain god Tlaloc, is discovered. It contains numerous artifacts as well as a remarkably well-preserved mummy. All of these items are transported to a university in the United States for study and display; the university is nearly deserted except for six archeology students and their professor, Professor Cyphers. While they are preparing the artifacts for display, one of the students steals an amulet from the mummy's wrist; he gives it to one of the other students, a girl whom he has a crush on named Stacey. Unfortunately, it turns out that another of the six students is actually a descendant of Aztec priests named Norman, and that he needs the amulet as part of a ceremony to Tlaloc. This student, Norman, resurrects the mummy and sends it to recover the amulet so that he can complete the ritual. The murderous mummy begins killing anyone in its way. The other students learn about the mummy and also discover that the planned ritual to Tlaloc could be extremely destructive. They attempt to survive the mummy's attacks and to prevent the ceremony, but one by one are killed. Eventually, the priest-student chooses Stacey, one of the remaining female students, to be a human sacrifice to Tlaloc; the last surviving student, Don, must rush to save her and stop the ritual, killing Norman and the mummy with his own knife and prevent the apocalypse.
Cast
- Trent Latta as Norman
- Jeff Peterson as Don
- Ariauna Albright as Stacey
- Michele Nordin as Janine (as Michelle Erickson)
- Russell Richardson as Arlando
- Michael Lutz as Morris
- Brenda Blondell as Professor Cyphers
- Christopher Cullen as Scott
- Christopher Bergschneider as The Mummy (as Anton Falk)
Filming Locations
Filming in Mexico with museum and college.
References
- Review of Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy 2 Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- "Sex videos cause cuts surge". BBC News. May 22, 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- "Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy". BBFC. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- Phil Davies Brown (July 2, 2004). "Interview with director David DeCoteau". Horror Asylum. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
External links
- Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy at IMDb
- Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy at AllMovie
- Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy review at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
- review at UGO Entertainment Zone
- Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy review at epinions.com