Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy
| Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy | |
|---|---|
 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Jeffrey Obrow |
| Produced by |
Bill Barnett Robert E. Baruc Ted Driscoll Gina Fortunato Hanel Goldstein Jeffrey Obrow |
| Written by |
Lars Hauglie Jeffrey Obrow (adaptation) John Penney (adaptation) |
| Based on |
The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker |
| Starring |
Louis Gossett, Jr. Amy Locane Eric Lutes Mark Lindsay Chapman |
| Music by | Rick Cox |
| Cinematography | Antonio Soriano |
| Edited by | Gary Meyers |
Production company |
Goldbar Entertainment |
| Distributed by | New City Releasing |
Release date |
(Germany) |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimate) |
Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy, or simply Bram Stoker's The Mummy, is a horror-fantasy 1998 film based on Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven Stars. It features an ensemble cast including Academy Award Winner Louis Gossett, Jr., Eric Lutes, Amy Locane, Lloyd Bochner, Victoria Tennant, Mary Jo Catlett, Aubrey Morris, and Richard Karn. Morris previously played Dr. Putnum in Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, the Hammer adaptation of the same movel.
Plot
Art historian Robert Wyatt is summoned to the house of his old flame, Margaret Trelawny. Her father, noted Egyptologist Abel Trelawny, was found in a coma in his study with claw marks on his wrist. Per his dictated wishes, Trelawny asks that he be kept in the room with his Egyptian artifacts with two witnesses at all times. Hoping to solve the mystery of Trelawny's case, Wyatt contacts Corbeck, an archaeologist who worked with Trelawny in the 1970s in uncovering the tomb of an Egyptian queen.
Cast
- Louis Gossett, Jr. as Corbeck
- Amy Locane as Margaret Trelawny
- Eric Lutes as Robert Wyatt
- Mark Lindsay Chapman as Daw
- Lloyd Bochner as Abel Trelawny
- Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Grant
- Aubrey Morris as Doctor Winchester
- Laura Otis as Lily
- Julian Stone as Jimmy
- Richard Karn as Brice Renard
- Portia Doubleday as Young Margaret
- Rachel Naples as Queen Tera
- Donald Monet as Hutchins
- Kelly Perine as Keene
Release
The film was released straight-to-video in 1998 by A-Pix Entertainment on VHS and by Simitar Entertainment on DVD.
Reception
Although panned by critics, the film has achieved somewhat of a cult status over the years.
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