WRITER: Stephen Sommers.
PRODUCERS: Sean Daniel and James Jacks.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Megan Moran.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Bob Ducsay and Don Zepfel.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Alan Silvestri.
DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Pictures.
Rick O'Connell: [To Ardeth] You, lighten up. [To Alex] You, big trouble. [To Jonathan] You, get in the car.
Rick O'Connell: A few years ago I would have thought this was very strange.
Meela: What a clever little boy! Your mother must be missing you terribly. If you wish to ever see her again, you better behave!
Alex: Lady, I don't even behave for my parents, what makes you think I'm going to do it for you?
Meela: Your parents didn't put poisionous snakes in your bed while you were sleeping!
DVD RELEASE DATE: October 2nd, 2001 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $68.1 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $202.0 million (USA)
BUDGET: $98 million (USA)
SHOOTING DATES: May 2000 -- September 2000
- A Mummy follow-up, The Scorpion King, is a prequel to this film and featuring Dwayne Johnson's character from the second film.
- Additional cliffs had to be digitally added to the "Tidal Wave" scene in order to mask hundreds of spectators watching the production.
- In order to keep his smooth hairless look, Arnold Vosloo had his entire body shaved twice a day. Originally he tried waxing but couldn't stand the pain.
- The building used for the outside of the British Museum is not the real British Museum; it's University College London. The Museum was unavailable as it was undergoing external reconstruction and was covered in scaffolding.
- Brendan Fraser tore a spinal disk, cracked a rib, and injured his knees during production. Dwayne Johnson suffered from food poisoning and sunstroke.
- The interiors of the O'Connell's house were filmed in the Shepperton Studios offices used by Ridley and Tony Scott.
- This film was the first time London's Tower Bridge was ever closed for filming, for to do so is like closing the 405 freeway in Los Angeles. They were allowed to close it for 20 minutes at a time, but the resulting traffic jame after the first time brought threats of arrest from Scotland Yard and reduced the closing time of ten minutes.
- Alex knocks over the columns in the same way his mother knocked over the book cases in The Mummy (1999).
- During the attack when the four mummies chase the trolley, there are many similarities to Terminator 2 (1991).
- Despite fighting his character (The Scorpion King) in the finale, at the time of release Brendan Fraser had not met Dwayne Johnson (The Rock).
- The title does not appear at the beginning of this film. It finally is given at the end of the picture, after the headlining credits but before main credits roll.
- Clothes that Evie and Meela wear during the final scenes mirror the clothing that Nefertiri and Anck-su-namun wore in ancient times.
- The voice of the Scorpion King at the end of the film was dubbed by Brazilian rock singer Max Cavalera.
- The character Izzy is named after Stephen Sommers' dog.
Meela: And your point is?
Jonathan: Well, I told you what you wanted to know so you wouldn't kill me! Meela: When did we make that arrangement?
Evie: We've had bad before.
Rick: This is worse.
Imhotep: I do not think so!