7/28/2007

One more Mummy flick coming up tonight- it’s “the Mummy’s Curse!” This final piece of the Kharis saga actually is the follow-up to one film Universal didn’t provide to us- “the Mummy’s Ghost” (see a previous blog)-where Kharis and his intended bride end up sinking in a swamp. This flick starts out down in the bayou, where an irrigation project inadvertently excavates Kharis from the swamp…and, along the way, also disturbs the mud enough to bring forth a muddy young woman- who can’t recall a thing, but does seem to have unexplained knowledge of things Egyptian. Of course, the latest in a long line of high priests has arrived to aid Kharis…or, is it control him? Kharis, naturally, as in every one of these movies, is still trying to find the latest incarnation of his beloved Princess Annanka…which just happens to be Miss Mud who stumbled out of the swamp earlier. There’s plenty of by-play with stereotypical characters (some very dated and somewhat embarrassing)-and our mummy is again played by Lon Chaney Jr. The reincarnation of Annanka is an actress that many of you may be familiar with from some 60s and 70s television commercials-you might be surprised to find out who she is! We’ll give you the low-down…also, this show is chock-full of Sven bits- you’ll see some of the most popular recent segments, plus some classic stuff- and maybe just a few old “Son of” clips! And- one of our most popular commercial parodies that we haven’t run in a long time…and that people constantly ask about!

This film will wind up our run of Mummy movies. Many of you have commented about how Universal had no qualms at all about re-using those huge hunks of previously shown footage to fill in the audience on the Kharis history (remember, these films originally weren’t aired one week after another- there was a fair stretch of time between them, so there was good reason to “remind” people of the legend of the Mummy, or educate them to it, if they hadn’t seen the previous films.) I’ve enjoyed some of the comments you guys have sent to me- like one viewer pointed out- we always see the Mummy with his one arm totally useless- and yet, he always seems to be able to use that arm when carrying the latest incarnation of his princess- not to mention that the stiff, slow-moving Mummy is suddenly able to climb up a trellis like a Ace-bandaged spider monkey!

I’m sure there’ll be more observations tonight with “the Mummy’s Curse”- so, tune in- and enjoy the bonus Sven bits as well!