The Mummy (1999) - Quotes

Taglines: Death is only the beginning.

Taglines: Uncover the secret. Unlock the legend. Unleash the power.

Taglines: Prepare. Beware. Behold.

Taglines: Adventure Is Reborn.

Taglines: The legend you know. The adventure you have yet to imagine.

Taglines: The sands will rise. The heavens will part. The power will be unleashed.

Evelyn: We must stop him from regenerating. Who opened that chest?

Henderson: Well, there was me and Daniels here. And Burns, of course...

Daniels: And that Egyptologist fella.

Rick: What about my buddy Beni?

Henderson: Nah, he scrammed out of there before we opened the damn thing.

Daniels: Yeah, he was the smart one.

Rick: Yeah...that sounds like Beni.

Evelyn: We must find the Egyptologist and bring him back to the safety of the fort before the creature can get to him.

Rick: Right. (Points to Evelyn) She stays here. (To Daniels, Henderson and Jonathan) You three come with me.

Henderson: Oh, no way!

Evelyn: Just a minute, you can't just leave me behind here like some old kind of carpetbag, I mean, who put you in charge - (Rick throws her over his shoulder) O'Connell! What do you think you are doing? Jonathan! O'Connell!

Jonathan: Er...sorry, Evie, he's, er...a bit...tall...

Rick: (Grabbing Daniels and holding him up by the collar) This door doesn't open. She doesn't come out and no one goes in. Right?

Daniels: Right.

Rick: (Looking at Henderson) Right?

Henderson: Right.

Rick: Let's go, Jonathan.

Jonathan: Er, well, I thought I could just stay at the fort, and er...reconnoiter...

Rick: Now!

Jonathan: Yeah, right, (To Americans) we're just going to rescue the, er, Egyptologist...

Rick: Is he supposed to look like that?

Evelyn: No – no, I've never seen a mummy look like this before, he's still – still –

Jonathan and Rick: Juicy.

Evelyn: Yes, he must be over 3000 years old and he looks as if he's still decomposing.

Rick: [sees marks on sarcophagus lid] Hey, what do you make of this?

Mr. Burns: [to Imhotep; extends hand; Beni stops him] I'm so pleased to meet you.

Beni: Prince Imhotep does not like to be touched. A silly eastern superstition, I'm afraid.

Mr. Burns: [spills tea; whimpers] Please forgive me.

Beni: Mr. Burns, Prince Imhotep thanks you for your hospitality.

Mr. Burns: No.

Beni: And for your eyes, and for your tongue...

Mr. Burns: Wha...

Beni: But I'm afraid more is needed. The prince must finish the job and consummate the curse, which you and your friends have brought down upon yourselves!

Evie: (drunk) You're wondering what is a place like me doing in a girl like this?

Rick: Yeah, something like that.

Evie: [shows picture in locket] Well, Egypt is in my blood. You see, my father was a very, very famous explorer. And he loved Egypt so much, he married my mother, who was an Egyptian and an adventurer herself.

Rick: [points to Jonathan] Yeah, I get your father, I get your mother. I get him, but what are you doing here?

Evie: [offended] Look, I... I may not be an explorer, or, or an adventurer, or a treasure-seeker, or a gunfighter, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am!

Rick: And what is that?

Evie: [drops to her knees] I... am a librarian! I'm going to kiss you... Mr. O'Connell.

Rick: Call me Rick.

Evie: [Grins; leans in closer but passes out] Rick.

Jonathan: Can you see--

Rick: Yes.

Jonathan: Can you believe--

Rick: Yeah.

Jonathan: Can we just--

Rick: No.

Henderson: [wipes lips] Sweet Jesus! It tasted just like—

Rick: [drops shot glass in shock; stands up] Blood!

Jonathan: [quoting from Bible] And the rivers and waters in Egypt ran red, and were as blood...

Rick: [about Imhotep] He's here...

Rick: Morning, Winston. A word?

Winston: So what has your little problem got to do with His Majesty's Royal Air Corps?

Rick: Not a damn thing.

Winston: Is it dangerous?

Rick: Well, you probably won't live through it.

Winston: (excitedly) By Jove! Do you really think so?

Jonathan: Well, everybody else we've bumped into has died. Why not you?

Winston: [gets up] What's the- what's the challenge, then?

Rick: Rescue the damsel in distress, kill the bad guy, save the world.

Winston: Winston Havelock, at your service, sir!

Beni: Hey, O'Connell! It looks to me like I've got all the horses!

Rick: Hey, Beni! Looks to me like you're on the wrong side of the river!

Rick: Well, if it ain't my little buddy Beni! I think I'll kill you.(readies gun)

Beni: Think of my children!

Rick: You don't have any children.

Beni: ...Some day I might.

Rick: Shut up! So you're the one who's leading the Americans. So what's the scam Beni? You take them out to the middle of the desert, and then you leave them to rot!?

Beni: Unfortunately, no. These Americans are smart. They pay me only half now, half when I get them back to Cairo. So this time I must go all the way.

Rick: Them's the breaks, huh? (holsters gun)

Beni: You never believed in Hamunaptra, O'Connell. Why are you going back?

Rick: (looking at Evie) See that girl. She saved my neck.

Beni: You always did have more balls than brains. (laughs)

Dr. Bey: We are part of an ancient secret society. For over three thousand years we have guarded the City of the Dead. We are sworn at manhood to do any and all in our power to stop the High Priest Imhotep from being reborn into this world.

Ardeth Bay: And now because of you, we have failed.

Evelyn: And you think this justifies the killing of innocent people?

Dr. Bey: To stop this creature? Let me think-

Ardeth Bay and Dr. Bey: YES!

Evie: I think this may be the Book of the Dead.

Rick: The Book of the Dead? Are you sure you wanna be playing around with this thing?

Evie: It's just a book. No harm ever came from reading a book.

Rick: ...That happens a lot around here.

Evie: You know, nasty little fellows such as yourself always get their comeuppance.

Beni: (scoffs, then serious) They do?

Evie: Oh, yes. Always.

Evelyn: You told me you got it on a dig down in Thebes!

Johnathan: Yes, well, I was mistaken.

Evie: You lied to me!

Jonathan: I lie to everybody, what makes you so special?

Evelyn: I am your sister!

Jonathan: Yes, well, that just makes you more gullible.

Rick: You came back from the desert with a new friend, didn't you, Beni?

Beni: What friend? You are my only friend.

Rick: [Picks him up and slams him on the table] Why the hell are you hanging around this guy?! What's in it for you?

Beni: It is better to be at the right hand of the devil than in his path. As long as I serve him, I am immune.

Rick: [''smashing him against a wardrobe''] Immune from what?

Beni: Piszkos állat...(Filthy animal)

Rick: What did you say?!

Beni: I don't wanna tell you- you'll just hurt me some more.

Rick: What are you looking for? And try not to lie to me! (Holds Beni up against a ceiling fan)

Beni: AHH! The book! The black book they found in Hamunaptra! He wants it back! He said to me it would be worth its weight in gold!

Jonathan: What does he want the book for?

Beni: Oh come on, I don't know... (Rick shoves him closer to the fan) AH! Something about bringing his dead girlfriend back to life! But that's all, I swear! Just the book, I swear... (Rick lowers him to the floor, Beni glances at Jonathan) And your sister. (sees the look on Rick's face) but other than that...!

Evie: What exactly is this man in prison for?

Warden Gad Hassan: Well, this I did not know. But when I learned you were coming, I asked him that myself.

Evie: And?

Warden: [Rick enters with guards holding him] He said he was just looking for a good time.

Evie: This is the man you stole it from?

Jonathan: Yes, exactly. So why don't we just go slip out when--

Rick: [looks at Evie] Who are you? And who's the broad?

Evie: Broad?

Jonathan: Well, I'm just sort of a missionary chap, spreading the good word and that, and this is my sister, Evie.

Evie: How do you do?

Rick: Oh, well. Guess she's not so lost.

Evie: [offended] I beg your pardon?!

Warden Gad Hassan: [shouts command at someone in Arabic; leaves] I'll be back in a moment.

Jonathan: [whispers to Evie] Ask him about the box.

Evie: [notices Rick looks distracted] We have found--uh Hello? Excuse me? We both found your puzzle box and we've come to ask you about it.

Rick: No.

Evie: No?

Rick: [Jonathan shushes] No. You've came to ask me about Hamunaptra.

Evie: [lowers voice] How did you know the box pertains to Hamunaptra?

Rick: Because that's where it was when I found it. I was there.

Jonathan: [walks closer to cage] But how do we know that's not a lot of pig swallow?

Rick: You know, do I know you?

Jonathan: [Rick recognizes him; punches him in the face; guards hit him] No, no, no. I'm just got one of those faces--

Evie: [steps over brother, closer to the cage] You're saying you were actually in Hamunaptra?

Rick: Yeah, I was there.

Evie: You swear?

Rick: Every damn day.

Evie: No, I didn't mean that.

Rick: I know what you meant. I was there. Seti's place. City of the dead.

Evie: [looks over shoulder; takes hat off to shield face; lowers voice] Could you tell me how to get there? I mean, the exact location?

Rick: You wanna know?

Evie: Well...yes.

Rick: You really wanna know?

Evie: Yes.

Rick: [beckons Evie to come closer; grabs her face and force kisses; begins to fight guards as they grab him; pulled away by guards; exits] Then get me the hell out of here! Do it, lady!

Evie: Where are they taking him!?

Warden: To be hanged. Apparently, he had a very good time.

Evie: Mister O'Connell, can you look me in the eye, and guarantee me that this isn't all some kind of a flimflam? Because I am warning you...

Rick O'Connell: You're warning me'? Lady, let me put it to you this way. My whole damn garrison believed in this city so much, that - without orders - they marched halfway across Libya and into Egypt just to find that city. And when we got there...all we found was sand, and blood. (Evie looks stunned) Lemme get your bags.

Jonathan: [to Evie] Yes, you're right. Filthy, rude, complete scoundrel, nothing to like there at all.

Evie: ...Oops.

Curator Terrence Bey: [entering; stutters in disbelief; realizes angrily; [frog; [Flies; [locust] What...How...? Oh look at this! Sons of the pharaohs! Give me ]s! ], ]s! Anything but you. Compared to you the other plagues were a joy!

Evie: I am so very sorry, it was an accident.

Curator Terrence Bey: [[w:Ramesses II|Ramesses; [Syria] An accident? My dear girl, when ] destroyed ], that was an accident. You are a catastrophe! Look at my library! Why do I put up with you?!

Evie: Well, you put up with me because I can read and write in ancient Egyptian, and I can decipher hieroglyphics and hieratics... (getting angry) and well, I am the only person within a thousand miles of this place who can properly code and catalog this library, that's why!

Curator Terrence Bey: I put up with you because your mother and father were our finest patrons, that's why! Allah rest their souls. Now I don't care how you do it, I don't care how long it takes... straighten up this meshiver!

Beni: You just got promoted.

Rick: [shouts to the other Legionnaires; to Beni] Ready and position! Steady! You're with me on this one, right?

Beni: Oh, your strength gives me strength. (after a moment, takes off running for the ruins) Wait for me!

Rick: Steady! Steady! FIRE!

Captain Winston Havelock: Here I come, laddies!

Rick O Connell: [Finds Evie; Sees Evie staying shocked still, turns to see what she's looking at, and sees Imhotep's live mummy] There you are! You've been playing hide-and-seek? C'mon, let's get out of here! WOAH!!!

Rick O Connell: I only gamble with my life, never my money.

Ardeth Bey: Know this, this creature is the bringer of death. He will never eat, he will never sleep, and he will never stop.

Ardeth Bey: (narrating) Thebes, City of the Living. Crown jewel of Pharaoh Seti I. Home of Imhotep, Pharaoh's high priest, keeper of the dead; birthplace of Anck-Su-Namun, Pharaoh's mistress. No other man was allowed to touch her. But for their love, they were willing to risk life itself. To resurrect Anck-Su-Namun, Imhotep and his priests broke into her crypt and stole her body. They raced deep into the desert, taking Anck-Su-Namun's corpse to Hammunaptra, City of the Dead, ancient burial site for the sons of pharaohs, and resting place for the wealth of Egypt. For his love, Imhotep dared the gods anger by going deep into the city, where he took the black Book of the Dead from its holy resting place. Anck-Su-Namun's soul had been sent to the dark Underworld, her vital organs removed and placed in five sacred canopic jars. Anck-Su-Namun's soul had come back from the dead. But Pharaoh's bodyguards had followed Imhotep, and stopped him before the ritual could be completed. Imhotep's priests were condemned to be mummified alive. As for Imhotep, he was condemned to endure the Hom-Dai, the worst of all ancient curses. One so horrible, it had never before been bestowed. He was to remain sealed inside his sarcophagus, the undead for all eternity. The Medjai would never allow him to be released. For he would arise a walking disease, a plague upon mankind, an unholy flesh-eater with the strength of the ages, power over the sands, and the glory of invincibility. For 3,000 years men and armies fought over this land, never knowing what evil lay beneath it; and for 3,000 years we, the Medjai, the descendants of Pharaoh's sacred bodyguards, kept watch.