Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy Movie Review

Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara, Richard Deacon

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"The boys are in Eqypt and out of work when the distinguished archaeologist Dr. Gustav Zoomer is found murdered and Abbott fingered by the police. Chance places a magic, powerful amulet in Costello's hands, so of course various malicious elements pursue him. Abbott and Costello end up in the desert, in the tomb of the mummy Klaris, who turns out to be very alive! A very late comedy (1955), "Meet the Mummy" is extremely poorly plotted and only fitfully funny -- usually when the boys are engaged in mutual abuse and patter that doesn't forward the plot (such as the amulet in the burger, or the "The shovel is my pick" in imitation of "Who's on first?"). "Egyptian" dancers do East Indian moves, a Chinese waiter works a Cairo dive, and the villainous Semu turns out to be played by a very un-Egyptian Deacon, whom old TV show fans will recognize from his roles as Mel Cooley on the "Dick Van Dyke Show" and various doctors and psychiatrists on "Mr. Ed.""
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%

**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on present day Earth
Parody movie? Yes
Horror film? Yes
Kind of Horror Story - the mummy/alien Egyptian chased me!

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - fat (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Dumb
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - mastermind
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Hair color - bald
Hair style - (man) bald
Ethnicity - Arab
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th Century (1950-1970)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Desert? Yes
Big cities? Yes
Misc settings - bar/restaurant
Kind of city - Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie - funny
Comedy or somewhat funny movie? Yes
Check here if B&W Yes
Any profanity? - None

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