The Mummy Lives (1993) - full transcript
A mummy returns from the dead and becomes obsessed with a woman which he thinks is the reincarnation of his dead lover.
[Woman] When the
skies align again,
thoth will await the return
of his sweet love kia.
He will appear again
in the night's horizon,
hoping she will accept
his invitation
to immortality.
Aries, the ram,
fiery, offensive
rulership of the gods,
governed by Mars.
The bull, Taurus,
passive strength
with unbending willpower.
Ruled by Venus
and exalted by the moon.
Gemini, the twins,
the complex duality
of all nature,
governed by Mercury.
Cancer, the crab,
the emotional strength
and embodiment
of the male
and female essence.
The lion, Leo,
motivated by
the heart's impulse
and the fiery sun.
The virgin, Virgo,
gifted with Harmony
and guided by swift,
sharp Mercury.
Libra, the scales,
simplicity,
justice, and truth,
governed by Venus.
The scorpion, scorpio,
strong, dignified
warrior,
driven by Mars
and exalted by uranus.
Sagittarius, the Archer,
governed by Jupiter,
king of all planets.
Fiery conflict
between the mind
and carnal instincts.
The goat, capricorn,
a psychic sense
galvanized by the sun
and saturn.
Aquarius,
the water bearer.
Positive intellect
strengthened by saturn and
Mars.
Pisces, the fishes,
the struggle of the soul
within the body,
guided by Neptune
and Jupiter.
[Neigh]
[Braying]
[A different woman]
After my father died,
I just felt empty.
John wanted marriage
and commitment,
but I knew I wasn't
ready for that,
so we drifted apart,
broke up.
He was mad, but I still
just felt empty.
From my father's will,
I had a little money,
so I thought,
what the heck,
I'll travel.
First I went to London,
then Amsterdam,
but it wasn't until
I got to Paris
that I realized I really
wanted to see Egypt.
[Man]
Oh, those bastards!
Well, I told you
to tell them it's
not for sale!
The man's a fool.
He should've been
horsewhipped.
Right,
I'm not happy.
Excuses!
No, don't give me that.
You listen to me, sir.
When I tell you to fire
an editor, fire him.
I don't care if
he's the queen's first
cousin! He's fired!
I'm at the dig.
I'll be here
a couple of hours.
I'm due to have dinner
with the ambassador.
We'll talk again later.
Amateurs, amateurs.
I'm surrounded
by amateurs.
Good morning, sir.
It certainly is not.
Oh. Couldn't get out
of the damn house.
Faxes and phone calls!
Oh!
I have to tell you,
gentlemen,
there's global interest
in our activities here.
My newsrooms in London
and New York
are begging
for a headline.
Hey, Peter.
What progress?
We are at the direct stage,
lord Maxton.
We are not sure, but--
but, but!
That's what you've been
telling me all this week.
You know how much
this circus is costing me?
Not to mention
my valuable time.
Lord Maxton, we were
out here before dawn.
I should bloody well
think so, Mr. Kroll.
That's what I've been
paying you for.
[Shouting in arabic]
What's going on?
What's he jabbering about?
Come here!
Come here!
Come here!
Peter, get a move on.
We will do it alone.
Kroll, you were right.
Absolutely right.
[Maxton]
Good show.
It is here.
The pyramids always
drew me to them.
That the entrances
are aligned with stars
is magical.
Hidden passageways
as mysterious diversions,
and of course the elaborate
farewell to the loved ones
with the beautiful
paintings and stories
to guide one
into the future.
Why do I feel even the sky
seems familiar to me?
That even these
children's voices
sound as my own...
Many years ago.
[Tapping]
[Maxton]
Oh, it's about time.
Come on. Come on.
For Pete's sakes,
don't tap it, hit it.
Come on, man.
Come on.
Well?
Anything?
What's the delay?
What is it?
What is it?
[Yelling in arabic]
How did he get here
so damn fast,
this officious bastard?
[Moans]
Thank you.
Good night.
Thoth, command of me,
thoth, demand of me,
thoth, in thy praise,
thoth, in thy ways,
thoth, in my life,
thoth, in my death.
Thoth, may we
give to you?
Thoth, may we
worship you?
[Chanting om]
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth!
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
[Chanting om]
[Music plays]
[Moaning]
Kroll, did you
bring the key?
Yes, of course
I brought the key.
I don't want
to be seen.
Watch your step.
How much time
do you think we have?
We only have
three hours
before
the guards change.
We must hurry.
Be careful.
Be careful.
Come quietly.
Quiet, everyone.
House of bilad!
Shh!
House of bilad.
Ali, are you sure
there's no one
lurking about?
I don't want
anymore trouble
with that captain mahmoud.
All the guards
are inside.
Just pay them some
piasters.
Your lookouts
are still here?
Yes. They are waiting.
This could be
one of the greatest
finds in history.
House of bilad.
And the Maxton
collection
will get
its due reward.
Ha ha!
Our friend
at the department
of antiquities
could be of great help.
Yes.
With a chunk
of cash money.
I'll give you that.
Just beautiful.
[Hissing]
By jove!
We are not alone.
This tomb is like no other.
Look. The sacred symbol
of thoth--
god of vengeance.
Oh, yes.
Their upper
families dedicated
their fairest daughters
as his concubines.
House of bilad!
This is an evil place.
Thoth is a jealous god.
So would I be
if I had a string
of concubines.
Whoever is
in this tomb
was buried
in the "1,950 on the 7th day
of the 35th decans."
It's only
the high priest.
Wait.
"The high priest aziru
"is buried here
"with 1,000 curses
to guard thoth's
treasure."
Treasure?
Go ahead, man.
Read.
"We will destroy all
who desecrate
this sacred
precinct."
We must not
break the seal.
Beware the eye
of horus.
Go and get your men.
Lord Maxton.
Ahh.
Oh!
Is this thoth?
"For his terrible crime,
"aziru was mummified
"without having
his entrails removed,
condemned in body
and spirit."
My lord aziru.
Beautiful kia.
What a magical night.
Come in.
[Moaning]
No.
No. No.
No.
No.
They're coming.
N-no.
No.
Our wine.
For you, my love.
To you, my love.
[Straining]
Hold.
I can't let you disturb
these holy remains.
Beware the curse.
Hmmph!
Holy.
The inscription said
he was a criminal.
[Speaking
arabic language]
I think we should
leave the mask
until we have
unwrapped the body.
It's the most
likely part
to be decomposed.
There isn't time
to unwrap it.
I don't want to be
diplomatically
embarrassed.
I can slice right through
the mummy's linen
in one stroke.
Go ahead, man.
No, no. You must
leave it alone.
This is the one.
Mmm.
[Coughing]
[Exclaiming]
No physical damage.
Extraordinary.
[Kia laughing]
When am I going
to see this?
Don't be impatient.
It's nearly
finished.
Well?
What are you doing?
Leave her!
She's innocent.
She is thoth's
concubine!
She's only a child!
Let her free.
You've defiled her!
Take me, not her!
You will bring a curse
upon the people.
Thoth, forgive me.
Thoth, forgive me.
His stomach
is contracted.
I think
he was buried alive.
The contraction
of the natron
on the linen
squeezed him to death
like a boa constrictor.
Huh.
Charming way to die.
Oh, my god!
The sudden influx
of the air
causes expansion.
[Footstep]
What's that?
Did you
hear that?
Listen.
I don't hear
anything.
What's...this?
The wind, lord Maxton.
Yeah.
No.
It is the presence
of the gods.
In the name of thoth,
god of vengeance,
you, aziru,
are condemned
in body and spirit.
You have defiled
thoth's sacred concubine.
You shall be buried alive--
never to be purified,
never to pass
into the great hereafter.
You shall guard
thoth's treasure
for all eternity.
Take him from our sight.
I accept my destiny.
Take this ring.
Oh, my love.
I will love you
forever.
I will always be yours.
[Aziru]
Thoth...
I have transgressed.
I stole
the fairest flower...
[High priest]
In the name of thoth...
Forgive me.
God of vengeance...
My love for you
is greater
than any monument
man can design.
You, aziru...
These shrinking bands
shall crush my life.
Are condemned
in body and spirit.
I will die
your humble servant.
You have defiled...
Let my death
warn all others.
Thoth,
command of me.
Thoth, demand of me.
Thoth, in thy praise...
Thoth, in thy ways...
Thoth, in my life...
Thoth, in my death...
[Kia]
Oh, my love.
Thoth, may we
give to thee.
Thoth, we worship you.
I will always
be yours.
[Weeping]
Thoth!
Thoth!
Thoth!
Thoth!
Thoth!
Thoth!
Thoth!
Shall we have a look
at the head now?
You.
You do it.
I think it's time to go.
Ali.
Cover it up.
No, no, no, no.
Professor.
I'll do it.
Me, I'll do it.
Kia.
Ah!
House of bilad.
Taxi!
Taxi!
That'd be great.
Thank you.
The pyramids
always drew me to them.
That the entrances
are aligned with stars
is magical.
Hidden passageways
as mysterious diversions,
and, of course,
the elaborate farewell
to the loved ones.
The beautiful paintings
and stories
to guide one
into the future.
You were loved
and respected.
You would be remembered.
You were part of something
large and lovely
while you lived here.
And once all the many layers
are peeled back,
once the stories
have been etched
into the outer layers
of the sarcophagus
and then removed,
you're left with
the ornate shell of a life,
even wearing
the rings and necklaces
that once were part
of a breathing day.
Far away from the insulated
walls of the pyramid,
a dry, hot Sandy breeze,
pouring water
and looking into the eyes
of your loved one
and seeing
that spark of recognition
that you and he
are alive
and that anything
is possible.
[Guttural moan]
[Thunder]
Take this ring.
I will love you
forever.
I will always
be yours.
[Alarm rings]
Put that down, miss.
Put it down.
[Speaking arabic
language]
Get the police.
Yes, sir.
Thoth...
O, mighty thoth,
god of vengeance,
restore me
to flesh and blood.
Thoth, command of me.
[Speaking
arabic language]
Barnes.
Sandra Barnes.
I feel
so foolish.
I'm not mental.
I--i just...
I don't know,
blacked out.
Go back to your hotel,
try to relax.
I can prescribe
a sedative.
Oh, no, thanks.
My hand
hardly hurts.
It isn't your hand
I'm worried about.
The authorities have
waived all the charges,
but you could be smashing
glass cases again.
We don't want that,
do we?
Who's "we"?
Carey.
Dr. Carey Williams.
I'm here with the world
health organization.
Well, you turn out
a neat bandage,
doctor.
First aid's
not my thing, though.
I'm a psychiatrist.
I work mostly
with kids.
There are no bats
in my belfry.
All I'm suffering from
is embarrassment.
Professor hashim said
you didn't know
where you were.
What compelled you
to come down here?
Nothing compelled me.
I'm interested
in egyptology.
I'm going to Luxor
to see the new dig.
That's the one lead by
the newspaper magnate
lord Maxton.
Yeah.
I was thinking about
going down there myself.
You think Maxton needs
his head examined?
Could be.
Listen, if you have
any more problems,
give me a call.
Sure.
Miss Barnes.
Enjoy the rest
of your stay,
and, uh, take care.
Thank you.
It's a great honor,
Mr. Ahmahdi, to lead
the head of the Egyptian
department of antiquities
into this sacred place
where no living man
has trodden
in 3,000 years.
It is well, sir,
that the tomb
has not been entered.
You have no right
to anything in it.
I think I must disagree
with lord Maxton.
There has never been
a tomb in this valley
that has not
been robbed
or broken into
in some way.
I agree with
professor alexatos.
Look. Who is she?
Goddess of gods.
Kroll.
Ja.
You know them all.
I thought I did,
but this one...
Ah!
She moved.
She is moving.
My god.
Not your god,
lord Maxton.
Who are you, sir?
I'm doctor riyahd
Abdul mohassid.
How did you
get in here?
Ask these
eminent gentlemen.
They say this is
the first time
they've entered the tomb.
This is no more
your first time
than it is mine.
Perhaps
you are referring
to when we put in
the steel door.
Ja. that must be it.
I supervised
the installation,
but I don't recall
seeing you.
I was there.
Excuse me, sir.
The room
you came from...
I suggest you read
the inscription
before you enter.
"I am the protector
of the dead.
"Those who defile
this sacred place
will die."
I'm going in anyway.
"I am the protector
of the dead."
This is extraordinary.
O, mein gott!
Gott in himmel!
Oh!
Who is this?
Corporal fousi,
one of my men.
He was a grave robber.
So he was the first one
to enter the tomb.
And he was
the first to die.
I am the protector
of the dead.
No.
No.
Kia...
Go away.
Kia...
Don't.
Stop.
Go away.
Kia...
Aah!
Stop!
Kia!
Aah!
Dr. Williams.
This is Sandra Barnes.
Remember?
Yeah.
Hah! Come on.
Come on.
Hah! Hah!
All right.
It's great out here,
isn't it?
Beautiful.
Sure I'm not going
too fast for you?
I'm fine.
Good.
How's that horse?
Great.
She's a good one.
She's a beauty.
Whoo.
This sure beats
a psychiatrist's couch.
I thought
the change
of scenery
might be
therapeutic.
Strictly
professional.
You ride well.
Oh, thanks.
You, too.
Thanks.
So, this trip
to Egypt,
been planning it
a long time,
or was it
a sudden
impulse?
Am I back
on the couch?
Just interested,
that's all.
So the doctor's
interested, huh?
Well, my dad died
a while back.
I inherited
the business,
sold up, and took off.
Was Egypt
your first stop?
No. London, Paris...
But, yeah, I guess I was
headed here all along.
Easy, boy, easy.
Sandra, freeze!
Don't move.
Back slowly.
Slowly.
I'm with you, doc.
Well, it's not exactly
the hard rock, is it?
No,
but down there
the nile flows on
as it has for
thousands of years.
I can almost see it
and feel it
just as it was
all that time ago.
When you
were back home,
did you have
scary dreams then, too?
Oh, here comes the man
in the white coat again.
What's that you've got
behind your back?
A straitjacket for me.
I am just
an interested party.
Yeah. You
said that before.
The only way you're
going to get rid
of these nightmares
is to understand
what's causing them.
Maybe I did have them
once in a while.
I was
into this Egypt thing.
How bad were they?
They were
kind of mixed up.
I was worried
about my dad.
And after he died...
Don't you ever
give up?
O.k. Session's over.
Come here.
I want to ask you
something.
What?
Do you know
how beautiful you are?
Now, that's better.
O, mighty thoth,
I, your humble servant
aziru,
shall purge this land
of the unholy plunderers
of our graves.
[Awk]
A gentleman
to see you, sir.
I hope
I'm not intruding.
Not at all,
Dr. Mohassid.
Please, come in.
May I offer you
some tea?
I abstain from tea.
An Egyptian
not drinking tea?
Beer was the national
drink of old Egypt,
and the best beer
came from Memphis.
You sound as though
you drank it.
Well, I know
the ancient recipe.
Fascinating.
You know, the best
scholarship today
considers wine
to have been
the favorite drink
of the people.
They are mistaken.
The only good wine was
in the pharaoh's court,
a vintage called
balm of the heart.
How would you
know that?
If you look
at the inscription
at the bottom
of the wine amphora,
it says "balm's heart."
I never cared
for it myself.
The wine.
No. The name.
Dr. Mohassid, we are all
most impressed with you.
We are curious
to know
how you entered the tomb
without anybody knowing.
I am the protector
of the dead.
"I am the protector
of the dead"?
Hmm.
Dr. Mohassid,
we are civilized men.
This is the 20th century.
[Squawking]
Sorry. One moment.
[Wings flapping]
Dr. Mohassid...
This place is great.
You know, it's over
2,000 years old.
Wow. This is really
something.
It sure is.
Oh, I'd love
something like that.
Uh-huh.
How much is that?
This one?
It is, uh, good.
How much is it?
It is, uh...$20.
5.
No. It is good.
Come on,
I'll give you 5.
1o. 1o.
10.
5.
8.
8.
O.k.
[Speaking
arabic language]
Please
leave me alone.
Please
leave me alone.
I'm sorry.
Sandra!
Sandra!
Sandra!
[Laughing]
[Jabbering]
[Moaning]
And kia
shall return to aziru
as Jupiter
aligns with Mars.
Who are you?
Is this a dream?
You've had a nap.
Perhaps
you were dreaming...
But you're safe now.
My purse.
Of course.
Yes, of course.
If she calls in,
please tell her
I'm at the hotel.
Sandra, where
have you been?
Lost, I guess.
For eight hours?
Holy cow.
You're referring to shu,
the goddess of the sky--
the holy cow.
What?
This gentleman
rescued me.
Well, I appreciate
that very much.
My pleasure.
I don't even
know your name.
Mohassid.
Dr. Mohassid,
miss Barnes.
How do you
know my name?
You told me.
When you told me
where you're staying.
Did you say you were
a doctor, an md?
I practiced medicine
for many years,
but, these days, I would
be considered old-fashioned.
My principal interest
is antiquities.
I have a passion for them,
even though
I'm one myself.
An antique has to be
at least 100 years old.
Ah, well, I try
not to look my age.
Sorry. I should've
introduced you.
This is Dr. Williams.
He's a psychiatrist.
I guess you
have those here, too.
There's very little
in the modern world
we Egyptians did not
have 3,000 years ago.
I will take my leave.
I will see you
in Luxor.
Luxor? You live there?
Yes. I will
see you there.
Salaam and good night.
Strange guy.
Where'd
you find him?
He found me.
I like him.
Well, he's got
some problems.
He was afraid
to be touched.
He wouldn't even
shake my hand.
You're the one
with problems.
I need some rest.
[Thunder]
Thoth, command of me.
Thoth, demand of me.
Thoth, in thy praise...
Thoth, in thy ways...
Thoth, in my life...
Thoth, in my death...
[Yowl]
Sandra!
What are you
doing here?
Are you o.K.?
Carey?
Thank god, it's you.
What's
happening to me?
I knew you'd be
at the museum.
I knew you'd be here.
It was so strange.
I saw
the weirdest things.
One of your dreams.
No. It was real.
Then show us
what happened.
Uh-uh. I can't.
Sandra, he's right.
Come. We're with you.
Nothing to worry about.
Come along.
My favorite figure
in the museum.
The most beautiful woman
in all of Egypt.
Who is she?
A whore
of one of the gods.
You are so like her.
Is this the stuff
you said got smashed?
Looks pretty normal
to me.
But it...It did.
It did burst open.
[Mohassid]
Thoth, command of me.
Thoth, demand of me.
Thoth, in thy grace.
Thoth, in thy ways.
Thoth, in my life.
Thoth, in my death.
Sandra, this business
about the sarcophagus
is just a manifestation
of death anxiety.
It's becoming
hard to tell
where the dreams end
and reality begins.
That's verging
on psychosis.
Look, you've recently
lost a central figure
in your life--
your father.
Death anxiety invades
both the conscious--
what we consider reality--
and the subconscious,
where we dream.
In a sense, your dream
was a rational thought.
The two men were your father
and your imagined lover.
These longings
cause you guilt.
That is such crap.
Guilt is suffocation.
Didn't you say that
your dreams usually
end in suffocation?
Yes.
It's bitter medicine,
but if you can
live with it,
you might get rid
of those nightmares.
That must be Maxton,
the newspaper magnate
with Dr. Mohassid.
That mohassid
sure gets around.
Yeah.
That's him, all right.
Looks like they're
headed into the tomb.
Why is he with them?
Allow me.
Kroll says
it's a medicine chest.
What's your opinion,
doctor?
It's a perfume box.
I beg to differ.
The cat is one of
the forms assumed
by bast,
goddess of health.
Obviously, it's
a medicine chest.
Bast was
a variety of wild cats
that beheaded serpents.
This is a domesticated cat,
and this box would sit
in someone's boudoir.
How do you know that,
Dr. Mohassid?
By the protruding tongue.
It was a private joke
between the young pharaoh
and his bride.
They were referring to an
ancient proverb that said,
"the tongue is the best
and the worst thing
in the world."
What nonsense.
Ha ha ha!
Read the inscriptions.
Pleasure.
"A tongue...
"Is the best...
And the worst--"
I know all the great
egyptologists,
but you're a phenomenon.
I'm giving
a cocktail party
this evening.
Can you join us?
It would be my pleasure.
I've reached an agreement
with the antiquity service.
The contents of the tomb
will go to the museum.
Have a last look,
if you like.
You're most kind.
Grave robber.
Goodbye, doctor.
He's dead!
The curse,
I'm afraid.
What happened?
He's dead.
Dr. Mohassid
was here.
He's...
Well, you're as
lovely and charming
as one of
the dancing girls
of the gods.
Thank you.
Lord Maxton won't
mind you bringing us?
Lord Maxton
won't mind anything.
I'm surprised
he didn't cancel
after what happened.
Well, lord Maxton
has no respect
for the dead,
ancient or otherwise.
Respect's
a two-way street.
I'm sure the dead
don't think
that much of him.
Curse of the tomb,
my eye!
Dr. Ahmahdi's death
was an accident.
A most
regrettable one.
Most upsetting.
Indeed.
But innocent, too,
after the death
of corporal fousi.
Somehow entered the tomb
despite your steel door?
The guy was a grave robber.
Probably was killed by
an accomplice or something.
Good evening.
Mahmoud.
You listened
to lord Maxton.
He knows everything.
He's one of the great
grave robbers of our time.
I resent that, sir.
I spent a bloody
good fortune
in this country,
doing important
scientific and
historical research.
You dig up my ancestors.
You Rob us
of all of our treasures.
You take the remains
of my people
and put them in
glass cases in museums,
so people can look at them
like circus freaks.
You call that research?
Dr. Mohassid,
we are operating
under license of
the Egyptian government.
Then I shall go to
the British government
and ask for a license
to Rob westminster Abbey.
We're here
because you buggers
don't know anything
about conducting
a scientific dig.
You Rob, pillage, rape, steal
all of my country's artifacts.
You and people
like yourself
take away the honor
of Egypt.
Get out.
Get out of my house!
Get out of my tombs.
Get out of Egypt.
Lord Maxton...
He's mad.
There's no way we'll
look at the tomb now.
Might as well
go back to Cairo.
Miss Barnes, there's
nothing in the world
that will keep me
from showing you
the tombs.
Please.
Did I ever tell you about
the time when I was a boy,
how I used to play
at the temple's entrance?
I met this old man...
Better get
some sleep tonight.
Yeah. I need it.
If I have
another night--
I'll be right next door.
Strange thing is,
I like it here.
It's like
I've been here before,
and I know
that I haven't.
How do you
explain that?
Oh, no. I won't
get into that again.
The last time
you asked me that,
remember what happened?
There's a thing called
genetic memory.
We all go back
to ancient times.
Prehistoric, even,
I guess.
And?
And...
And you shouldn't be
in Egypt right now.
Let's go back to Cairo.
We can plan a trip to
the Greek isles or Rome.
No. I want to see
the tomb.
Mohassid said
he could take us.
He's got you buffaloed,
but all right.
We'll stay another day,
and then we go, o.K.?
Maybe.
I'll see.
You're a sweet guy.
Good night, doc.
[Aziru]
My lord thoth,
your vengeance
will be continued
in the Blaze of the sun.
The criminals will meet
their gruesome fate.
I have gained kia's trust.
She will cast off
her mortal suitor,
which will leave her
unprotected.
All these things
I have set in motion.
[Thunder]
Please help!
Help!
Please help me!
Please!
Miss Barnes.
Come in.
You look so pale.
Pale? Dr. Mohassid,
you don't know
what's happening to me.
I know everything
that's happening to you.
Come with me.
I want you to sleep
here...
In my bed.
I shall sleep
under the stars.
There.
I'm so tired.
I'm so tired,
I could die.
Sleep.
Sleep.
[Growling]
Kia!
Aah!
Sandra!
Sandra!
Sandra!
Sandra!
Oh, my god.
He was there...
Right beside me...
This...thing.
Tell me about the dream
later.
It wasn't a dream.
It was real.
No matter what happens,
it's o.K.
It's only a dream.
It can't hurt you.
Try to relax.
I'll get you a sedative.
I'll be right back.
Very interesting.
What do you know
about this new head
of the antiquities
department?
He's tougher
than the other one.
But I think some of this
must disappear.
The sooner, the better.
Quite so,
Mr. Kroll.
Quite so.
Let's go
and have lunch.
These damn officials.
I'm sure they
could've been bought
like the others.
Salaam, lord Maxton.
What are you
doing here?
Please forgive
my behavior last night.
I was not myself.
Thank you, Dr. Mohassid.
I accept your apology.
You're most kind.
I don't bear grudges.
Therefore,
I've brought you a gift.
I bought you
this beautiful cat.
Please accept it from me.
Oh, thank you.
It comes from a long line
of cats that were buried
with the pharaohs.
It may be even
a reincarnation of one.
Thank you, Dr. Mohassid.
I admit
I'm more of a dog man.
I see.
I hope you enjoy it.
Salaam.
Thank you.
Well, I'll be damned.
Heh heh heh.
Take a look at it,
kroll.
[Meow]
[Meow]
Aah!
My eyes!
I'm blind!
Aah!
I can't see!
Get me a doctor!
God, help me!
I can't see!
O great god thoth.
Hear...
Hear my humble voice.
Give me more time
so that I
may avenge...
The robbers
of our graves.
Avenge the robbers
of my grave...
And return the girl!
Give me
one good reason
why you should stay.
I'll tell you
why you won't go.
Mohassid.
I feel kind of drawn
to him.
You think he can
end your dreams?
He can also start them.
He might
put you in a dream
you don't come out of.
I think you're jealous.
I'm not leaving.
Period.
There's a bus to Cairo
in a couple hours.
Guess I'll be on it.
I think you should be
on that bus, too.
Look,
you must know by now
how I feel about you.
Please come with me.
No.
[Groaning]
Good evening,
lord Maxton.
You.
You!
I've come
to say goodbye.
Aah!
Aah!
Goodbye.
Dr. Mohassid's here.
You.
How did you get in here?
I've come to pay
my last respects.
Lord Maxton is dead.
[Thunder]
Leave this land,
gentlemen.
Leave while
you still have time,
for this
is the land of thoth.
My god!
Thoth kills.
[Dr. Williams] Why won't
she listen to me?
It's as if she's
obsessed.
There's just so much
going on with her right now.
Maybe she needs
to be alone.
This doesn't feel right.
And where the hell does
this Dr. Mohassid fit in?
I know she feels
drawn to him.
But I don't trust
that garbage he
keeps feeding her.
Like that stuff about...
"And geb layith with
the goddess Mayotte
in a close embrace.
"But ra was displeased
and ordered shu
to separate them.
"With their separation,
"space and light
were created.
"All the stars and planets
were born of their union.
"Every 3,300 years,
they are brought
together again."
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
Would you like to see
the observatory?
Oh, I'd love to.
Two nights from now,
Mayotte will return
to geb's arms.
In order to do that,
Mayotte must move backwards.
They believed
that the gods
can make the planets
go backwards?
But they do
go backwards.
Or at least, that's
what it looks like.
Modern terms
would call it
retrograde motion.
You know a lot
about astronomy.
Well, we Egyptians
have astronomy
in our blood.
All of our temples
were built
for astronomical
observations.
And that's how you know
where geb and Mayotte
get together
every 3,000 years.
And then
but for a few moments.
But within
those precious moments,
they are stationary
in the sky.
The night of the embrace.
The night
of the embrace.
If lost lovers
are reunited,
in those few moments,
the gods will allow them
to return to paradise,
where they will live
in divine ecstasy.
That's a tall order.
The gods have powers.
You really believe that.
Does that seem
so strange?
Why must
modern civilization
fear anything that
isn't based on science?
With science,
there is no passion.
Without passion,
there is no life.
I sense in you a...
A great passion.
Please.
Take this ring.
How strange.
I've seen one
just like it.
It's been in my family
for countless generations.
Oh, Dr. Mohassid,
I couldn't accept it.
I want you to have it.
It's very beautiful,
but no, really,
I couldn't.
Perhaps some other time.
Please.
[Mohassid]
Behold the heavens
from where the ancients
still watch over us.
On magical nights,
you can see the gods.
[Sandra]
Oh, really?
That's great.
Yes. Tomorrow is
such a magical night.
On the trip back to Cairo,
I worried about Sandra.
Dr. Mohassid made me feel
she was in danger.
I went to the museum
to see if I could find
any answers.
Ancients believed
that mummified spirits
could be reunited
in the flesh...
The night of the embrace.
Ancient tombs.
Mars and Jupiter
at the present-day site
of Luxor.
[Mohassid]
Sandra...
You walk among
the old temples of beauty
belonging to the very ground
you once graced.
Kia, my sweet love,
my heart's desire
so long ago,
and now again.
We were both born for this
moment in time together.
Your heart's sweet,
knowing and loving of me.
You are
drawn back to me here,
and I to you.
Even though
I still love you,
I will not make
the same mistake twice.
I will carry you
in my arms to thoth.
You will rule
with him forever.
Then I will be able
to gain back his trust.
As jackals
guard your temple,
I am your slave.
I am devoted to you,
great thoth.
Did she say when
she would be back?
O.k., o.K.
Yeah, thank you.
Damn.
No miss Barnes?
No.
You know, I should've
never left her alone.
Is that the ring that...
Miss Barnes took
out of the display?
Yes, it is.
The ancients believed
it contained
the life-force
of thoth.
His concubines
could not enter paradise
without such a ring.
And this?
That is the great
high priest aziru
and his beloved kia.
It is one of the saddest
of the legends.
The fragment was found
in the temple of karnak.
Be careful,
Dr. Williams.
What did you say
this guy's name was?
The high priest aziru.
What is the legend?
Aziru was caught
making love to kia,
one of thoth's
sacred concubines.
He was buried alive.
What happened to kia?
According to legend,
she reunites with aziru
on the night of embrace.
The night of what?
Embrace.
It occurs every
few thousand years
when the planets
are in a certain
conjunction.
And this is aziru.
Nadi, thanks.
I got to go.
I just know Dr. Mohassid's
got some plan for Sandra.
He's convinced that she's
a reincarnated goddess.
And now she's down there
by herself.
I've got to help her.
Overnight to Luxor.
[Horn honks]
Grave robber!
Aah!
Prepare to meet
your destiny...
And join your friends
in hell!
You're insane, doctor.
Please.
Anything you want.
It's yours.
Please!
Oh, you're too kind.
But I have everything
I need here.
My embalming
instruments.
For example,
this is used
to free your soul.
But in this case,
I shall use it...
To shut your mouth.
Now, the embalming
instructions
should be of interest
to a dedicated
but soon to be dead
grave robber like yourself.
Huh?
First...
First you take a chisel,
and you insert it
into the nostril, thus.
Break through
into the brain,
one quick twist.
Then the teka.
The teka is used
to cut the brain
into little bits
and pieces
by twirling and twisting
this instrument.
Ah!
Then...
At last...
The mumbus,
which is inserted,
and slowly, you extract
all the bits and pieces.
Ah!
Any questions?
This is a night--
good.
No questions.
Oh, and not to worry.
Your looks won't be lost.
They don't
take ugly people
into paradise.
Believe it.
[Knock on door]
Hello?
Yes. Who's there?
Hello?
Hmm.
"Sandra,
please come immediately."
You're all right.
I thought you were ill.
The message said
to come at once.
There was
a misunderstanding.
But I'm fine,
and we had a date.
Don't you remember?
It's the middle
of the night.
Yes...
But it's the night
of the embrace,
when Jupiter
and Mars meet.
We said we'd
watch it together.
Don't you remember?
Oh, yes.
I've calculated
the exact time
of the embrace.
Time enough.
What is it?
A wine.
You've had it before.
I have?
When we first met.
I guess I was too much
of a wreck to remember.
It seems like
such a long time ago.
A very long time ago.
[Speaking
arabic language]
Damn!
Perfect.
Perfect.
What's going on?
It's all right.
Yes.
Who's that?
You're dreaming.
Dreaming.
All is prepared.
Kia.
She'll be there.
I'm bringing her.
Kia.
Come.
Take this drink.
No. I don't want it.
Come.
The gods await.
Destiny beckons.
She ran
through the lobby
and into the street.
But where did she go?
One does not
ask a guest,
especially a lady
after midnight.
What about the concierge?
Does he know?
He went home after
the storm began.
Was she here
when miss Barnes left?
[Speaking
arabic language]
A black limousine
came to collect her.
I'm getting the police.
[Aziru]
The cycle is unbroken.
The stars
light the path to heaven.
Your hour of eternity
is here.
O great thoth,
god of all joy,
it is the night
of the embrace,
and I return
your favorite concubine
to you.
[Thoth]
Prepare her!
Kia!
If your office
felt the same way
about Dr. Mohassid,
why isn't he
under investigation?
I don't know.
Sandra's not at her hotel.
Mohassid's not at home.
Doesn't prove anything.
I know he has her
in there!
Let's get into that tomb.
If he touches her,
I swear I'll kill him.
Come on!
Let's go!
Look.
The gate's open.
Someone has
pulled the trigger.
It's a damn cave-in.
Tombs were built
to keep robbers out.
Chutes full of rocks,
secret passages.
I can't believe this.
Your soul
shall be liberated.
Your body shall be
a house that you can
return to without death.
A life of eternity.
Your life is soon over.
But with thoth,
you will reign forever.
Shh!
Someone's coming.
Take cover.
Kill the light.
[Speaking arabic language]
Stop.
Ali?
The killer of fousi?
No. I didn't do it.
I didn't do it.
I came to search
for a few things
like the others.
Whoa!
Take it easy.
[Speaking arabic language]
Watch out!
Aah!
What the hell's
down there?
I'm going to go in.
Are you all right?
Follow me.
Be careful.
She's got to be
down here somewhere.
Come on.
[Thoth]
The time has come.
It is here.
The sacred embrace.
The gods
have kept their vow.
Off to the left.
A sacred linen.
I...
I know you're
going to kill me.
I am but thoth's
instrument.
I return you to him.
Aah!
Aah!
Aah!
There she is!
Shoot him!
Sandra, come on!
Quick! Get out before
the doors close!
Let's go!
Give me your hand!
Come on! Keep moving!
Come on.
We got to
keep going! Run!
Wait!
Come on. Keep moving.
Straight ahead!
Wait for me!
Watch that ceiling.
It's going to come down.
Keep running, Sandra.
Wait!
Wait! Wait!
Wait!
Keep running!
[Hiss]
Stop!
Whoa! Watch out!
O.k., go.
Come on.
Ali!
Give me your hand.
Aah! Aah!
Aah! No!
No! Aah!
No!
No!
Come on.
You're all right.
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Warner Bros.
Captioning performed by
the national captioning
institute, inc.
skies align again,
thoth will await the return
of his sweet love kia.
He will appear again
in the night's horizon,
hoping she will accept
his invitation
to immortality.
Aries, the ram,
fiery, offensive
rulership of the gods,
governed by Mars.
The bull, Taurus,
passive strength
with unbending willpower.
Ruled by Venus
and exalted by the moon.
Gemini, the twins,
the complex duality
of all nature,
governed by Mercury.
Cancer, the crab,
the emotional strength
and embodiment
of the male
and female essence.
The lion, Leo,
motivated by
the heart's impulse
and the fiery sun.
The virgin, Virgo,
gifted with Harmony
and guided by swift,
sharp Mercury.
Libra, the scales,
simplicity,
justice, and truth,
governed by Venus.
The scorpion, scorpio,
strong, dignified
warrior,
driven by Mars
and exalted by uranus.
Sagittarius, the Archer,
governed by Jupiter,
king of all planets.
Fiery conflict
between the mind
and carnal instincts.
The goat, capricorn,
a psychic sense
galvanized by the sun
and saturn.
Aquarius,
the water bearer.
Positive intellect
strengthened by saturn and
Mars.
Pisces, the fishes,
the struggle of the soul
within the body,
guided by Neptune
and Jupiter.
[Neigh]
[Braying]
[A different woman]
After my father died,
I just felt empty.
John wanted marriage
and commitment,
but I knew I wasn't
ready for that,
so we drifted apart,
broke up.
He was mad, but I still
just felt empty.
From my father's will,
I had a little money,
so I thought,
what the heck,
I'll travel.
First I went to London,
then Amsterdam,
but it wasn't until
I got to Paris
that I realized I really
wanted to see Egypt.
[Man]
Oh, those bastards!
Well, I told you
to tell them it's
not for sale!
The man's a fool.
He should've been
horsewhipped.
Right,
I'm not happy.
Excuses!
No, don't give me that.
You listen to me, sir.
When I tell you to fire
an editor, fire him.
I don't care if
he's the queen's first
cousin! He's fired!
I'm at the dig.
I'll be here
a couple of hours.
I'm due to have dinner
with the ambassador.
We'll talk again later.
Amateurs, amateurs.
I'm surrounded
by amateurs.
Good morning, sir.
It certainly is not.
Oh. Couldn't get out
of the damn house.
Faxes and phone calls!
Oh!
I have to tell you,
gentlemen,
there's global interest
in our activities here.
My newsrooms in London
and New York
are begging
for a headline.
Hey, Peter.
What progress?
We are at the direct stage,
lord Maxton.
We are not sure, but--
but, but!
That's what you've been
telling me all this week.
You know how much
this circus is costing me?
Not to mention
my valuable time.
Lord Maxton, we were
out here before dawn.
I should bloody well
think so, Mr. Kroll.
That's what I've been
paying you for.
[Shouting in arabic]
What's going on?
What's he jabbering about?
Come here!
Come here!
Come here!
Peter, get a move on.
We will do it alone.
Kroll, you were right.
Absolutely right.
[Maxton]
Good show.
It is here.
The pyramids always
drew me to them.
That the entrances
are aligned with stars
is magical.
Hidden passageways
as mysterious diversions,
and of course the elaborate
farewell to the loved ones
with the beautiful
paintings and stories
to guide one
into the future.
Why do I feel even the sky
seems familiar to me?
That even these
children's voices
sound as my own...
Many years ago.
[Tapping]
[Maxton]
Oh, it's about time.
Come on. Come on.
For Pete's sakes,
don't tap it, hit it.
Come on, man.
Come on.
Well?
Anything?
What's the delay?
What is it?
What is it?
[Yelling in arabic]
How did he get here
so damn fast,
this officious bastard?
[Moans]
Thank you.
Good night.
Thoth, command of me,
thoth, demand of me,
thoth, in thy praise,
thoth, in thy ways,
thoth, in my life,
thoth, in my death.
Thoth, may we
give to you?
Thoth, may we
worship you?
[Chanting om]
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth!
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
Thoth.
[Chanting om]
[Music plays]
[Moaning]
Kroll, did you
bring the key?
Yes, of course
I brought the key.
I don't want
to be seen.
Watch your step.
How much time
do you think we have?
We only have
three hours
before
the guards change.
We must hurry.
Be careful.
Be careful.
Come quietly.
Quiet, everyone.
House of bilad!
Shh!
House of bilad.
Ali, are you sure
there's no one
lurking about?
I don't want
anymore trouble
with that captain mahmoud.
All the guards
are inside.
Just pay them some
piasters.
Your lookouts
are still here?
Yes. They are waiting.
This could be
one of the greatest
finds in history.
House of bilad.
And the Maxton
collection
will get
its due reward.
Ha ha!
Our friend
at the department
of antiquities
could be of great help.
Yes.
With a chunk
of cash money.
I'll give you that.
Just beautiful.
[Hissing]
By jove!
We are not alone.
This tomb is like no other.
Look. The sacred symbol
of thoth--
god of vengeance.
Oh, yes.
Their upper
families dedicated
their fairest daughters
as his concubines.
House of bilad!
This is an evil place.
Thoth is a jealous god.
So would I be
if I had a string
of concubines.
Whoever is
in this tomb
was buried
in the "1,950 on the 7th day
of the 35th decans."
It's only
the high priest.
Wait.
"The high priest aziru
"is buried here
"with 1,000 curses
to guard thoth's
treasure."
Treasure?
Go ahead, man.
Read.
"We will destroy all
who desecrate
this sacred
precinct."
We must not
break the seal.
Beware the eye
of horus.
Go and get your men.
Lord Maxton.
Ahh.
Oh!
Is this thoth?
"For his terrible crime,
"aziru was mummified
"without having
his entrails removed,
condemned in body
and spirit."
My lord aziru.
Beautiful kia.
What a magical night.
Come in.
[Moaning]
No.
No. No.
No.
No.
They're coming.
N-no.
No.
Our wine.
For you, my love.
To you, my love.
[Straining]
Hold.
I can't let you disturb
these holy remains.
Beware the curse.
Hmmph!
Holy.
The inscription said
he was a criminal.
[Speaking
arabic language]
I think we should
leave the mask
until we have
unwrapped the body.
It's the most
likely part
to be decomposed.
There isn't time
to unwrap it.
I don't want to be
diplomatically
embarrassed.
I can slice right through
the mummy's linen
in one stroke.
Go ahead, man.
No, no. You must
leave it alone.
This is the one.
Mmm.
[Coughing]
[Exclaiming]
No physical damage.
Extraordinary.
[Kia laughing]
When am I going
to see this?
Don't be impatient.
It's nearly
finished.
Well?
What are you doing?
Leave her!
She's innocent.
She is thoth's
concubine!
She's only a child!
Let her free.
You've defiled her!
Take me, not her!
You will bring a curse
upon the people.
Thoth, forgive me.
Thoth, forgive me.
His stomach
is contracted.
I think
he was buried alive.
The contraction
of the natron
on the linen
squeezed him to death
like a boa constrictor.
Huh.
Charming way to die.
Oh, my god!
The sudden influx
of the air
causes expansion.
[Footstep]
What's that?
Did you
hear that?
Listen.
I don't hear
anything.
What's...this?
The wind, lord Maxton.
Yeah.
No.
It is the presence
of the gods.
In the name of thoth,
god of vengeance,
you, aziru,
are condemned
in body and spirit.
You have defiled
thoth's sacred concubine.
You shall be buried alive--
never to be purified,
never to pass
into the great hereafter.
You shall guard
thoth's treasure
for all eternity.
Take him from our sight.
I accept my destiny.
Take this ring.
Oh, my love.
I will love you
forever.
I will always be yours.
[Aziru]
Thoth...
I have transgressed.
I stole
the fairest flower...
[High priest]
In the name of thoth...
Forgive me.
God of vengeance...
My love for you
is greater
than any monument
man can design.
You, aziru...
These shrinking bands
shall crush my life.
Are condemned
in body and spirit.
I will die
your humble servant.
You have defiled...
Let my death
warn all others.
Thoth,
command of me.
Thoth, demand of me.
Thoth, in thy praise...
Thoth, in thy ways...
Thoth, in my life...
Thoth, in my death...
[Kia]
Oh, my love.
Thoth, may we
give to thee.
Thoth, we worship you.
I will always
be yours.
[Weeping]
Thoth!
Thoth!
Thoth!
Thoth!
Thoth!
Thoth!
Thoth!
Shall we have a look
at the head now?
You.
You do it.
I think it's time to go.
Ali.
Cover it up.
No, no, no, no.
Professor.
I'll do it.
Me, I'll do it.
Kia.
Ah!
House of bilad.
Taxi!
Taxi!
That'd be great.
Thank you.
The pyramids
always drew me to them.
That the entrances
are aligned with stars
is magical.
Hidden passageways
as mysterious diversions,
and, of course,
the elaborate farewell
to the loved ones.
The beautiful paintings
and stories
to guide one
into the future.
You were loved
and respected.
You would be remembered.
You were part of something
large and lovely
while you lived here.
And once all the many layers
are peeled back,
once the stories
have been etched
into the outer layers
of the sarcophagus
and then removed,
you're left with
the ornate shell of a life,
even wearing
the rings and necklaces
that once were part
of a breathing day.
Far away from the insulated
walls of the pyramid,
a dry, hot Sandy breeze,
pouring water
and looking into the eyes
of your loved one
and seeing
that spark of recognition
that you and he
are alive
and that anything
is possible.
[Guttural moan]
[Thunder]
Take this ring.
I will love you
forever.
I will always
be yours.
[Alarm rings]
Put that down, miss.
Put it down.
[Speaking arabic
language]
Get the police.
Yes, sir.
Thoth...
O, mighty thoth,
god of vengeance,
restore me
to flesh and blood.
Thoth, command of me.
[Speaking
arabic language]
Barnes.
Sandra Barnes.
I feel
so foolish.
I'm not mental.
I--i just...
I don't know,
blacked out.
Go back to your hotel,
try to relax.
I can prescribe
a sedative.
Oh, no, thanks.
My hand
hardly hurts.
It isn't your hand
I'm worried about.
The authorities have
waived all the charges,
but you could be smashing
glass cases again.
We don't want that,
do we?
Who's "we"?
Carey.
Dr. Carey Williams.
I'm here with the world
health organization.
Well, you turn out
a neat bandage,
doctor.
First aid's
not my thing, though.
I'm a psychiatrist.
I work mostly
with kids.
There are no bats
in my belfry.
All I'm suffering from
is embarrassment.
Professor hashim said
you didn't know
where you were.
What compelled you
to come down here?
Nothing compelled me.
I'm interested
in egyptology.
I'm going to Luxor
to see the new dig.
That's the one lead by
the newspaper magnate
lord Maxton.
Yeah.
I was thinking about
going down there myself.
You think Maxton needs
his head examined?
Could be.
Listen, if you have
any more problems,
give me a call.
Sure.
Miss Barnes.
Enjoy the rest
of your stay,
and, uh, take care.
Thank you.
It's a great honor,
Mr. Ahmahdi, to lead
the head of the Egyptian
department of antiquities
into this sacred place
where no living man
has trodden
in 3,000 years.
It is well, sir,
that the tomb
has not been entered.
You have no right
to anything in it.
I think I must disagree
with lord Maxton.
There has never been
a tomb in this valley
that has not
been robbed
or broken into
in some way.
I agree with
professor alexatos.
Look. Who is she?
Goddess of gods.
Kroll.
Ja.
You know them all.
I thought I did,
but this one...
Ah!
She moved.
She is moving.
My god.
Not your god,
lord Maxton.
Who are you, sir?
I'm doctor riyahd
Abdul mohassid.
How did you
get in here?
Ask these
eminent gentlemen.
They say this is
the first time
they've entered the tomb.
This is no more
your first time
than it is mine.
Perhaps
you are referring
to when we put in
the steel door.
Ja. that must be it.
I supervised
the installation,
but I don't recall
seeing you.
I was there.
Excuse me, sir.
The room
you came from...
I suggest you read
the inscription
before you enter.
"I am the protector
of the dead.
"Those who defile
this sacred place
will die."
I'm going in anyway.
"I am the protector
of the dead."
This is extraordinary.
O, mein gott!
Gott in himmel!
Oh!
Who is this?
Corporal fousi,
one of my men.
He was a grave robber.
So he was the first one
to enter the tomb.
And he was
the first to die.
I am the protector
of the dead.
No.
No.
Kia...
Go away.
Kia...
Don't.
Stop.
Go away.
Kia...
Aah!
Stop!
Kia!
Aah!
Dr. Williams.
This is Sandra Barnes.
Remember?
Yeah.
Hah! Come on.
Come on.
Hah! Hah!
All right.
It's great out here,
isn't it?
Beautiful.
Sure I'm not going
too fast for you?
I'm fine.
Good.
How's that horse?
Great.
She's a good one.
She's a beauty.
Whoo.
This sure beats
a psychiatrist's couch.
I thought
the change
of scenery
might be
therapeutic.
Strictly
professional.
You ride well.
Oh, thanks.
You, too.
Thanks.
So, this trip
to Egypt,
been planning it
a long time,
or was it
a sudden
impulse?
Am I back
on the couch?
Just interested,
that's all.
So the doctor's
interested, huh?
Well, my dad died
a while back.
I inherited
the business,
sold up, and took off.
Was Egypt
your first stop?
No. London, Paris...
But, yeah, I guess I was
headed here all along.
Easy, boy, easy.
Sandra, freeze!
Don't move.
Back slowly.
Slowly.
I'm with you, doc.
Well, it's not exactly
the hard rock, is it?
No,
but down there
the nile flows on
as it has for
thousands of years.
I can almost see it
and feel it
just as it was
all that time ago.
When you
were back home,
did you have
scary dreams then, too?
Oh, here comes the man
in the white coat again.
What's that you've got
behind your back?
A straitjacket for me.
I am just
an interested party.
Yeah. You
said that before.
The only way you're
going to get rid
of these nightmares
is to understand
what's causing them.
Maybe I did have them
once in a while.
I was
into this Egypt thing.
How bad were they?
They were
kind of mixed up.
I was worried
about my dad.
And after he died...
Don't you ever
give up?
O.k. Session's over.
Come here.
I want to ask you
something.
What?
Do you know
how beautiful you are?
Now, that's better.
O, mighty thoth,
I, your humble servant
aziru,
shall purge this land
of the unholy plunderers
of our graves.
[Awk]
A gentleman
to see you, sir.
I hope
I'm not intruding.
Not at all,
Dr. Mohassid.
Please, come in.
May I offer you
some tea?
I abstain from tea.
An Egyptian
not drinking tea?
Beer was the national
drink of old Egypt,
and the best beer
came from Memphis.
You sound as though
you drank it.
Well, I know
the ancient recipe.
Fascinating.
You know, the best
scholarship today
considers wine
to have been
the favorite drink
of the people.
They are mistaken.
The only good wine was
in the pharaoh's court,
a vintage called
balm of the heart.
How would you
know that?
If you look
at the inscription
at the bottom
of the wine amphora,
it says "balm's heart."
I never cared
for it myself.
The wine.
No. The name.
Dr. Mohassid, we are all
most impressed with you.
We are curious
to know
how you entered the tomb
without anybody knowing.
I am the protector
of the dead.
"I am the protector
of the dead"?
Hmm.
Dr. Mohassid,
we are civilized men.
This is the 20th century.
[Squawking]
Sorry. One moment.
[Wings flapping]
Dr. Mohassid...
This place is great.
You know, it's over
2,000 years old.
Wow. This is really
something.
It sure is.
Oh, I'd love
something like that.
Uh-huh.
How much is that?
This one?
It is, uh, good.
How much is it?
It is, uh...$20.
5.
No. It is good.
Come on,
I'll give you 5.
1o. 1o.
10.
5.
8.
8.
O.k.
[Speaking
arabic language]
Please
leave me alone.
Please
leave me alone.
I'm sorry.
Sandra!
Sandra!
Sandra!
[Laughing]
[Jabbering]
[Moaning]
And kia
shall return to aziru
as Jupiter
aligns with Mars.
Who are you?
Is this a dream?
You've had a nap.
Perhaps
you were dreaming...
But you're safe now.
My purse.
Of course.
Yes, of course.
If she calls in,
please tell her
I'm at the hotel.
Sandra, where
have you been?
Lost, I guess.
For eight hours?
Holy cow.
You're referring to shu,
the goddess of the sky--
the holy cow.
What?
This gentleman
rescued me.
Well, I appreciate
that very much.
My pleasure.
I don't even
know your name.
Mohassid.
Dr. Mohassid,
miss Barnes.
How do you
know my name?
You told me.
When you told me
where you're staying.
Did you say you were
a doctor, an md?
I practiced medicine
for many years,
but, these days, I would
be considered old-fashioned.
My principal interest
is antiquities.
I have a passion for them,
even though
I'm one myself.
An antique has to be
at least 100 years old.
Ah, well, I try
not to look my age.
Sorry. I should've
introduced you.
This is Dr. Williams.
He's a psychiatrist.
I guess you
have those here, too.
There's very little
in the modern world
we Egyptians did not
have 3,000 years ago.
I will take my leave.
I will see you
in Luxor.
Luxor? You live there?
Yes. I will
see you there.
Salaam and good night.
Strange guy.
Where'd
you find him?
He found me.
I like him.
Well, he's got
some problems.
He was afraid
to be touched.
He wouldn't even
shake my hand.
You're the one
with problems.
I need some rest.
[Thunder]
Thoth, command of me.
Thoth, demand of me.
Thoth, in thy praise...
Thoth, in thy ways...
Thoth, in my life...
Thoth, in my death...
[Yowl]
Sandra!
What are you
doing here?
Are you o.K.?
Carey?
Thank god, it's you.
What's
happening to me?
I knew you'd be
at the museum.
I knew you'd be here.
It was so strange.
I saw
the weirdest things.
One of your dreams.
No. It was real.
Then show us
what happened.
Uh-uh. I can't.
Sandra, he's right.
Come. We're with you.
Nothing to worry about.
Come along.
My favorite figure
in the museum.
The most beautiful woman
in all of Egypt.
Who is she?
A whore
of one of the gods.
You are so like her.
Is this the stuff
you said got smashed?
Looks pretty normal
to me.
But it...It did.
It did burst open.
[Mohassid]
Thoth, command of me.
Thoth, demand of me.
Thoth, in thy grace.
Thoth, in thy ways.
Thoth, in my life.
Thoth, in my death.
Sandra, this business
about the sarcophagus
is just a manifestation
of death anxiety.
It's becoming
hard to tell
where the dreams end
and reality begins.
That's verging
on psychosis.
Look, you've recently
lost a central figure
in your life--
your father.
Death anxiety invades
both the conscious--
what we consider reality--
and the subconscious,
where we dream.
In a sense, your dream
was a rational thought.
The two men were your father
and your imagined lover.
These longings
cause you guilt.
That is such crap.
Guilt is suffocation.
Didn't you say that
your dreams usually
end in suffocation?
Yes.
It's bitter medicine,
but if you can
live with it,
you might get rid
of those nightmares.
That must be Maxton,
the newspaper magnate
with Dr. Mohassid.
That mohassid
sure gets around.
Yeah.
That's him, all right.
Looks like they're
headed into the tomb.
Why is he with them?
Allow me.
Kroll says
it's a medicine chest.
What's your opinion,
doctor?
It's a perfume box.
I beg to differ.
The cat is one of
the forms assumed
by bast,
goddess of health.
Obviously, it's
a medicine chest.
Bast was
a variety of wild cats
that beheaded serpents.
This is a domesticated cat,
and this box would sit
in someone's boudoir.
How do you know that,
Dr. Mohassid?
By the protruding tongue.
It was a private joke
between the young pharaoh
and his bride.
They were referring to an
ancient proverb that said,
"the tongue is the best
and the worst thing
in the world."
What nonsense.
Ha ha ha!
Read the inscriptions.
Pleasure.
"A tongue...
"Is the best...
And the worst--"
I know all the great
egyptologists,
but you're a phenomenon.
I'm giving
a cocktail party
this evening.
Can you join us?
It would be my pleasure.
I've reached an agreement
with the antiquity service.
The contents of the tomb
will go to the museum.
Have a last look,
if you like.
You're most kind.
Grave robber.
Goodbye, doctor.
He's dead!
The curse,
I'm afraid.
What happened?
He's dead.
Dr. Mohassid
was here.
He's...
Well, you're as
lovely and charming
as one of
the dancing girls
of the gods.
Thank you.
Lord Maxton won't
mind you bringing us?
Lord Maxton
won't mind anything.
I'm surprised
he didn't cancel
after what happened.
Well, lord Maxton
has no respect
for the dead,
ancient or otherwise.
Respect's
a two-way street.
I'm sure the dead
don't think
that much of him.
Curse of the tomb,
my eye!
Dr. Ahmahdi's death
was an accident.
A most
regrettable one.
Most upsetting.
Indeed.
But innocent, too,
after the death
of corporal fousi.
Somehow entered the tomb
despite your steel door?
The guy was a grave robber.
Probably was killed by
an accomplice or something.
Good evening.
Mahmoud.
You listened
to lord Maxton.
He knows everything.
He's one of the great
grave robbers of our time.
I resent that, sir.
I spent a bloody
good fortune
in this country,
doing important
scientific and
historical research.
You dig up my ancestors.
You Rob us
of all of our treasures.
You take the remains
of my people
and put them in
glass cases in museums,
so people can look at them
like circus freaks.
You call that research?
Dr. Mohassid,
we are operating
under license of
the Egyptian government.
Then I shall go to
the British government
and ask for a license
to Rob westminster Abbey.
We're here
because you buggers
don't know anything
about conducting
a scientific dig.
You Rob, pillage, rape, steal
all of my country's artifacts.
You and people
like yourself
take away the honor
of Egypt.
Get out.
Get out of my house!
Get out of my tombs.
Get out of Egypt.
Lord Maxton...
He's mad.
There's no way we'll
look at the tomb now.
Might as well
go back to Cairo.
Miss Barnes, there's
nothing in the world
that will keep me
from showing you
the tombs.
Please.
Did I ever tell you about
the time when I was a boy,
how I used to play
at the temple's entrance?
I met this old man...
Better get
some sleep tonight.
Yeah. I need it.
If I have
another night--
I'll be right next door.
Strange thing is,
I like it here.
It's like
I've been here before,
and I know
that I haven't.
How do you
explain that?
Oh, no. I won't
get into that again.
The last time
you asked me that,
remember what happened?
There's a thing called
genetic memory.
We all go back
to ancient times.
Prehistoric, even,
I guess.
And?
And...
And you shouldn't be
in Egypt right now.
Let's go back to Cairo.
We can plan a trip to
the Greek isles or Rome.
No. I want to see
the tomb.
Mohassid said
he could take us.
He's got you buffaloed,
but all right.
We'll stay another day,
and then we go, o.K.?
Maybe.
I'll see.
You're a sweet guy.
Good night, doc.
[Aziru]
My lord thoth,
your vengeance
will be continued
in the Blaze of the sun.
The criminals will meet
their gruesome fate.
I have gained kia's trust.
She will cast off
her mortal suitor,
which will leave her
unprotected.
All these things
I have set in motion.
[Thunder]
Please help!
Help!
Please help me!
Please!
Miss Barnes.
Come in.
You look so pale.
Pale? Dr. Mohassid,
you don't know
what's happening to me.
I know everything
that's happening to you.
Come with me.
I want you to sleep
here...
In my bed.
I shall sleep
under the stars.
There.
I'm so tired.
I'm so tired,
I could die.
Sleep.
Sleep.
[Growling]
Kia!
Aah!
Sandra!
Sandra!
Sandra!
Sandra!
Oh, my god.
He was there...
Right beside me...
This...thing.
Tell me about the dream
later.
It wasn't a dream.
It was real.
No matter what happens,
it's o.K.
It's only a dream.
It can't hurt you.
Try to relax.
I'll get you a sedative.
I'll be right back.
Very interesting.
What do you know
about this new head
of the antiquities
department?
He's tougher
than the other one.
But I think some of this
must disappear.
The sooner, the better.
Quite so,
Mr. Kroll.
Quite so.
Let's go
and have lunch.
These damn officials.
I'm sure they
could've been bought
like the others.
Salaam, lord Maxton.
What are you
doing here?
Please forgive
my behavior last night.
I was not myself.
Thank you, Dr. Mohassid.
I accept your apology.
You're most kind.
I don't bear grudges.
Therefore,
I've brought you a gift.
I bought you
this beautiful cat.
Please accept it from me.
Oh, thank you.
It comes from a long line
of cats that were buried
with the pharaohs.
It may be even
a reincarnation of one.
Thank you, Dr. Mohassid.
I admit
I'm more of a dog man.
I see.
I hope you enjoy it.
Salaam.
Thank you.
Well, I'll be damned.
Heh heh heh.
Take a look at it,
kroll.
[Meow]
[Meow]
Aah!
My eyes!
I'm blind!
Aah!
I can't see!
Get me a doctor!
God, help me!
I can't see!
O great god thoth.
Hear...
Hear my humble voice.
Give me more time
so that I
may avenge...
The robbers
of our graves.
Avenge the robbers
of my grave...
And return the girl!
Give me
one good reason
why you should stay.
I'll tell you
why you won't go.
Mohassid.
I feel kind of drawn
to him.
You think he can
end your dreams?
He can also start them.
He might
put you in a dream
you don't come out of.
I think you're jealous.
I'm not leaving.
Period.
There's a bus to Cairo
in a couple hours.
Guess I'll be on it.
I think you should be
on that bus, too.
Look,
you must know by now
how I feel about you.
Please come with me.
No.
[Groaning]
Good evening,
lord Maxton.
You.
You!
I've come
to say goodbye.
Aah!
Aah!
Goodbye.
Dr. Mohassid's here.
You.
How did you get in here?
I've come to pay
my last respects.
Lord Maxton is dead.
[Thunder]
Leave this land,
gentlemen.
Leave while
you still have time,
for this
is the land of thoth.
My god!
Thoth kills.
[Dr. Williams] Why won't
she listen to me?
It's as if she's
obsessed.
There's just so much
going on with her right now.
Maybe she needs
to be alone.
This doesn't feel right.
And where the hell does
this Dr. Mohassid fit in?
I know she feels
drawn to him.
But I don't trust
that garbage he
keeps feeding her.
Like that stuff about...
"And geb layith with
the goddess Mayotte
in a close embrace.
"But ra was displeased
and ordered shu
to separate them.
"With their separation,
"space and light
were created.
"All the stars and planets
were born of their union.
"Every 3,300 years,
they are brought
together again."
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
Would you like to see
the observatory?
Oh, I'd love to.
Two nights from now,
Mayotte will return
to geb's arms.
In order to do that,
Mayotte must move backwards.
They believed
that the gods
can make the planets
go backwards?
But they do
go backwards.
Or at least, that's
what it looks like.
Modern terms
would call it
retrograde motion.
You know a lot
about astronomy.
Well, we Egyptians
have astronomy
in our blood.
All of our temples
were built
for astronomical
observations.
And that's how you know
where geb and Mayotte
get together
every 3,000 years.
And then
but for a few moments.
But within
those precious moments,
they are stationary
in the sky.
The night of the embrace.
The night
of the embrace.
If lost lovers
are reunited,
in those few moments,
the gods will allow them
to return to paradise,
where they will live
in divine ecstasy.
That's a tall order.
The gods have powers.
You really believe that.
Does that seem
so strange?
Why must
modern civilization
fear anything that
isn't based on science?
With science,
there is no passion.
Without passion,
there is no life.
I sense in you a...
A great passion.
Please.
Take this ring.
How strange.
I've seen one
just like it.
It's been in my family
for countless generations.
Oh, Dr. Mohassid,
I couldn't accept it.
I want you to have it.
It's very beautiful,
but no, really,
I couldn't.
Perhaps some other time.
Please.
[Mohassid]
Behold the heavens
from where the ancients
still watch over us.
On magical nights,
you can see the gods.
[Sandra]
Oh, really?
That's great.
Yes. Tomorrow is
such a magical night.
On the trip back to Cairo,
I worried about Sandra.
Dr. Mohassid made me feel
she was in danger.
I went to the museum
to see if I could find
any answers.
Ancients believed
that mummified spirits
could be reunited
in the flesh...
The night of the embrace.
Ancient tombs.
Mars and Jupiter
at the present-day site
of Luxor.
[Mohassid]
Sandra...
You walk among
the old temples of beauty
belonging to the very ground
you once graced.
Kia, my sweet love,
my heart's desire
so long ago,
and now again.
We were both born for this
moment in time together.
Your heart's sweet,
knowing and loving of me.
You are
drawn back to me here,
and I to you.
Even though
I still love you,
I will not make
the same mistake twice.
I will carry you
in my arms to thoth.
You will rule
with him forever.
Then I will be able
to gain back his trust.
As jackals
guard your temple,
I am your slave.
I am devoted to you,
great thoth.
Did she say when
she would be back?
O.k., o.K.
Yeah, thank you.
Damn.
No miss Barnes?
No.
You know, I should've
never left her alone.
Is that the ring that...
Miss Barnes took
out of the display?
Yes, it is.
The ancients believed
it contained
the life-force
of thoth.
His concubines
could not enter paradise
without such a ring.
And this?
That is the great
high priest aziru
and his beloved kia.
It is one of the saddest
of the legends.
The fragment was found
in the temple of karnak.
Be careful,
Dr. Williams.
What did you say
this guy's name was?
The high priest aziru.
What is the legend?
Aziru was caught
making love to kia,
one of thoth's
sacred concubines.
He was buried alive.
What happened to kia?
According to legend,
she reunites with aziru
on the night of embrace.
The night of what?
Embrace.
It occurs every
few thousand years
when the planets
are in a certain
conjunction.
And this is aziru.
Nadi, thanks.
I got to go.
I just know Dr. Mohassid's
got some plan for Sandra.
He's convinced that she's
a reincarnated goddess.
And now she's down there
by herself.
I've got to help her.
Overnight to Luxor.
[Horn honks]
Grave robber!
Aah!
Prepare to meet
your destiny...
And join your friends
in hell!
You're insane, doctor.
Please.
Anything you want.
It's yours.
Please!
Oh, you're too kind.
But I have everything
I need here.
My embalming
instruments.
For example,
this is used
to free your soul.
But in this case,
I shall use it...
To shut your mouth.
Now, the embalming
instructions
should be of interest
to a dedicated
but soon to be dead
grave robber like yourself.
Huh?
First...
First you take a chisel,
and you insert it
into the nostril, thus.
Break through
into the brain,
one quick twist.
Then the teka.
The teka is used
to cut the brain
into little bits
and pieces
by twirling and twisting
this instrument.
Ah!
Then...
At last...
The mumbus,
which is inserted,
and slowly, you extract
all the bits and pieces.
Ah!
Any questions?
This is a night--
good.
No questions.
Oh, and not to worry.
Your looks won't be lost.
They don't
take ugly people
into paradise.
Believe it.
[Knock on door]
Hello?
Yes. Who's there?
Hello?
Hmm.
"Sandra,
please come immediately."
You're all right.
I thought you were ill.
The message said
to come at once.
There was
a misunderstanding.
But I'm fine,
and we had a date.
Don't you remember?
It's the middle
of the night.
Yes...
But it's the night
of the embrace,
when Jupiter
and Mars meet.
We said we'd
watch it together.
Don't you remember?
Oh, yes.
I've calculated
the exact time
of the embrace.
Time enough.
What is it?
A wine.
You've had it before.
I have?
When we first met.
I guess I was too much
of a wreck to remember.
It seems like
such a long time ago.
A very long time ago.
[Speaking
arabic language]
Damn!
Perfect.
Perfect.
What's going on?
It's all right.
Yes.
Who's that?
You're dreaming.
Dreaming.
All is prepared.
Kia.
She'll be there.
I'm bringing her.
Kia.
Come.
Take this drink.
No. I don't want it.
Come.
The gods await.
Destiny beckons.
She ran
through the lobby
and into the street.
But where did she go?
One does not
ask a guest,
especially a lady
after midnight.
What about the concierge?
Does he know?
He went home after
the storm began.
Was she here
when miss Barnes left?
[Speaking
arabic language]
A black limousine
came to collect her.
I'm getting the police.
[Aziru]
The cycle is unbroken.
The stars
light the path to heaven.
Your hour of eternity
is here.
O great thoth,
god of all joy,
it is the night
of the embrace,
and I return
your favorite concubine
to you.
[Thoth]
Prepare her!
Kia!
If your office
felt the same way
about Dr. Mohassid,
why isn't he
under investigation?
I don't know.
Sandra's not at her hotel.
Mohassid's not at home.
Doesn't prove anything.
I know he has her
in there!
Let's get into that tomb.
If he touches her,
I swear I'll kill him.
Come on!
Let's go!
Look.
The gate's open.
Someone has
pulled the trigger.
It's a damn cave-in.
Tombs were built
to keep robbers out.
Chutes full of rocks,
secret passages.
I can't believe this.
Your soul
shall be liberated.
Your body shall be
a house that you can
return to without death.
A life of eternity.
Your life is soon over.
But with thoth,
you will reign forever.
Shh!
Someone's coming.
Take cover.
Kill the light.
[Speaking arabic language]
Stop.
Ali?
The killer of fousi?
No. I didn't do it.
I didn't do it.
I came to search
for a few things
like the others.
Whoa!
Take it easy.
[Speaking arabic language]
Watch out!
Aah!
What the hell's
down there?
I'm going to go in.
Are you all right?
Follow me.
Be careful.
She's got to be
down here somewhere.
Come on.
[Thoth]
The time has come.
It is here.
The sacred embrace.
The gods
have kept their vow.
Off to the left.
A sacred linen.
I...
I know you're
going to kill me.
I am but thoth's
instrument.
I return you to him.
Aah!
Aah!
Aah!
There she is!
Shoot him!
Sandra, come on!
Quick! Get out before
the doors close!
Let's go!
Give me your hand!
Come on! Keep moving!
Come on.
We got to
keep going! Run!
Wait!
Come on. Keep moving.
Straight ahead!
Wait for me!
Watch that ceiling.
It's going to come down.
Keep running, Sandra.
Wait!
Wait! Wait!
Wait!
Keep running!
[Hiss]
Stop!
Whoa! Watch out!
O.k., go.
Come on.
Ali!
Give me your hand.
Aah! Aah!
Aah! No!
No! Aah!
No!
No!
Come on.
You're all right.
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