Perfect Alibi helped Sommers acquire independent funding to write and direct his first feature film, the teen racing film Catch Me If You Can, filmed for $800,000 on location in his hometown of St. Cloud. The film was sold at the Cannes Film Festival for $7 million and later debuted on video in the United States.
"Everybody knows that you can't see Dracula's reflection in a mirror, but nobody has ever asked, 'Why?' That's a good question and I answer it. I also thought, 'You know, Dracula is like the father of all vampires and you can kill vampires with a stake in the heart. But Dracula has to be more complicated than that. No one knows how to kill Dracula'."
"I wanted to make a small movie about a guy and a girl on the beach, but then I thought, wouldn't it be cool if a werewolf was there?"
"A Night at the Museum."
"North West Frontier."
"Munich."
"No one is going to think going into this movie that they are going to come out loving Frankenstein, and not in a cheap of cheesy way at all - he's really an angry, vicious guy - a beast. But when you think of the originals, they were scary melodramas. The characters were so deep. I always felt as badly for Frankenstein as I did for his victims because, like Lenny in Steinbeck's 'Mice and Men,' he's a man-child. I've always found that fascinating."
"Frankenstein's monster is so iconographic, so my creature designers spent many, many months designing him. I said, 'OK, he has to have a flat head, blots on his neck and Doc Martens on his feet, but other that - we can play with him'."
"I hope in my career I get to do every kind of movie. When I did Huck Finn, I got all those Disney kid scripts. When I did Jungle Book, then I got all the animal scripts. Now I do a couple Mummy movies and it's like, 'Oh, he does monsters."
"There are four movies that got me into wanting to make movies: Journey to the Center of the Earth, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Swiss Family Robinson, and Jason and the Argonauts. Those are the movies that took me to different places when I was a kid. I fell in love with movies by watching those movies."
"The key to humor in a horror film is that it has to be organic. It has to be organic to the situation.... if you know you're doing anything to get a laugh, or anything to scare people - that's great. But to try to get people to do both - to try to get people to scream in horror, and a moment later burst out laughing - I think that's a neater trick."
1. The Mummy (1999)/The Mummy Returns (2001)
2. Van Helsing (2004)
3. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
4. Deep Rising (1998)
5. Odd Thomas (2013)
published: 05 Dec 2022
Stephen Sommers "The Mummy" 4/26/99 - Bobbie Wygant Archive
For more interviews and stories go to www.bobbiewygant.com
published: 13 Aug 2021
Stephen Sommers' Egypt
A small video about Egypt with images from The Mummy and The Mummy Returns; the music is by Alan Silvestri....
published: 23 Apr 2009
Stephen Sommers: A Tour of Saint John's
Stephen Sommers, SJU '80 and the director of "The Mummy", "The Mummy Returns", "Van Helsing", and other films, shares how his time at Saint John's helped shape his future.
published: 18 Oct 2013
Making The Mummy | Behind The Screams | The Mummy (1999)
A look behind the scenes at the making of the classic action horror movie, The Mummy (1999) and how they bought the classic monster movie to life!
From The Mummy (1999): Adventurer Rick O'Connell and Egyptologist Evelyn, along with a bunch of archaeologists, inadvertently wake up an evil mummy during an archaeological excavation at the ancient city of Hamunaptra.
Watch the FULL MOVIE here: https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-mummy-1999
Welcome to Fear. YouTube’s greatest home of Horror! Featuring a bloodcurdling collection of clips from some of the most terrifying titles! From the classics to the contemporaries, Fear also showcases some frightful features - taking you behind the screams of some of your favorite horror movies!
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published: 22 Feb 2018
Will Brendan Fraser Team Up with Stephen Sommers for The Mummy 4? - ScreenRant
At this time, Stephen Sommers is unaware of any potential Mummy 4 featuring Brendan Fraser. The director of the 1999 film suggests that he's not in touch with Universal Studios following changes in leadership. Nonetheless, Sommers expresses willingness to collaborate with the cast of his Mummy series on future projects, whether it's a fourth installment or something else entirely.
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published: 15 May 2024
Tribute to Movie Director Stephen Sommers with Films on VHS Tape 📺📼🎬🎥
Tribute to Movie Director Stephen Sommers with Films on VHS Tape
published: 29 Jul 2022
Stephen Sommers Director of G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra
Stephen Sommers Director of G.I. Joe talked to Mike Sheridan about his new film and how he used to manage rock bands in Ireland. For more see http://entertainment.ie/
published: 31 Jul 2009
Stephen Sommers et Van Helsing, la centième analyse de M. Bobine
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A behind the scenes look at the making of The Mummy, from film director Stephen Sommers. This was the actual video used on the Studio Tour at Universal Studios ...
Stephen Sommers, SJU '80 and the director of "The Mummy", "The Mummy Returns", "Van Helsing", and other films, shares how his time at Saint John's helped shape ...
Stephen Sommers, SJU '80 and the director of "The Mummy", "The Mummy Returns", "Van Helsing", and other films, shares how his time at Saint John's helped shape his future.
Stephen Sommers, SJU '80 and the director of "The Mummy", "The Mummy Returns", "Van Helsing", and other films, shares how his time at Saint John's helped shape his future.
A look behind the scenes at the making of the classic action horror movie, The Mummy (1999) and how they bought the classic monster movie to life!
From The Mum...
A look behind the scenes at the making of the classic action horror movie, The Mummy (1999) and how they bought the classic monster movie to life!
From The Mummy (1999): Adventurer Rick O'Connell and Egyptologist Evelyn, along with a bunch of archaeologists, inadvertently wake up an evil mummy during an archaeological excavation at the ancient city of Hamunaptra.
Watch the FULL MOVIE here: https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-mummy-1999
Welcome to Fear. YouTube’s greatest home of Horror! Featuring a bloodcurdling collection of clips from some of the most terrifying titles! From the classics to the contemporaries, Fear also showcases some frightful features - taking you behind the screams of some of your favorite horror movies!
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#TheMummy #RachelWeisz #Imhotep #BrendanFraser
A look behind the scenes at the making of the classic action horror movie, The Mummy (1999) and how they bought the classic monster movie to life!
From The Mummy (1999): Adventurer Rick O'Connell and Egyptologist Evelyn, along with a bunch of archaeologists, inadvertently wake up an evil mummy during an archaeological excavation at the ancient city of Hamunaptra.
Watch the FULL MOVIE here: https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-mummy-1999
Welcome to Fear. YouTube’s greatest home of Horror! Featuring a bloodcurdling collection of clips from some of the most terrifying titles! From the classics to the contemporaries, Fear also showcases some frightful features - taking you behind the screams of some of your favorite horror movies!
Subscribe for scares: youtube.com/channel/UCxXeB-iCxYqJHt016iCn6Aw?sub_confirmation=1
#TheMummy #RachelWeisz #Imhotep #BrendanFraser
At this time, Stephen Sommers is unaware of any potential Mummy 4 featuring Brendan Fraser. The director of the 1999 film suggests that he's not in touch with U...
At this time, Stephen Sommers is unaware of any potential Mummy 4 featuring Brendan Fraser. The director of the 1999 film suggests that he's not in touch with Universal Studios following changes in leadership. Nonetheless, Sommers expresses willingness to collaborate with the cast of his Mummy series on future projects, whether it's a fourth installment or something else entirely.
https://screenrant.com/the-mummy-4-movie-brendan-fraser-update-stephen-sommers/
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At this time, Stephen Sommers is unaware of any potential Mummy 4 featuring Brendan Fraser. The director of the 1999 film suggests that he's not in touch with Universal Studios following changes in leadership. Nonetheless, Sommers expresses willingness to collaborate with the cast of his Mummy series on future projects, whether it's a fourth installment or something else entirely.
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Stephen Sommers Director of G.I. Joe talked to Mike Sheridan about his new film and how he used to manage rock bands in Ireland. For more see http://entertainme...
Stephen Sommers Director of G.I. Joe talked to Mike Sheridan about his new film and how he used to manage rock bands in Ireland. For more see http://entertainment.ie/
Stephen Sommers Director of G.I. Joe talked to Mike Sheridan about his new film and how he used to manage rock bands in Ireland. For more see http://entertainment.ie/
Une déclaration d'amour inconditionnel à Van Helsing et à son réalisateur : Stephen Sommers !
★ Soutenez-nous sur kisskissbankbank ► https://www.kisskissbankba...
Stephen Sommers, SJU '80 and the director of "The Mummy", "The Mummy Returns", "Van Helsing", and other films, shares how his time at Saint John's helped shape his future.
A look behind the scenes at the making of the classic action horror movie, The Mummy (1999) and how they bought the classic monster movie to life!
From The Mummy (1999): Adventurer Rick O'Connell and Egyptologist Evelyn, along with a bunch of archaeologists, inadvertently wake up an evil mummy during an archaeological excavation at the ancient city of Hamunaptra.
Watch the FULL MOVIE here: https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-mummy-1999
Welcome to Fear. YouTube’s greatest home of Horror! Featuring a bloodcurdling collection of clips from some of the most terrifying titles! From the classics to the contemporaries, Fear also showcases some frightful features - taking you behind the screams of some of your favorite horror movies!
Subscribe for scares: youtube.com/channel/UCxXeB-iCxYqJHt016iCn6Aw?sub_confirmation=1
#TheMummy #RachelWeisz #Imhotep #BrendanFraser
At this time, Stephen Sommers is unaware of any potential Mummy 4 featuring Brendan Fraser. The director of the 1999 film suggests that he's not in touch with Universal Studios following changes in leadership. Nonetheless, Sommers expresses willingness to collaborate with the cast of his Mummy series on future projects, whether it's a fourth installment or something else entirely.
https://screenrant.com/the-mummy-4-movie-brendan-fraser-update-stephen-sommers/
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Stephen Sommers Director of G.I. Joe talked to Mike Sheridan about his new film and how he used to manage rock bands in Ireland. For more see http://entertainment.ie/
Perfect Alibi helped Sommers acquire independent funding to write and direct his first feature film, the teen racing film Catch Me If You Can, filmed for $800,000 on location in his hometown of St. Cloud. The film was sold at the Cannes Film Festival for $7 million and later debuted on video in the United States.
We’ve counted all the counts to rank of the best and the worst Draculas ... 32 ... 31 ... 30 ... More foppish than frightening, Roxburgh co-starred with Hugh Jackman as Van Helsing in this widely panned aughts action thriller from The Mummy director StephenSommers.
without the original Mummy cast, it’s just not the same ... However, for fans of the trio of StephenSommers-helmed action-comedy flicks, the pivot to straight horror feels like a far cry from what made The Mummy a beloved favorite ... .
Blumhouse Is Making A New The MummyMovie... Other than that, we just have this Instagram teaser. ... again ... The 2017 reboot really showed what not to do with the franchise (as director of the 1999StephenSommers said he was even insulted by the remake) ... .
StephenSommers. Is it possible for a horror movie to be too much fun? In the case of Van Helsing, director Stephen Sommers may have brought too much of his Mummy movies over to this one.
Writer and director StephenSommers — who previously re-launched The Mummy in 1999 — mixed comedy with action and horror in addition to drastically changing Jackman’s title character ...
Beyond the ‘myth’ of Egypt, revealed in thick hardback Encyclopedias or StephenSommers’s The Mummy franchise (a dummies’ guide to Egypt, if you will), the heart of this Nile country lies in its souqs or bazaars ... Priyanka Kapoor/HT) ... Information. ... ....