I wish Brendan could of been there to recount his experiences with the book and or tell story's about his time on that set. I love Brendan hes such an awesome person.
@@NamrodFFS You know, i love this youtube channel, but that is something that could improve almost any episode. Having the actor that used the props there too would just take what's already an awesome show and turn it up to 11.
@@jussy1287 No, it's stated in the video description as being from the 1999 movie (and mentioned several times in the video itself that these two items are over 20 years old) so they definitely aren't from the 2017 reboot.
The Mummy is Adventure, Action, Fantasy according to every review, advertisement and any other mention of it. Nowhere has it been categorised as a "horror" movie, and rightly so.
@@zatomlzxzanamolzy1253 Take away all the joke and humor. You have a movie with a monster and a dozen jump scares. There was literally a scene where he beef jerkied a guy and left the corpse for the audience to see. The damsel had to fight a undead Egyptian princess or become a vessel. Let's not talk about the fat guy and scarab... Family fun. LOL all jokes and cynicism. I'm just being fussy and arguing for no reason.
The one thing I know about film-making is that whether you realise it or not, your eyes pick up detail because it expects to, but ignores it as "background". I think I said that badly. Point is if you DIDN'T see any, it'd stand out like a beacon in the night.
@@slysneakly6465 That makes a lot of sense. Our eyes often see the anomalies or what seems unnatural immediately without us even realizing it at first. This is probably why I often notice when scenes in films are using CGI backgrounds, especially in daylight scenes, because they don't really... interact naturally with the characters... if you understand what I'm saying.
Astounding considering how they did everything they could to cut the budgets on both The Mummy and The Mummy returns in almost every other way. I remember doing a Universal Studios tour just after The Mummy Returns had released and the tour guide telling us they did almost NO location shooting on that film to cut the budget as much as possible - for example they just hired piles of plants and used the Universal backlot for the jungle scenes! When I watch that scene in the film now I all I can see is pot plants.
The '99 The Mummy film is THE greatest mummy film ever made and I absolutely adored those books since I first laid eyes on them. The fact that it actually weighs 10 kilos and is finished in gold leaf is just gorgeous! If I had the money to burn, you can bet your ass I'd be bidding on these items.
Truly appreciate how Tested takes the time to get detailed shots of props, whether the real thing or Adam's replicas. Particularly, taking time to leaf through many, if not all, pages of books like this or the Grail diary. Showing us all the angles and workings that we cannot find images of online - thank you!
Agreed, they focus on the important parts of the content, not trying to be flashy or hyper interesting to retain viewers like some channels. We're all here because we want to see the thing from the title, and most will stay to the end because they continue to focus on the subject the entire time.
I agree completely. I wish I could do that as a hobby. I would love to go to prop museums and take detailed pictures of every single angle just to post for prop making fans and cosplayers alike
Museum of the Moving Image - New York Museum of Pop Culture - Seattle Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Los Angeles Lucas Museum of Narrative Art - Los Angeles (upcoming) The Movie Prop Experience - Las Vegas National Museum of American History - Washington, D.C. Cinémathèque Française - Paris Musée Miniature et Cinéma - Lyon
@@assasin19991999 never said no one could own stuff, just meant that it would be cool if stuff like this got transported and displayed around the world like historical artefacts do.
I never considered the weight of the book as it appeared in the movie, but it really had a sense of weight in certain shots. Using bronze and gold leaf is taking it to the extreme and makes this such a special piece.
@@rodvincent Yeah, lol that’s what came to my mind, where he keeps adjusting it and resting the weight on his hip or leaning back to support it. Also the few scenes where they drop it on tables and it thuds down and makes a cloud of dust… etc. Makes sense, there are a handful of scenes where you can feel how heavy it is and that’s not something you can really fake… our minds are too good at detecting fakery when it comes to heft and real weight, that’s why you can always tell when actors hold empty cups and it looks so stupid… or when they pretend to hold a heavy paper bag of groceries that flops around and it clearly weighs nothing and has like a single fake celery and baguette sticking out the top! Lmao you know what I’m talking about… hahaha those damn fake groceries are the worst!
I can't get over the fact it's actually made of bronze, imagine being an archeologist if the far future and finding this and being like, what the heck is this thing, like it could actually survive to be ancient, and that's just incredible
I just started both the bids on the key and book and am going to watch this. I was a make a wish kid, I actually watched the Mummy 2 with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. Now I’m almost 40, it’s about time for a midlife crisis purchase.
One thing I absolutely loved while watching this is how well Adam and Steven got along, they feed energy off of each other and the way they share inspirations is so natural.
The Mummy is one of my favorite films, hands down. Seeing this and the craftsmanship and detail that went into making this prop is unreal. The way the hinges nestle together for each separate page is super cool.
Those two props are truly beautiful works of art. It amazes me that they were willing to put that much money into making something that looks convincingly real. Seriously the best prop I've seen so far.
I love how relaxed the propmaster is with Adam handling the props. Like if this was anyone else I guarantee that guy would be almost poised the entire time to catch something or prevent something from being touched the wrong way, but with Adam he's just chilling and having a good time.
Imagine that kind of degree of comfort with someone touching these things is that there's years built up of examples of the kind of care and delicacy and reverence with which Adam treats these kinds of things.
I grew up watching this movie on repeat with my sister and brother. I would love to just be in the same room as it for 10 minutes. What am awesome video.
How is there just a British version of the other prop store guy? Same energy. Zero "sell". Just knowledge, understated charisma and genuine enthusiasm. Hats off to the cloning team. Stellar work.
I remember when I was younger, and saw The Mummy for the first time. As a bibliophile (person who loves books) I fell in love with this book from the first scene it was in. I'm SO jealous and also SO happy that Adam is showing me this close up. Thank you!
I remember towards the end of the movie, Rachel Weisz picked up the book of the dead and you can see her almost struggle with it. I don't know why that stuck with me over the years, but I knew it had a little heft just from the scene.
This is why classics like The Mummy holds up to this day. The use of practical effects and actual sets make it look as good in 2022 because they were using actual stuff. Of course there were some VFX used but the overall feel was still very authentic. I'm talking specifically about The Mummy and not the sequel because the sequel really started going too heavy on CGI.
There is something absolutely VISCERAL about a prop having a functional "in universe" feel to it....I feel that is absolutely an asset to an actors performance...as someone who has walked around with a in universe DL-44 blaster on his side you can totally see how it is labeled as a "heavy blaster" and why such a rig for it to be holster in was needed...I love this video on like 47 different levels!
"NO! YOU MUSN'T READ FROM THE BOOK!" 😅😝 "And the fact it's made of pure gold makes no never mind to you?" - "You know your history." - "I know my treasure" 😉 Bloody love that film so much, and especially its soundtrack. Wicked prop, Adam. As always, the attention to detail is incredible, fella 👍😊
@@MrLockedfor Yeah I know, I've included quotes from two scenes that mention both books. The golden book is the book of Amun Ra. The black book is the book of the dead 🧐😜
The movie had a great cast all around. Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo and of course Brenden Fraser were all amazing in it. It's one of my favorite adventure movies of all times. Also, Omid Djalili's performance cracks me up everytime.
watching prop master extraordinaire Adam Savage interact with two hero props of that caliber is its own kind of magic. like watching Michelangelo scrutinize Monet. This was really awesome!!! Thank you for posting it.
The book of the living and dead were things i wanted as a kid. Its so awsome to see the pages actually shine like in the movie. Still curious as to what the pages from both books say.
So this is so cool! I had no idea how much detail went into making this an actual prop that's created to be as if it were a real thing! This is so fun to watch!
As a massive ancient Egyptian mythology freak as well as a big fan of those movies.. I wish I could afford to buy this thing.. I can't imagine what it'll go for but I can promise you it'll be FAR more than I could ever afford.
ahhhh!!! this is one of my all time favorite movies. cheesey as anything but so much fun. and the book...i just...i wanna read from the book!!! also was that a phantom costume from the phantom movie??
The Mummy is one of our, my families, favorites! We would watch it all the time when the kids were growing up. It's a shame what happened to Bredan Fraser, I myself grew up watching Encino Man, Jarheads, etc. Fun episode!
There have been a ton of Prop Store items shown on the channel that I've wanted over the years, but I don't think anything to date has hit me the way this one has. Between how much I enjoy the movie itself, and how awesomely detailed these are, I can't think of any other props I'd rather have. Shame my budget would collapse if I even checked the bids on it though.
That best you can do is find out somone who either 3D print1 or somone who,s gtta silicone mould/make agold plated replica version is the closest that your gnna get
This has gotta be one of the coolest props of all time! I remember being in awe as a kid at the sheer heft of the thing. Makes me wanna dive into a slapstick set piece and do cheesey one liners about ancient curses and whatnot.
I met the designer of these books, 20 some years ago(don’t fully remember his name). He didn’t have the Golden Book with him at the time but he did have the Book of the Dead. He let me pick it up off the table and it was heavy. Only lifted it about an inch and placed it back on the table (didn’t want to accidentally break it). He told me when they filmed The Mummy Returns he didn’t make a hero prop for the Scorpion King bracelet in the first weeks of filming. He said he had to create the hero prop when the Rock accidentally fell on it during a fight scene. I was like you didn’t make one before hand? He said something about time constraints but mainly said it took him a week to fix the Scorpion King bracelet.
I remember seeing that as a kid when the actress is holding what has to be this prop, because I remember her posture, trying to hold something heavy. I remember thinking-yeah, that’s real metal! And here all these years later, it is.
I watch a lot of "behind the scenes" videos and such, so I'm very familiar with the "hero" and "prop" weapons. I had no idea they made "hero" and "prop" versions of the books for The Mummy! I can't even imagine the feel and weight of this sculpted-bronze book with gold-leaf gilding!! Amazing!
one of the coolest thing to happen to me was i was working on a film and i got to go into the universal prop house and i found the spear of Osiris amongst the Egyptian props. i have a pic of me holding it. the mummy films are some of my favorites. such amazing detail. i never got a close up view until now but you can see the individual piece of gold leaf they used. so cool! i always wondered.
A little while back i seen that you can buy fakes of this from AliExpress. But seeing the original prop and the fact is basically 100% the real deal the locks the gold the weight. Amazing thanks for sharing this.
Honestly I don't think I've ever appreciated that people actually took time and effort to make that book. It's so well done that you instinctively think of it as a part of that world, it's seamless. But it means you go without thinking how fine a job was done.
I'm so glad to hear there at the end that you're planning on getting the pages translated! As you were flipping through it, that was the thought dominating my mind. Real hieroglyphs, what do they really say? Please do a follow up video on the translation, I'm sure many would love to know.
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Check out this prop and others from the upcoming EMLA: London 2022 auction at bit.ly/propstoreliveauction
Love❤ from India🇮🇳.
Really Nice I Could Spend Months Going through your Shop Mr Savage And Not get Bored youd Prolly Kill me tho Playing with your toys Tho LMAO
Hmmmm I wonder if Adam is looking to attend the London mcm comicon that’s happening this weekend if he’s still in London????
If you don't win it, will you be asking the new owner for permission to make some new castings?
I'm a bit confused but in most societies, one doesn't force themselves on a sibling. Is this true Adam? No restraint at all?
Brendan Fraser held this in his arms.
Makes it worth its weight in gold.
I wish Brendan could of been there to recount his experiences with the book and or tell story's about his time on that set. I love Brendan hes such an awesome person.
@@NamrodFFS You know, i love this youtube channel, but that is something that could improve almost any episode. Having the actor that used the props there too would just take what's already an awesome show and turn it up to 11.
i think its from the 2017 movie, not from 1999... correct me if i'm wrong
@@jussy1287 video description says it's from the 1999 film, so I'd take their word for it.
@@jussy1287 No, it's stated in the video description as being from the 1999 movie (and mentioned several times in the video itself that these two items are over 20 years old) so they definitely aren't from the 2017 reboot.
Much respect for Adam's restraint. I don't think i could've resisted the urge to use the key to open the book.
Me too. 😁
No! You must not open the book!
@@PatrickMcNealPuppets-n-Things Wrong book!
@@Say-Hello I know, but I couldn't resist!
@@PatrickMcNealPuppets-n-Things "Patience is a VIRTUE..."
The Mummy (1999) is forever re-watchable. It's the perfect horror movie for a boring sunday night.
The Mummy is the hands down one of the best movie with no story, that told a story without telling the story.
Horror? It's not horror, it's an adventure movie.
@@sygmarvexarion7891 Part horror part adventure so it,s abitta both
The Mummy is Adventure, Action, Fantasy according to every review, advertisement and any other mention of it. Nowhere has it been categorised as a "horror" movie, and rightly so.
@@zatomlzxzanamolzy1253 Take away all the joke and humor. You have a movie with a monster and a dozen jump scares. There was literally a scene where he beef jerkied a guy and left the corpse for the audience to see. The damsel had to fight a undead Egyptian princess or become a vessel. Let's not talk about the fat guy and scarab... Family fun. LOL all jokes and cynicism. I'm just being fussy and arguing for no reason.
The prop work on The Mummy was incredible, but I had no idea they made the book of Amun-Ra with such detail! The pages just glow!
The one thing I know about film-making is that whether you realise it or not, your eyes pick up detail because it expects to, but ignores it as "background". I think I said that badly. Point is if you DIDN'T see any, it'd stand out like a beacon in the night.
Imagine this with the perfect lighting!
@@slysneakly6465 That makes a lot of sense. Our eyes often see the anomalies or what seems unnatural immediately without us even realizing it at first. This is probably why I often notice when scenes in films are using CGI backgrounds, especially in daylight scenes, because they don't really... interact naturally with the characters... if you understand what I'm saying.
Astounding considering how they did everything they could to cut the budgets on both The Mummy and The Mummy returns in almost every other way. I remember doing a Universal Studios tour just after The Mummy Returns had released and the tour guide telling us they did almost NO location shooting on that film to cut the budget as much as possible - for example they just hired piles of plants and used the Universal backlot for the jungle scenes! When I watch that scene in the film now I all I can see is pot plants.
@@Beer_Dad1975 lol TMI but the movie is still awesome regardless. So props to them
The '99 The Mummy film is THE greatest mummy film ever made and I absolutely adored those books since I first laid eyes on them. The fact that it actually weighs 10 kilos and is finished in gold leaf is just gorgeous!
If I had the money to burn, you can bet your ass I'd be bidding on these items.
Original, The Hammer remake, then 1999 (last GOOD Mummy movie) the other Universal films with Lon Chaney Junior vary.
For anyone wondering, the book sold for £68,750 ($77,319.69) and the key sold for £46,875 ($52,732.27).
Hopefully to the same owner so they could stay together
@@30AndHatingItmy hope is that some random superfan bought both and then mailed them to Fraser.
Its always a pleasure to have the Tested team visit - we can't wait to see you again soon!
Love the Prop Store videos on Tested. Always something I look forward to. Keep up the good work 👏
Truly appreciate how Tested takes the time to get detailed shots of props, whether the real thing or Adam's replicas. Particularly, taking time to leaf through many, if not all, pages of books like this or the Grail diary. Showing us all the angles and workings that we cannot find images of online - thank you!
Agreed, they focus on the important parts of the content, not trying to be flashy or hyper interesting to retain viewers like some channels. We're all here because we want to see the thing from the title, and most will stay to the end because they continue to focus on the subject the entire time.
I agree completely. I wish I could do that as a hobby. I would love to go to prop museums and take detailed pictures of every single angle just to post for prop making fans and cosplayers alike
EXCUSE ME, THE GRAIL DIARY???!! I gotta go find that video!!
@@irregularassassin6380 There is one for an auction prop and another for Adam's replica
The satisfying clunk when Adam opened the lock was unexpected.
that's the "oh yeah" moment
the weight behind the clasps too, the entire table shifted.
Well...a lot of the components are pure bronze...that stuff is heavy :P It clunks.
The props you show are amazing. Definitely wish there was a props museum instead of private collectors.
commie, I like to OWN stuff
There is, totally findable on a thing called google. Stop complaining
Museum of the Moving Image - New York
Museum of Pop Culture - Seattle
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Los Angeles
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art - Los Angeles (upcoming)
The Movie Prop Experience - Las Vegas
National Museum of American History - Washington, D.C.
Cinémathèque Française - Paris
Musée Miniature et Cinéma - Lyon
@@assasin19991999 never said no one could own stuff, just meant that it would be cool if stuff like this got transported and displayed around the world like historical artefacts do.
@@rickoshae1687 its a joke
Adam wants to make a book of Amun-Ra. That will be so awesome to see!
One day build? or one week build? :P
Oh yes, I am way eager to see that!
I never considered the weight of the book as it appeared in the movie, but it really had a sense of weight in certain shots. Using bronze and gold leaf is taking it to the extreme and makes this such a special piece.
When Jonathan is reading out from it, you can see him HEAVING it. I didn't realize it was mostly propwork and real reactions.
@@rodvincent Yeah, lol that’s what came to my mind, where he keeps adjusting it and resting the weight on his hip or leaning back to support it.
Also the few scenes where they drop it on tables and it thuds down and makes a cloud of dust… etc.
Makes sense, there are a handful of scenes where you can feel how heavy it is and that’s not something you can really fake… our minds are too good at detecting fakery when it comes to heft and real weight, that’s why you can always tell when actors hold empty cups and it looks so stupid… or when they pretend to hold a heavy paper bag of groceries that flops around and it clearly weighs nothing and has like a single fake celery and baguette sticking out the top! Lmao you know what I’m talking about… hahaha those damn fake groceries are the worst!
I can't get over the fact it's actually made of bronze, imagine being an archeologist if the far future and finding this and being like, what the heck is this thing, like it could actually survive to be ancient, and that's just incredible
"I..... am a librarian."
I..... LOVE that movie! Kudos to whoever gets those gems, I hope they sell as a set.
I just started both the bids on the key and book and am going to watch this. I was a make a wish kid, I actually watched the Mummy 2 with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. Now I’m almost 40, it’s about time for a midlife crisis purchase.
Good luck brother, let us know how you get on.
Best of luck!
Good luck getting these unless you are a multi millionaire you probably won’t have a chance
@@robertcollins4939 They're estimated to sell for roughly 130k, if I lose I'll just continue with my pre-order of the 2023 Raptor R lol
I'll leave a comment just to know how it went, ha. I hope you get it! keep us informed.
One thing I absolutely loved while watching this is how well Adam and Steven got along, they feed energy off of each other and the way they share inspirations is so natural.
The Mummy is one of my favorite films, hands down. Seeing this and the craftsmanship and detail that went into making this prop is unreal. The way the hinges nestle together for each separate page is super cool.
OK baldy
I have never seen anyone with such raw, authentic wonder. You can never script that. @Adam Savage, you sir, are treasure to cherish.
Those two props are truly beautiful works of art. It amazes me that they were willing to put that much money into making something that looks convincingly real. Seriously the best prop I've seen so far.
I love how relaxed the propmaster is with Adam handling the props. Like if this was anyone else I guarantee that guy would be almost poised the entire time to catch something or prevent something from being touched the wrong way, but with Adam he's just chilling and having a good time.
Because adam is a prop guy to even if retired.
Adam created probably some of the props in that building… he probably is safer at handling them than that guy. So yeah
Imagine that kind of degree of comfort with someone touching these things is that there's years built up of examples of the kind of care and delicacy and reverence with which Adam treats these kinds of things.
I grew up watching this movie on repeat with my sister and brother. I would love to just be in the same room as it for 10 minutes. What am awesome video.
How is there just a British version of the other prop store guy?
Same energy.
Zero "sell".
Just knowledge, understated charisma and genuine enthusiasm.
Hats off to the cloning team. Stellar work.
Wow Adam.. That book is the real deal. No wonder it looks so good in the moovie. The key is also insane. Fantastic props.
I love Adam's enthusiasm for props!
I remember when I was younger, and saw The Mummy for the first time. As a bibliophile (person who loves books) I fell in love with this book from the first scene it was in. I'm SO jealous and also SO happy that Adam is showing me this close up. Thank you!
The Mummy is such a nostalgia piece for me and looking back the set, costumes, and prop designs were really excellent in that movie.
Love how the inner pages have like a godly glow to them in contrast to the covers. Like it is just humming with power.
This and The original Jumanji board game are my most favorite items from movies ever. EVER. Glad to see its a real functional item. and the key.
This is one of many moments where I envy Adam Savage. I'm geeking out just from watching this.
That's probably the best movie prop I've seen. It's a work of art.
I remember towards the end of the movie, Rachel Weisz picked up the book of the dead and you can see her almost struggle with it. I don't know why that stuck with me over the years, but I knew it had a little heft just from the scene.
I'm working on a Rick O'Connell costume at the moment and seeing this in my feed was just, yes
It's fun watching how giddy you get Adam as you get to view the props at the Prop Store
This is why classics like The Mummy holds up to this day. The use of practical effects and actual sets make it look as good in 2022 because they were using actual stuff. Of course there were some VFX used but the overall feel was still very authentic. I'm talking specifically about The Mummy and not the sequel because the sequel really started going too heavy on CGI.
The book ended up selling GBP 68,750 and the key is sold at GBP 45,875. Just a bit above 100k for all of this. There, saved you a click.
There is something absolutely VISCERAL about a prop having a functional "in universe" feel to it....I feel that is absolutely an asset to an actors performance...as someone who has walked around with a in universe DL-44 blaster on his side you can totally see how it is labeled as a "heavy blaster" and why such a rig for it to be holster in was needed...I love this video on like 47 different levels!
It comes as no surprise to me that Adam just HAPPENS to be friends with an Egyptologist.
Ah but does he know a Librarian
@@davidareeves I have a feeling that he must know Keith from the royal collection
Insane. So glad I saw these movies as a kid, I’ll always have so much admiration for them.
"NO! YOU MUSN'T READ FROM THE BOOK!" 😅😝
"And the fact it's made of pure gold makes no never mind to you?" - "You know your history."
- "I know my treasure" 😉
Bloody love that film so much, and especially its soundtrack. Wicked prop, Adam. As always, the attention to detail is incredible, fella 👍😊
Wrong book my friend. This is the book of the living. The book she reads from is the books of the dead.
@@MrLockedfor Yeah I know, I've included quotes from two scenes that mention both books. The golden book is the book of Amun Ra. The black book is the book of the dead 🧐😜
What great timing for this video for me. I just finished watching The Mummy and The Mummy Returns the other day. Such fun. And a wonderful prop!
Brenden Fraser was great in this movie.
Brendan Fraser is great, nuff said
The movie had a great cast all around. Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo and of course Brenden Fraser were all amazing in it. It's one of my favorite adventure movies of all times. Also, Omid Djalili's performance cracks me up everytime.
@@cleverusername9369 Yes he is. I am sooooo glad to see he is returning to his acting career. And all the support he has been getting!
@@uzul42 the madji guys too
watching prop master extraordinaire Adam Savage interact with two hero props of that caliber is its own kind of magic. like watching Michelangelo scrutinize Monet. This was really awesome!!! Thank you for posting it.
The book of the living and dead were things i wanted as a kid. Its so awsome to see the pages actually shine like in the movie.
Still curious as to what the pages from both books say.
So this is so cool! I had no idea how much detail went into making this an actual prop that's created to be as if it were a real thing! This is so fun to watch!
*Adam start to read the book of the living*
Stephen Lane: NO! You must not read from the book!
Just LOOK at that thing...still as beautiful as I remember
I look forward to when Adam makes his own book and key. I grew up on that Mummy movie franchise.
Hello Adam! I've always loved your enthusiasm and eagerness to learn everything. Great to see all these awesome props and costumes, too!
A great prop from an action-packed movie! A treasure for the person who buys it!
Can i just say, you are awesome, and i am happy you are still kicking after all these years. ♡
It's amazing to see the detail on the inside of the book considering the camera angle doesn't show the inside much in the film, but it's all there.
As a massive ancient Egyptian mythology freak as well as a big fan of those movies.. I wish I could afford to buy this thing.. I can't imagine what it'll go for but I can promise you it'll be FAR more than I could ever afford.
idk who loves these props more, adam or stephen. so fun to see them geek out on props. could watch a million of these videos
The Drinker Recommends The Mummy is a great video. I'm rewatching it right after this...
MythBusters will always be one of my favorite shows growing up, love to see you're still doing this kind of stuff!
ahhhh!!! this is one of my all time favorite movies. cheesey as anything but so much fun. and the book...i just...i wanna read from the book!!!
also was that a phantom costume from the phantom movie??
The Mummy is one of our, my families, favorites! We would watch it all the time when the kids were growing up. It's a shame what happened to Bredan Fraser, I myself grew up watching Encino Man, Jarheads, etc. Fun episode!
So awesome! I loved that version of The Mummy, some critics may hate it but that flick possibly makes my top 10 list of most watchable movies.
Wow! I'm in love with how beautiful this is. The Mummy was one of the best films of my childhood
There have been a ton of Prop Store items shown on the channel that I've wanted over the years, but I don't think anything to date has hit me the way this one has. Between how much I enjoy the movie itself, and how awesomely detailed these are, I can't think of any other props I'd rather have. Shame my budget would collapse if I even checked the bids on it though.
That best you can do is find out somone who either 3D print1 or somone who,s gtta silicone mould/make agold plated replica version is the closest that your gnna get
This has gotta be one of the coolest props of all time! I remember being in awe as a kid at the sheer heft of the thing. Makes me wanna dive into a slapstick set piece and do cheesey one liners about ancient curses and whatnot.
can't wait for Adam to build both books knowing him it's going to be detailed af
I met the designer of these books, 20 some years ago(don’t fully remember his name). He didn’t have the Golden Book with him at the time but he did have the Book of the Dead. He let me pick it up off the table and it was heavy. Only lifted it about an inch and placed it back on the table (didn’t want to accidentally break it). He told me when they filmed The Mummy Returns he didn’t make a hero prop for the Scorpion King bracelet in the first weeks of filming. He said he had to create the hero prop when the Rock accidentally fell on it during a fight scene. I was like you didn’t make one before hand? He said something about time constraints but mainly said it took him a week to fix the Scorpion King bracelet.
I bought a really nice 3D printed ones of these off of Etsy two years ago. I'd love to have the original prop though.
I remember seeing the mummy in theaters. It is a brilliant film with astounding prop work.
If Adam was ever on Taskmaster he would likely score 5 points in every prize task.
Such amazing pieces and the others in the background look awesome as well. Thank you Adam for sharing these with us.
I never would’ve guessed they used actual 24k gold leaflets to cover that book
Your excitement is contagious😊
i would so love to see a translation of that book - ill bet it's either legit or full of insider jokes
why we havent get this yet even after more than 20 years??
I am betting nonsense.
I remember seeing that as a kid when the actress is holding what has to be this prop, because I remember her posture, trying to hold something heavy. I remember thinking-yeah, that’s real metal! And here all these years later, it is.
Who else is here after watching Charlie’s video 😂
man is it me or is he magic or something
Its actually impressive how detailed the book of Amun-Ra is considering its either rarely on screen or we only occasionally got a decent shot of it
Amazing!!!! Memories....
Note: I was here once
Always a pleasure to watch Adam Nerding out
I watch a lot of "behind the scenes" videos and such, so I'm very familiar with the "hero" and "prop" weapons. I had no idea they made "hero" and "prop" versions of the books for The Mummy! I can't even imagine the feel and weight of this sculpted-bronze book with gold-leaf gilding!! Amazing!
one of the coolest thing to happen to me was i was working on a film and i got to go into the universal prop house and i found the spear of Osiris amongst the Egyptian props. i have a pic of me holding it. the mummy films are some of my favorites. such amazing detail. i never got a close up view until now but you can see the individual piece of gold leaf they used. so cool! i always wondered.
I'm so impressed by this prop. It's so cool!
You just scratched an itch that i’ve had all my life about this book ❤
Out of all film props this is probably my favorite! 😍
This is the first prop that I actually want. I've never wanted a prop from a movie before but I love the mummy and this would be amazing to have.
Imagine when someone digs this up in 10,000 years not knowing its a movie prop
Hey O'Connell! IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE I'VE GOT ALL THE HORSES!
I just finished watching Excalibur and now I see Mordred’s helmet! Cool.
The Mummy is one of my favourite movies! This is awesome to see up close!
The Mummy is one of my favorite movies and I love Brendan,hes such an awesome person.I wish him good luck and health!
this is a good prop thank you for showing us
I hate the fact these are for sale. They should be all in a movie prop museum for decades to come.
Impressive craftsmanship. When it comes to some movie and tv props, many artists don’t seem to get the respect they deserve.
A little while back i seen that you can buy fakes of this from AliExpress.
But seeing the original prop and the fact is basically 100% the real deal the locks the gold the weight. Amazing thanks for sharing this.
Honestly I don't think I've ever appreciated that people actually took time and effort to make that book. It's so well done that you instinctively think of it as a part of that world, it's seamless. But it means you go without thinking how fine a job was done.
The Mummy is a 🎥 that if on you're 👀. Love EVERYTHING about it. Bring Originals Back for another Adventure PLEASE 🙏
To be honest, if I didn’t know better I’d easily be convinced this was authentic to the period. Nice work to the artist!
I'm so glad to hear there at the end that you're planning on getting the pages translated! As you were flipping through it, that was the thought dominating my mind. Real hieroglyphs, what do they really say?
Please do a follow up video on the translation, I'm sure many would love to know.
Wow. Just how I imagined the pages to look. Truly a beautiful prop and design.
Love it. That movie was part of my childhood so thank you so you showed us that artifact.
Welcome to the UK Adam. Enjoy your stay :)
This is the famous golden book of favorite Mummy movie that I have watched this movie again and again
Best Egyptian based movie ever
Wow, I never imagined it was metal, one of the best props ever