Mummy Daddy story
Harold, an actor playing a mummy in a horror movie being filmed in the Deep South, hears that his pregnant wife has gone into early labor. Unable to take his constricting costume off, he rushes to the hospital through any mode of transportation he can find. Some locals mistake him for Ra Amin Ka, an actual mummy of local legend, and form a posse to pursue him. What no one knows is that the actual Ra Amin Ka is also out and about. Directed by: William Dear. Story by: Steven Spielberg, Earl Pomerantz.
8 total · 1 choice · 2 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| undead mummy | choice | The story centers around an actor costumed as a mummy, and also a real live mummy being on the loose in a rural part of the Deep South. |
| expecting parents | major | The plot centers around an actor in a mummy costume rushing to the hospital to be with his wife, who had gone into early labor. |
| human vs. monster | major | The locals organized a manhunt for the mummy. |
| blindness | minor | A blind man welcomed Harold into his forest cabin. Being blind, the man was initially unaware that Harold was costumed as a mummy. |
| fear | minor | Various locals were terrified at the sight of Harold in his mummy costume. In one instance, a gas station attendant panicked in fear as Harold crept toward the payment area. |
| filmmaking | minor | Parts of the story took place on the swampy set of the B horror movie "Mummy's Kiss". |
| grave robbery | minor | Two would-be grave robbers got quite a fright when a flashlight wielding mummy emerged from an open grave they were scoping out. |
| hospitality | minor | A blind man welcomed Harold into his forest cabin and made him a cup of tea. |