preppy-3 Abbott and Costello are in Cairo and get mixed up with a mummy named Klaris (although he was KHaris in earlier films). It also involves a sacred medallion that Klaris wears, a cult that worships him and an evil woman (Marie Windsor) who will stop at nothing to get it.This was the second to last film that Bud and Lou did for Universal and it's just terrible. The guys were easily in their 50s by then and their age is showing. It's full of tired slapstick and routines that were old even back in the 1950s. I didn't even crack a smile once (although the pick/shovel bit is kind of fun). The plot makes little sense and the special effects are terrible. The mummy getup has to be the worst I've ever seen in a mummy movie. Truly laughable. For the most part the acting is lousy too--Richard Deacon is the worst offender. Bud and Lou do what they can but the material isn't there for them. Also Marie Windsor (a brilliant character actress) has nothing to work with. Boring, unfunny and a waste of time. Skip it.

Fuzzy Wuzzy Released in 1955 - Like desperately trying to breathe some life into a centuries-old, Egyptian mummy, this 28th, and final, Abbott & Costello comedy (through Universal Studios), was a very sad swan song for the floundering careers of these 2 Hollywood funny-men.The overall inferiority of this production made it very clear that Abbott & Costello's flailing careers had, by this point, reached their zenith and had been completely drained of all comical life, whatsoever.I think it's really unfortunate to see that this tired, run-of-the-mill picture was Abbott & Costello's way of bowing out of their contracts with Universal, which had successfully endured since 1941's Buck Privates.Set in Cairo, Egypt, Abbott & Costello play characters Pete Patterson & Freddie Franklin (respectively), a pair of bumbling fortune hunters who can often be found lazily hanging out at one of the local cafés dreaming of somehow striking it rich.Before they realize what's happening, Pete & Freddie inadvertently find themselves caught up in a tangled web of crime that's out of their control. This wicked scheme involves a ring of ruthless crooks who are searching for the sacred medallion of Klaris whose hieroglyphics are a map to an ancient treasure buried within the tomb of Princess Ara.This lacklustre comedy was very short on laughs. One gets the clear impression that none of the actors' hearts were in their roles. They were only doing this in order to collect their pay cheques and, then, go home. Filmed in b&w, Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy had a running time of only 80 minutes.

AaronCapenBanner Abbott & Costello play Pete Patterson & Freddie Franklin(though refer to each other as Bud & Lou throughout!) two fortune hunters in Egypt who become mixed up in murder when they become suspects after an archaeologist is killed for a priceless Medallion that leads to the tomb of the living mummy "Klaris", which is also cursed(of course). The usual pratfalls and mishaps ensue. Sad horror spoof is entirely unfunny and utterly pointless. The mummy series ended ten years previous, and this update has terrible makeup, stale gags, and sloppy handling. This was the team's final film at Universal Studios, which unceremoniously dropped them after this flop.

Alec Gomez Abbott and Costello meet the Mummy is less of a movie then an episode of the Abbott and Costello show. Marjorie Windsor is a terrifically determined villainess and she helps to give the movie some drama and dark charisma but the movie is too unstructured otherwise. It's more on a final, undisciplined romp for Abbott and Costello. Even though their chemistry is long since gone, they are still brilliant comedians and they fake their way through the movie with a plethora of stand up bits. The good, clean comedy is a nice breath of fresh air. The opening slapstick gets the movie off on a good foot and the stage act (three women and one man) that performs is INCREDIBLE. The cult of Klaris is a major bore, ranging from the incredibly non-Egyptian "Egyptian" Richard Deacon to the cult, itself, that features a man who is clearly either Tibetan or Chinese. The routine that Costello does with the lady is hilarious and high spirted and the bit with the amulet is well timed. The plot point of Costello eating the amulet (in pieces) and then it appearing intact in his stomach is meaningless here as the whole movie is not for purists. The mummy is a major disappointment as the "bandages" look like a pajama outfit with a bandage pattern. Abbott gets into mummy's "wraps" for pretty much no reason other then to have three mummy's running around at one point. As if sensing that this is their last big blowout together, Costello is very natural with his criticisms of Abbott and Abbott seems almost too real with his abuse of Costello. Whatever dysfunction they had in their later years, they do their best here to slug it out. Costello acts like a man ready to jump off ship and he seems to be lightening his load for his journey. He gives a very light and a very funny performance. Abbott is sharper then he has been in years. Abbott was so sharp in his younger days that he looks bad in comparison here but his worst is still better then most people's best. The plot is pretty much garbage and unenthralling and the mummy is completely impotent but the performances of Abbott and Costello and Marie Windsor help move the show.