Writer: Arthur Rowe
Director: Don McDougall
Actors:
Erik Estrada as Pepe Torres / Mickey Gilbert as Nanautzin, the Mummy / Ramon Bieri as Captain Webster / Sorrell Booke as Mr. Eddy / Alma Beltran as Mrs. Torres / Victor Campos as Professor Jamie Rodriguez / Robert Casper as Professor Jones / Sondra Currie as Vicky / Scott Douglas as Major Taylor / Pitt Herbert as Medical Examiner / Gene LeBell as Officer Olson / Ernest Macias as Andrew Gomez / Udana Power as Captain Madge Timmins / Carlos Romero as George Andrews / Merrie Lynn Ross as Nina / Pippa Scott as Tillie Mones / Ron Stein as Officer Smith / Dorrie Thomson as Lona / Mina Vasquez as Rita Torres / Craig R. Baxley as Rolf Anderson / Robert Clarke as Detective in Stairwell / Cal Bartlett as Officer Lyons
Memorable Line:
Paramedic: "You look like you got a concussion, I think we're gonna need some X-Rays on that"
Kolchak: "Nooo X-rays, Nooo pictures; I got things in there I don't want seen..."
Story:
An Aztec cult makes sacrifices to its God, in preparation for the next millennium.
Not a complete train wreck but kind of flat. It didn't really get under my skin. And some of the attacks by the Aztec cult were silly, (in one early assault, the chicken creature moves back and forth like a character from a Dr. Tongue movie)
On the plus side of the ledger, Carl's investigative skills are at their peak, the legends he susses out are complex and different. Giving an interesting twist to the Mummy stories.
The humorous scenes are a gas as well. Vincenzo busting up Carl's bellboy cover was very funny, and Kolchak’s recorder gradually creeping into a scene put tears in my eyes.
Despite these pluses, which would indicate the telling of a compelling, fun story, the sum total is lackluster. Whether it's because the co-stars don't bring much life to the party (Estrada's okay but not dynamic) or the complexities of the legend actually bog things down (too much thinking, not enough scares?). Whatever the reasons, there's at least enough to give it a passing grade, not enough to elevate it to the upper echelon.
Grade: C
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