The Alpha pod landed in their midst and the hatch opened, revealing the pilot to be Pericles, the astronaut chimpanzee, who had successfully come "home" toOberon.She thought: "If the black book can bring dead people to life...," Rick added: "...then maybe the gold book can kill him." It was important for them to find where the gold book - the Book of Amun-Ra, was hidden.More plagues affected a chanting group of crazed Egyptians in the streets, with boils and sores, who broke down the museum""s doors and were led by Imhotep.Dowd (James Stewart), who believed he was befriended by a giant six-foot rabbit that no one else could see.It helped to illustrate what he future would become of futuristic sci-fi action films with slick and smart plots, and jaw-dropping action.