Tad Jones is a Chicago construction worker who dreams of becoming an archaeologist like his idol Max Mordon. He gets sent to a mission by mistake in search of the Lost City of Paititi.
When his girlfriend Sara is kidnapped, the awkward explorer Tad Jones must embark on a journey to save her. But unbeknownst to him, he gets into unimaginable trouble as it turns out Sara's kidnapper is a millionaire who is after the necklace of King Midas.
When the chaotic archaeologist Tadeo destroys a sarcophagus that casts a spell which puts his friends at risk, he embarks on an adventure along with Sarah to Egypt to try to end the Mummy's curse.