Highlander

Theatrical Release Date: 1986 03 07 (USA)

UPC: 031398127499

Studio: Lionsgate

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Graphic Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language]

Summary: With the ultimate throw-down -- "There can be only one" -- Highlander captured the imaginations of fantasy fans seeking a well-executed swordplay epic, becoming a cult classic in the process. Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) is one of a waning few survivors of a clan of immortals. The breed have been dueling each other for centuries in the quest to be the last one remaining, and hence achieve a supreme enlightenment that would be dangerous in the wrong hands. The immortals can only die by decapitation, so they hunt each other over the centuries and across continents to meet for each decisive duel, which will bring one of them a step closer to ultimate power. In present-day America, the troubled hero MacLeod lives a brooding and lonely existence, having lost his true love centuries ago. The evil Kurgan (Clancy Brown), an immortal who plans to use his power toward unspeakable ends, has fought MacLeod before but is still trying to finish him off. After emerging victorious from a parking garage skirmish with the third-to-last immortal, MacLeod knows that only Kurgan is left, and the two are on a collision path toward the inevitable. In the film's numerous flashbacks to the past, Sean Connery plays Ramirez, the immortal who first tutors MacLeod after the hero survives a mortal battle wound, prompting his fearful village to banish him. Roxanne Hart plays MacLeod's modern-day love interest, who tries to help him while struggling to believe his incredible story. The director's cut runs four minutes shorter. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Features: Audio commentary with director Russell Mulcahy
Deleted scenes

Highlander

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 11/02/2010

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DHMA null

Runtime: 116 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Derek Armstrong

Essentially a B-movie that found an audience, Highlander made less than six million dollars in its American theatrical release, ten million shy of its budget. But it developed enough of a word-of-mouth following on video to spawn three confused sequels, and deliver Christopher Lambert a career's worth of low-budget action vehicles. Although downright laughable in spots, Highlander won its audience on the basis of a giddy idea -- that life for these immortals is the ultimate game of Survivor, with beheadings determining the outcome instead of votes at the tribal council -- and film noir visuals that span centuries of narrative. Director Russell Mulcahy does a noteworthy job of blending the time periods, with visually ambitious segues in which shapes from one scene blend seamlessly into the next. What detracts from Highlander, making it a cult hit rather than a legitimate one, is the poor acting by everyone not named Sean Connery, and some pretty amateurish dialogue. Lambert has always been something of a hack, and Clancy Brown gives one of the more over-the-top portrayals of evil of his typecast career. Still, the duels are executed crisply enough, and the story has epic genre flair that's easy to get lost in. It's understandable why the movie was eventually beloved by teens and young adults, even beyond the Dungeons & Dragons set. However, as tightly resolved as it is, Highlander was just as predictably doomed in its attempt to support a franchise, resulting in a bunch of messy, self-contradicting sequels. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Anthony Fusco  Actor 
Buckley Norris  Actor 
Billy Hartman  Actor 
Ted Maynard  Actor 
Louis Guss  Actor 
Peter Banks  Actor 
Nicola Ramsey  Actor 
Ron Berglas  Actor 
Gordon Sterne  Actor 
Frank Dux  Actor 
Waldo Roeg  Actor 
Christopher Malcolm  Actor 
Ed Wiley  Actor 
Prince Howell  Actor 
Helena Stevens  Actor 
Damien Leake  Actor 
Ian Tyler  Actor 
Alistair Findley  Actor 
Corrinne Russell  Actor 
James Cosmo  Actor 
Sion Tudor Owen  Actor 
Anthony Mannino  Actor 
Peter Diamond  Actor 
Celia Imrie  Actor 
James McKenna  Actor 
Hugh Quarshie  Actor 
John Cassady  Actor 
Ian Reddinton  Actor 
Peter Bellwood  Screenwriter 
Peter S. Davis  Producer 
Larry Ferguson  Screenwriter 
David Lee Henry  Screenwriter 
Michael Kamen  Composer (Music Score) 
Russell Mulcahy  Director 
William N. Panzer  Producer 
Gregory Widen  Screenwriter 
E.C. Monell  Executive Producer 
Christopher Lambert  Actor 
Roxanne Hart  Actor 
Clancy Brown  Actor 
Sean Connery  Actor 
Beatie Edney  Actor 
Alan North  Actor 
Sheila Gish  Actor 
Jon Polito  Actor 

Country: UK,USA