Highlander [Hong Kong]

Overview

Christopher Lambert stars in this sword-and-sorcery thriller as Connor MacLeod, one of a group of immortal warriors who converge on modern-day Manhattan.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/06/2007
UPC:	4897007030293
Original Release:	1986
Source:	Imports
Language:	English
Sales rank:	40,162

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Christopher Lambert	Connor MacLeod,Connor MacLeod
Sean Connery	Ramirez
Roxanne Hart	Brenda Wyatt
Clancy Brown	Kurgan
Beatie Edney	Heather
Alan North	Lt. Frank Moran
Jon Polito	Det. Walter Bedsoe
Sheila Gish	Rachel Ellenstein
Hugh Quarshie	Sunda Kastagir
Christopher Malcolm	Kirk Matunas
Peter Diamond	Fasil
Billy Hartman	Dugal MacLeod
James Cosmo	Angus MacLeod
Celia Imrie	Kate
Alistair Findlay	Chief Murdoch
Edward Wiley	Garfield
James McKenna	Father Rainey
John Cassady	Kenny
Ian Reddington	Bassett
Sion Tudor Owen	Hotchkiss
Damien Leake	Tony
Gordon Sterne	Dr. Willis Kenderly
Ron Berglas	Erik Powell
Louis Guss	Newsvendor
Peter Banks	Priest
Ted Maynard	Newscaster
Nicola Ramsey	Rachel as a Girl
Waldo Roeg	German Soldier
Anthony Mannino	Boisterous Drunk
Helena Stevens	Old Woman in Car
Frank Dux	Old Man in Car
Prince Howell	Drunk in Hotel
Anthony Fusco	Barman
Ian Tyler	Lab Technician
Corrinne Russell	Candy
Buckley Norris	Derelict
Alistair Findley	Chief Murdoch
Ian Reddinton	Bassett
Queen	Performer
Patrick Stewart	Actor
Michael Kamen	Composer

Technical Credits

Gregory Widen

Peter Bellwood

Larry Ferguson

David Henry

Russell Mulcahy	Director
Gregory Widen	Screenwriter
Peter Bellwood	Screenwriter
Larry Ferguson	Screenwriter
Peter S. Davis	Producer
William N. Panzer	Producer,Producer
E.C. Monell	Executive Producer,Producer
Martin Gutteridge	Special Effects
Vic Magnotta	Stunts
Chris Blunden	Special Effects
Don J. Bassman	Sound Effects
Stefna Borges	Sound Effects
Peter Brennan	Sound Effects
Kevin F. Cleary	Sound Effects
Tony Dawe	Sound Effects
Eva Monley	Producer
Harold Moskovitz	Producer
Dave Chagouri	Special Effects
John H. Starke	Producer
David Ford	Special Effects
Lisa Cain	Stunts
Nick Hobbs	Stunts
Andy Armstrong	Director
Graham Longhurst	Special Effects
Diane Dimeo	Casting
David Henry	Screenwriter
Garth Inns	Special Effects
Bert Luxford	Special Effects
Michael McLean	Casting
Andy Bradford	Stunts
Peter Brace	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

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.