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Highlander
1986
Among humans for centuries, an immortal specie existed. Connor MacLeod is a member of this specie. Unaware of his powers, he is unable to explain his revival after his apparent death in a clan-fight in the 15th century. This convinces the superstitious villagers to stone him and drive him out of the village. He then encounters .. Read more
| Starring | Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown |
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| Director | Russell Mulcahy |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Highlander
Among humans for centuries, an immortal specie existed. Connor MacLeod is a member of this specie. Unaware of his powers, he is unable to explain his revival after his apparent death in a clan-fight in the 15th century. This convinces the superstitious villagers to stone him and drive him out of the village. He then encounters another one of his kind, Ramirez, who indoctrinates him in the ways of the immortals. The only way these "immortals" can die is by having their heads cut off. Given the credo that there can only be one, you can imagine a race where everyone tries to chop everyone else's head off. Of course, in such a race, there'll be factions, and MacLeod and Ramirez are one side battling the forces of evil immortals who want to take over the planet and wreak destruction on it.
| Starring | Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, Celia Imrie, Billy Hartman, Patrick Stewart, Edward Wiley |
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| Director | Russell Mulcahy |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 51 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 57 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Big Adventures |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | Italian, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: Dutch, French Blu-ray: Japanese, Norweigan, Finnish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Danish, German, English, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 12 Mar 2001 Blu-ray: 06 Jul 2009 Production year: 1986 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Despite some absurdly silly casting (Christopher Lambert as a Scotsman?), the first Highlander went on to become a worldwide smash and was a hoot into the bargain. Director Russell Mulcahy was on board again for this second instalment, but this time around it just doesn't click, even though both stars — Lambert and Sean Connery — also return from the original. Set in 2034, this finds our intrepid time warrior (Lambert) up against an evil new threat in the shape of Michael Ironside and getting mixed up with a gang of ecological radicals led by Virginia Madsen. The two leads once again exude charisma, if not credible accents, and Ironside is splendid as the baddie, while Mulcahy gleefully unleashes an impressive array of visual tricks. However, there's not enough flash to cover the lack of substance.
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Narrative coherence is not a quality which director Mulcahy brings to this mondial of machismo, about a bizarre (and... read more on Time Out
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23 out of 28 people found this review helpful
There can be only one
There should have been only one...fantastic film, marvelous soundtrack by queen, and an original idea. Enjoyed this film firt time around and it gets better every time I see it, but there should have been only one..don't bother with the sequels, they actual reduce the viewing pleasure of the original
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Highlander (Low Lander)
Supposedly a great movie but I just couldn't get into this. The plot didn't grip me - found it to be a bit of a tasteless horror movie. Not enjoyable at all.
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Highlander to be revisited
- 23 May 2008
"There can be only one" said Christopher Lambert in highlander - apparently not, as the film is about to be the latest in a long line of movies to be given the remake treatment. Originally made in 1986, the film is to be given an overhaul with a screenplay penned by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, fresh from their success on Jon Favreau's blockbuster hit Iron Man. Addressing reporters at Cannes Film Festival, Patrick Wachsberger of Summit Entertainment, which has bought worldwide rights Read more
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