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Highlander (1986)
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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 through time 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. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
Cast
Clancy Brown
Kurgan
Sean Connery
Ramirez
Beatie Edney
Heather
Sheila Gish
Rachel Ellenstein
Roxanne Hart
Brenda Wyatt
Christopher Lambert
Connor MacLeod
Alan North
Lt. Frank Moran
Jon Polito
Detective Walter Bedwoe
Production Crew
Martin Atkinson
Art Director
Tim Hutchinson
Art Director
Eva Monley
Associate Producer
John H. Starke
Associate Producer
Douglas Milsome
Camera Operator
Diane Dimeo
Casting
Michael McLean
Casting
Gerry Fisher
Cinematographer
Michael Kamen
Composer (Music Score)
James Acheson
Costume Designer
Russell Mulcahy
Director
Peter Honess
Editor
E.C. Monell
Executive Producer
David Tringham
First Assistant Director
Graham Freeborn
Makeup
Ilona Herman
Makeup
Lois Burwell
Makeup
Sandra Exelby
Makeup
Peter S. Davis
Producer
William N. Panzer
Producer
Allan Cameron
Production Designer
David Lee Henry
Screenwriter
Gregory Widen
Screenwriter
Larry Ferguson
Screenwriter
Peter Bellwood
Screenwriter
Ian Whittaker
Set Designer
Queen
Songwriter
Bert Luxford
Special Effects
Garth Inns
Special Effects
Graham Longhurst
Special Effects
Martin Gutteridge
Special Effects
Andrew Bradford
Stunts
Peter Brace
Stunts
Vic Magnotta
Stunts
Year: 1986
Runtime: 120
Country: UK
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature
Genre
Fantasy
Produced by
20th Century Fox
Release
March 07, 1986 (USA)
by 20th Century Fox
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