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Highlander (1986) 7.2
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7.2/10 from 92,382 users
Metascore: 24/100
Reviews: 310 user | 99 critic | 7 from Metacritic.com An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize". Director:Russell Mulcahy |
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Cast
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In New York, the owner of a sophisticated antique shop Russell Edwin Nash is challenged to a sword fight in the parking lot of the Madison Square Garden by a man called Iman Fasil that is beheaded by Russell. He hides his sword and is arrested by the police while leaving the stadium. Russell recalls his life in the Sixteenth Century in Scotland, when he is Connor MacLeod and is deadly wounded in a battle against another Clan. However he surprisingly survives and his Clan believes he has a pact with the devil and expels him from their lands. Then he meets Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez that explains that he is immortal unless he is beheaded. Further, the immortals dispute a game killing each other and in the end only one survives receiving a price with the power of the other immortals. Russell is released by the police, but the snoopy forensic agent Brenda J. Wyatt is attracted by the case since she founds fragments of an ancient Katana and follows Russell. But the also immortal ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong action violence, a scene of sexuality and some language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 March 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Highlander - Es kann nur einen geben See more »Box Office
Budget:
$16,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$5,900,000 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment, Highlander Productions Limited, Davis-Panzer Productions See more »
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1.85 : 1
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Angus MacLeod: Can you walk, Connor?
Connor MacLeod: I'll bloody well walk out of here!
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(uncredited)
Performed by Queen
Written by John Kander and Fred Ebb
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Trivia
Some scenes were deleted from the movie and ended up being lost forever when they were destroyed in warehouse fire. One of these was a duel sequence that introduced an Asian immortal named Yung Dol Kim. In this deleted scene Kim was working as a night security guard in a New York City office building at the time of the Gathering, where he was challenged by the Kurgan. Kim fights Japanese two-sword style. During the fight Kim surrenders wearying of Immortal life and is willing to suicide himself. The Kurgan takes his head and the body explodes out of the 40th floor of the building. In the continuity of the film, the Kurgan's duel with Kim takes place before his duel with Kastagir. A few stills from the sequence, some in color and others in black & white, did survive and were later used in the collectible card game based on Highlander for cards featuring the Kim character. Other deleted and lost scenes are flashback where Connor meets with Thomas Jefferson, bar scene when Connor and Kastagir go out for a drink and are partying in bar where they meet Det. Walter Bedsoe who ends up drinking and partying with them, this scene also expanded more on Kastagir and Connor's relationship and revealed that they met during the American Revolutionary War. There was also a scene in which Connor shows Brenda his katana, the sword she was so intrigued about after finding metal shards from it in the parking garage, after their sex scene. See more »Goofs
Connor conceals his Katana inside his trenchcoat, yet he is able to move around, sit and even remove the coat all without showing any sign of the concealed sword. See more »Quotes
[Connor is being chased out of the village]Angus MacLeod: Can you walk, Connor?
Connor MacLeod: I'll bloody well walk out of here!
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New York, New York(uncredited)
Performed by Queen
Written by John Kander and Fred Ebb
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Still, one of my favorite movies of all time, especially if I watch the director's cut. Forget the sequel. Forget everything but the first movie. This was Gregory Widen's first screenplay about a world of darkness. It's great fun, but if you're looking for a FILM, just watch the scene cuts. Please, please ignore any of the franchise movies. Highlander succeeds because it's an '80s movie. The special effects, while not novel, were solid. The swords alone are why I watched this movie in my young years. The writing and the acting are why I've come back. As an aside, I know three people who can quote Highlander in its entirety. That's solid, too. It's an epic movie, plowing through the years. Epic battles, and an epic storyline.