Highlander

Year:

1986

Duration:

116 min | USA:110 min (theatrical version)

Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1986-03-07

Filming Locations: The Storr, Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK

Earnings

Budget: $16,000,000

Opening Weekend: $2,453,021 (USA) (9 March 1986)

Gross: $5,735,847 (USA) (30 March 1986)

Cast

Actor

Character

Christopher Lambert

Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod

Roxanne Hart

Brenda J. Wyatt

Clancy Brown

Victor Kruger

Sean Connery

Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez

Beatie Edney

Heather MacLeod

Alan North

Lieutenant Frank Moran

Jon Polito

Det. Walter Bedsoe

Sheila Gish

Rachel Ellenstein

Hugh Quarshie

Sunda Kastagir

Christopher Malcolm

Kirk Matunas

Peter Diamond

Aman Fasil

Billy Hartman

Dugal MacLeod

James Cosmo

Angus MacLeod

Celia Imrie

Kate MacLeod

Alistair Findlay

Chief Murdoch

Edward Wiley

Garfield

James McKenna

Father Rainey

John Cassady

Kenny

Ian Reddington

Bassett

Sion Tudor Owen

Hotchkiss

Damien Leake

Tony the Hotdog Vendor

Gordon Sterne

Dr. Willis Kenderly

Ron Berglas

Erik Powell

Louis Guss

Newsvendor

Peter Banks

Priest

Ted Maynard

Newscaster

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

Corinne Russell

Candy

Buckley Norris

Derelict

Richard Bonehill

Buck the Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Jim Brunzell

Himself (uncredited)

Sam Fatu

Professional Wrestler (uncredited)

Harry Fielder

Hospital Guard (uncredited)

Greg Gagne

Himself (uncredited)

Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy

Professional Wrestler (uncredited)

Ed Montalvo

Street Tough (uncredited)

Buddy Roberts

Professional Wrestler (uncredited)

Michael Seitz

Wrestler (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Highlander was originally a stand alone movie. However, the sequel "Highlander II: The Quickening" came about, because "Highlander" made a lot of money at the box office.

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The brief snippet of "New York, New York" performed by Queen during the movie has never been released officially on an album or single by the group. It wasn't included on the official soundtrack either. The soundtrack was released and then deleted, and re-released in 2003 as a numbered limited edition.

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The film takes place in 1536, 1541, the late 16th Century, 1783, the 1940s and 1985.

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Goofs

In the parking garage, Fasil is doing flip-flops. In the next shot he is running and the next shot after that he is doing more flip-flops.

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In the final fight when the water tower falls, water can clearly be seen coming from behind the broken tank.

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Kurgan drives a Chevrolet Impala which switches to a Dart.

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Quotes

Connor MacLeod: You're a liar!

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Connor MacLeod: [after discovering Brenda's hidden gun] I like your place, Brenda.

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Connor MacLeod: [Paying his respects at church] For you, my bonny Heather: Happy birthday. And you, Juan Ramirez: Take care of her, you overdressed haggis.

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Faq

Q

When was Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez born?

A

Ramirez says that he was born 2,437 years ago in Egypt. The novelization of this film gives Ramirez's original name as Tak-Ne, his birth in 896 BC, his first "death" in 851 BC, and his marriage to Shakiko in 593 BC.

Q

What is a Highlander?

A

Technically, "Highlander" refers to anyone born in the Highlands of Scotland. In the context of this film, however, the Highlander is Connor MacLeod, an immortal swordsman from the clan MacLeod in the Northern Highlands of Scotland. His true origin is unclear, and his immortality is not evident until after his first death, when he doesn't actually die from wounds he received from the Kurgan. There are other Immortals, not all Highlanders, who cannot be killed except by decapitation but who can gain power by decapitating other Immortals. Consequently, Connor must always be ready to do battle with Immortals who are seeking to remove his head from his body with their swords.

Q

Why did Ramirez want Connor to leave Heather?

A

To spare Connor of the pain of watching Heather grow old and die. Ramirez explains how he had three wives and was shattered when his previous wife Shakiko, the Japanese princess and daughter of the great swordsmith Masamune, died. He asked Connor to let Heather go but Connor refused.

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