Details
Director: | Russell Mulcahy |
Writer: | Peter Bellwood, Larry Ferguson, Gregory Widen |
Producer: | Peter S. Davis, William N. Panzer |
Theatrical: | 1986 |
Rated: | R |
Studio: | Anchor Bay |
Genre: | Fantasy, Action |
Duration: | 1 hr 56 mins |
Languages: | English |
Subtitles: | French |
Sound: | DTS 6.1 ES [English] |
Aspect Ratio: | Widescreen (16:9, Anamorphic) |
Picture Format: | Widescreen |
Discs: | 2 |
Region: | Region 2 |
Release: | Jan 1986 |
Features
Audio Commentary Bio/Filmographies DVD-ROM Enhanced Features Interactive Menu(s) Music Video(s) Photo/Poster Gallery Scene Selection Theatrical/Teaser Trailer(s) Uncensored Director's CutAudio Commentary By Director Russell Mulcahy And Producers Peter Davis & William PanzerHighlander Photo & Still GalleryQueen Music Videos:<UL><LI>Who Wants To Live Forever</LI><LI>A Kind Of Magic</LI><LI>Princes Of The Universe</LI></UL>Queen Still GalleryDVD-ROM Links To Highlander & Queen WebsitesQueen Companion CD:<UL><LI>Princes Of The Universe</LI><LI>One Year Of Love (Extended Version)</LI><LI>Friends Will Be Friends</LI></UL>
Summary
This 1986 fantasy/action thriller has since spawned two sequels, a popular syndicated TV series, numerous comic-book spinoffs, and a loyal (if somewhat oddly obsessive) following of fans. Directed by music video veteran Russell Mulcahy (which explains the dizzying camera work), the original theatrical release made hash of an intriguing story about an "Immortal" from 16th-century Scotland (Christopher Lambert) who time-leaps to modern-day America with his archenemy (Clancy Brown) in hot pursuit. It becomes a battle to the death (yes, Immortals can die), and Lambert seeks survival training from an Immortal mentor played by Sean Connery. Dazzling, energetic, and altogether confusing in its original form, the film has since been released on video, laserdisc, and DVD in this revised widescreen "director's cut," with additional footage, director and producers' commentary, a photo and artwork archive, the original trailer, and an official time line of the film's evolution from script to screen. A must for <I>Highlander</I> fans ... and you know who you are! <I>--Jeff Shannon</I>