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Release year: 1991

Storyline

In the future, Highlander Connor MacLeod must prevent the destruction of Earth under an anti-ozone shield.

Top credits

Directors

Russell Mulcahy

Writers

Cast

Christopher Lambert — MacLeod
Sean Connery — Ramírez
Virginia Madsen — Louise
Michael Ironside — Katana

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Did you know

• Michael Ironside recalled his experiences on this movie: "Yeah, listen, I hated that script. We all did. Me, Sean, Chris, we all were in it for the money on this one. I mean, it read as if it had been written by a thirteen-year-old boy. But I'd never played a barbarian swordsman before, and this was my first big evil mastermind-type. I figured if I was going to do this stupid movie, I might as well have fun, and go as far over the top as I possibly could. All that eye-rolling and foaming at the mouth was me deciding that if I was going to be in a piece of shit, like that movie, I was going to be the most memorable fucking thing in it, and I think I succeeded."

• John C. McGinley made his character's voice as deep as possible in an effort to imitate Orson Welles. He has since admitted that it was a bad idea.

• Christopher Lambert was so disgusted with the re-written script that he wanted to drop out of this movie. Contractual obligations forced him to finish it.