Davis Keck
4 years
ago
Inventive idea dipped, soaked, infused, and painted over with THE EIGHTIES.
Brandon Keck
over 4 years
ago
It's campy and fun. But those sword fights were some of the worst ever.
Noah Rymer
almost 5 years
ago
A truly unique film, really fun, ignore all the sequels and TV shows.
Gabi Lener
almost 6 years
ago
The only one that was worth it. I bet he had in his contract to suck a tit on every movie
Jack Genius
6 years
ago
Another classic! First part is really great!
Thomas Jennings
almost 7 years
ago
Camp and corny with horrendous accents, it's refreshingly silly for a fantasy film.
Jim Barton
7 years
ago
Guilty pleasure for sure! Love the scenes with Eileen Donan Castle. Good music by Queen
Devon
almost 8 years
ago
Very corny!
Mrc Lee
almost 8 years
ago
I loved this show when I was a kid. Now looking at it, after learning iaido, it sucked =(.
Ben Calverley
8 years
ago
Enjoyable but silly fun with hammy performances from Lambert and Connery.
Dylan Clites
8 years
ago
It's cheesy, but I understand why people love it. Sword fights and Queen? Count me in too.
John Barton
almost 9 years
ago
I will never, ever understand a frenchman playing a scot, and a scot a spaniard.
Dominic Dirupo
almost 9 years
ago
Sword duelling action with a Frenchman playing a Scotsman & a Scotsman playing a Spaniard
Highlander is a 1986 fantasy action film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen. It stars Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, and Roxanne Hart. The film depicts the climax of an ages-old battle between immortal warriors, depicted through interwoven past and present day storylines. Despite having enjoyed little success in its initial U.S. release, the cult film launched Lambert to stardom and inspired a franchise that included film sequels, television spin-offs, and an upcoming remake. The film's tagline, "There can be only one," has carried on throughout the franchise, as have the songs provided for the film by Queen.
The film begins with a voiceover establishing the film as the story of the immortals fighting to the death for centuries. In 1985, Russell Nash (Christopher Lambert) decapitates Iman Fasil (Peter Diamond) during a sword fight in a Madison Square Garden parking garage. Nash hides his sword, an ivory-handled katana, and the police...