Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)

Director:

Andrew Morahan

Writers:

Gregory Widen (characters)
Brad Mirman (story) ...
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Release Date:

27 January 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Action

Tagline:

Throughout time they have hunted each other fulfilling the prophecy, that there can be only one.

Plot:

Deceived that he had won the Prize, Connor MacLeod awakens from a peaceful life when an entombed immortal magician comes seeking the Highlander.

Plot Keywords:

Immortal | Japan | Cave | Highlander | Illusion

Cast

Christopher Lambert	...	Connor MacLeod / Russell Nash
Mario Van Peebles	...	Kane
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Alex Johnson / Sarah
Mako	...	Nakano
Raoul Trujillo	...	Warrior #1
Jean-Pierre Perusse	...	Warrior #2
Martin Neufeld	...	Stenn
Frederick Y. Okimura	...	Old Japanese Man
Daniel Do	...	Takamura
Gabriel Kakon	...	John
Louis Bertignac	...	Pierre Bouchet
Michael Jayston	...	Jack Donovan
Zenhu Han	...	Innkeeper
Akira Inoue	...	Innkeeper's Son
Darcy Laurie	...	Banger 1
Georges Vitetzakis	...	Banger 2
David Francis	...	Doctor Malloy
Lisa Vitello	...	Nurse
Matt Holland	...	Intern
Richard Jutras	...	Uniform
Liz MacRae	...	Interviewer
Emidio Michetti	...	Detective
André Oumansky	...	Marquis de Condorcet
Charles S. Doucet	...	Cowboy
Garth Gilker	...	Cowboy
Paul Hopkins	...	Tommy
Michael McGill	...	Medical Examiner
Chip Chuipka	...	Charlie
Patrick Fierry	...	Captain
Clifford De Spenser	...	Guillotine Man (as Clifford Spenser)
John Dunn-Hill	...	Loony Napoleon
Morven Cameron	...	Receptionist
Vlasta Vrana	...	Vorisek
Aron Tager	...	Stosh
Sheena Larkin	...	Immigration Woman
Robert Ozores	...	Paramedic 1
Lawrence Tsuji	...	Japanese Guard
Joe De Paul	...	Legless Man
Richard Raybourne	...	Hustler 1
Gouchy Boy	...	Hustler 2
Christopher Heyerdahl	...	Ponytail
Bonnie Mak	...	Hooker
Jean-Marie Ribere	...	Sarah's Companion
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Martin Cantin	...	Banger 5 (stunt)
Jason Cavalier	...	Banger 4 (stunt)
Peter Diaz	...	Banger 3 (stunt)

Directed by
Andrew Morahan

Writing credits
Gregory Widen		(characters)
Brad Mirman		(story) and
William N. Panzer		(story)
Paul Ohl		(screenplay)
Brad Mirman		(screenplay) uncredited
René Manzor		uncredited

Produced by
Eric Altmeyer	....	co-producer
Mychèle Boudrias	....	line producer
Jean Cazes	....	co-producer
Guy Collins	....	executive producer
James Daly	....	co-producer
Claude Léger	....	producer
Charles L. Smiley	....	executive producer

Original Music by
J. Peter Robinson

Cinematography by
Steven Chivers

Film Editing by
Yves Langlois

Production Design by
Gilles Aird

Set Decoration by
Paul Hotte
Jean Kazemirchuk

Costume Design by
Mario Davignon

Makeup Department
Manon Joly	....	hair stylist
Nicole Lapierre	....	makeup artist
Penny Lee	....	makeup artist
Marcelo Padovani	....	hair stylist
Sabin Paradis	....	hair stylist
Bob Pritchett	....	key hair stylist
Annick Chartier	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
George Jardon	....	post-production supervisor
Carole Mondello	....	production manager
Gérard Monier	....	unit manager
Michel Siry	....	production manager
Michel Siry	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nael Abbas	....	third assistant director
Johanne Boudreau	....	third assistant director
Buck Deachman	....	second assistant director
Carole Dubuc	....	second assistant director
Pedro Gandol	....	first assistant director
Tommy Groszman	....	first assistant director: second unit
Pascal Guérin	....	second assistant director: location unit
Warren Hewlett	....	action unit director
Francine Langlois	....	second assistant director
Marc Larose	....	third assistant director
Pierre Magny	....	second unit director
Nicole Mollion	....	assistant director

Art Department
Rejean Brochu	....	construction coordinator
Mark Hurtado	....	storyboard artist
Eric Lafrance	....	carpenter
Carl Lessard	....	graphic designer
Gilles Ségurel	....	property master
Doris Simard	....	art department coordinator
Suzanne Simard	....	construction buyer
Rafaël Vicent-Marti	....	set dresser
Craig Wilson	....	storyboard artist
Michel Brochu	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michel B. Bordeleau	....	supervising sound editor
Luc Boudrias	....	sound re-recording engineer
Fred J. Brown	....	sound effects consultant
Michel Descombes	....	sound re-recording engineer
Katherine Fitzgerald	....	assistant dialogue editor
Claude Hazanavicius	....	location sound recordist
Jérôme Lévy	....	foley artist
Thierry Morlaas-Lurbe	....	boom operator
Pierre Thériault	....	sound editing technical advisor

Special Effects by
Charles Carter	....	special effects makeup
Louis Craig	....	special effects supervisor
Mario Dumont	....	special effects senior technician
Stephan Dupuis	....	key special effects makeup
Marc Fiquet	....	special effects
Tony Fox	....	special effects
Étienne Lapointe-Proulx	....	special effects technician: dailies
Pierre L'Heureux	....	special effects technician
Eric-André Paquin	....	production assistant
Eric Rousseau	....	animatronics
Antonio Vidosa	....	animatronics

Visual Effects by
François Aubry	....	optical effects supervisor
Kristina Birkmayer	....	production coordinator: blue screen unit
Allen Blaisdell	....	visual effects photography
Tamara Choi	....	visual effects coordinator
Stuart Galloway	....	visual effects coordinator
Brian Hanable	....	digital effects compositor: Digital Magic Company
Brian Johnson	....	visual effects supervisor
François Lambert	....	digital compositor: Hybride
Daniel Leduc	....	digital effects designer
Marc Scott	....	digital transfer technician

Stunts
Jean Frenette	....	sword fight coordinator
Ben Gauthier	....	stunts
François Gauthier	....	stunts (as Frank Gauthier)
Ernie Jackson	....	stunts
Anthony Joseph	....	stunts
Serge Ladouceur	....	stunts
Héléna Laliberté	....	stunts
Yves Langlois	....	stunt coordinator
Stéphane Lefebvre	....	stunts (as Stéphane Lefebyre)
David McKeown	....	chief stunt coordinator
Robyn McNicoll	....	stunts (as Robin McNicoll)
Denis Morel	....	stunts
Jérôme Tiberghien	....	stunts (as Jéromè Tiberghien)
Frédéric Vallet	....	stunts
Louis Pharand	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
David Rigby	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Allwork	....	camera operator: Scotland
Bernard Arseneau	....	best boy electric
Pierre Beaulieu	....	electrician
John Berrie	....	director of photography: second unit
Yvon Boudrias	....	key grip
Brian Bouma	....	grip
Claire Caroff	....	video assistant
Mathieu Décary	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Mathieu Décary	....	focus puller: third camera
Louis de Ernsted	....	Steadicam operator
Cary Fisher	....	camera operator
Gilles Fortier	....	second gaffer: second unit
Eames Gagnon	....	lighting technician
Jean-Marc Hébert	....	gaffer
Tom Houghton	....	camera operator: New York
Maarten Kroonenburg	....	additional focus puller
Serge Ladouceur	....	camera operator
Denis Lamothe	....	electrician
Alan Lennox	....	Steadicam operator
Stephan Menghi	....	electrician
Phil Mullally	....	assistant camera
Kate Robinson	....	Steadicam operator: Scotland
Maurice Roy	....	camera operator: second unit
Jean-François Sauvageau	....	best boy grip
Takashi Seida	....	still photographer
Allan Smith	....	director of photography: second unit
Jonathan Wenk	....	still photographer
Adrian Wild	....	director of photography: action unit

Animation Department
Thomas Fedoryak	....	key animator
Bertrand Langlois	....	supervising key animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gisèle Garneau	....	key dresser
Daniel Lalande	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Mark Alchin	....	additional editor
Claudette Champagne	....	negative cutter
Diane Leroux	....	negative cutter
Brett Sullivan	....	additional editor

Music Department
Demelza Cronin	....	assistant to composer
Paul Di Franco	....	music supervisor
Michael McCuistion	....	principal orchestrator
Larry Rench	....	orchestrator
Greg Townley	....	music engineer

Transportation Department
Daniel Matthews	....	driver: Mario Van Peebles
Joe Sanchez	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Eric Aubin	....	production assistant spfx
François Aubry	....	title designer
Guy Aumond	....	production accountant
Mohamed Benhmamane	....	location manager
Kristina Birkmayer	....	production coordinator: pick-up unit
Kristina Birkmayer	....	production coordinator: second unit
Sylvie Boily	....	production coordinator
France Boudreau	....	script supervisor
Christophe Chauveau	....	location scout
Francis Choquette	....	production assistant
Alain Dahan	....	location scout
Catherine Dawe	....	location manager
Clifford De Spenser	....	dialogue coach (as Clifford De Spencer)
Jacqueline Dinsmore	....	production secretary
Paul Dupont	....	safety coordinator
Thomas Fedoryak	....	title designer
Sue Field	....	script supervisor
Eddy Fisher	....	computer screens designer
Ken Korrall	....	assistant location manager
Wolf Kroeger	....	visual consultant
Monique Mallette	....	unit publicist
Benoît Mathieu	....	location manager
Michel Mollicone	....	production assistant
John Poland	....	helicopter pilot: Scotland
Joel Proust	....	animal wrangler: Morocco

Production Companies

• Fallingcloud
• Initial Groupe
• Miramax Films
• Transfilm

Distributors

• AFMD (1995) (France) (theatrical)
• Highlight Film (1994) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Astro Distribution (1995) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Dimension Films
• Filmayer Vídeo (Spain)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Highlight Video (1995) (Germany) (DVD)
• Miramax Films (video)
• Nordisk Film Home Entertainment (1996) (Finland) (VHS)
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)
• Seville Pictures (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Intrigue (special effects)

Other Companies

• African Lion Safari  animal wranglers
• International Film Guarantors  completion bond
• Yoseikan International  martial arts consulting

Also Known As:

Highlander III (Canada: French title) (France)
Highlander 3: The Final Conflict (Europe: English title)
Highlander 3: The Sorcerer (UK) (poster title)
Highlander III: The Final Dimension (Canada: English title) (DVD title)
Highlander: The Final Dimension (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for strong adventure violence and some sensuality.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

Canada | France | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:18 | Philippines:PG-13 | Finland:K-16 | USA:R (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:PG-13 | USA:R (director's cut) | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Castle Tioran, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK

Company:

Fallingcloud

Trivia:

At one point, Christopher Lambert walked off the production over a pay dispute.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: "Bienvenue à Montréal" ("Welcome to Montreal") sign in an airport supposedly in Newark.

Quotes:

Kane: I'll see you in hell!
Connor MacLeod: I'll be the judge of that.

Movie Connections:

Follows Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

Soundtrack:

Boom Boom

Mildly entertaining - An improvement over II

Just to be up-front about this - I enjoy these films. The original - Highlander - was the only one in the series which really stands the test of time (Endgame has now joined it in this), and stands head and shoulders above the others for artistic merit and originality, but still, I liked the others well enough.

I also like the much maligned Christopher Lambert. He's an odd actor to be sure - far from the Hollywood norm in appearance, style and accent, but he's nothing if not original and once you understand his understated style, you might just see that the guy has some serious talent. Read on if these statements resonate with you. Otherwise, feel free to move on without reading or rating this review.

Lambert is good, Unger is good, Van Peebles is campy as hell, alternating between absurdist humor and menacing poseur-ship.

The script is OK, certainly less grandiose and more mindless than II (and closer to the original in feeling, pace and plot), but not particularly original.

The production values are a slight step up from II, about as good as Endgame, and almost up to the original's standards.

Conor McLeod has reclaimed something of his humanity - imagining himself to be the last immortal on earth, but of course, he is wrong. Sorcerer Kane, who has stolen the magic of one of McLeod's former teachers, is hunting his head. McLeod has adopted a child and is about to fall in love again, the last thing he needs is an attack by an enemy who has no corporeal body.

The film is entirely predictable, and is nothing more than a fan film. So what? It's harmless entertainment with some very pretty scenes from Scotland and some other gorgeous landscapes, and, if you don't expect much, you might just have a good time with it.