Highlander: Endgame (2000)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Douglas Aarniokoski

Writers (WGA):

Gregory Widen (characters)
Eric Bernt (story) ...
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Release Date:

1 September 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

For centuries, we've been told there can be only one.

Plot:

Immortals Connor and Duncan Macleod must join forces against Kell, an evil immortal who has become too strong for anyone to face alone.

Plot Keywords:

Immortal | Revenge | Good Versus Evil | Katana | Levitation

Cast

Christopher Lambert	...	Connor MacLeod
Adrian Paul	...	Duncan MacLeod
Bruce Payne	...	Jacob Kell
Mihnea Trusca	...	Villager
Lisa Barbuscia	...	Kate MacLeod / Faith
Donnie Yen	...	Jin Ke
Ian Paul Cassidy	...	Cracker Bob
Peter Wingfield	...	Methos
Damon Dash	...	Carlos
Beatie Edney	...	Heather MacLeod
Douglas Aarniokoski	...	Kirk
Jim Byrnes	...	Joe Dawson
Adam Copeland	...	Road bandit (as Edge)
Sheila Gish	...	Rachel Ellenstein
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasile Albinet	...	Head guards
Paul Bigley	...	Knave
Gabi Burlacu	...	Monk
Donald Douglas	...	Father Rainy
Oris Erhuero	...	Winston
Christopher Leps	...	Monk number 1
Thomas Lockyer	...	Matthew Hale
Jessica Mann	...	Rachel #1 (8 years old)
Charmian May	...	Lady
John Medlen	...	Hooded monk
David Nicholls	...	Drunk Friend
Daniel Parker	...	Puffer
Vernon Rieta	...	Manny (Hawaiian Immortal)
Tony Swift	...	Malaki
Liviu Timus	...	Executioner
F. Braun McAsh	...	Highwayman (uncredited)

Directed by
Douglas Aarniokoski

Writing credits (WGA)
Gregory Widen		(characters)
Eric Bernt		(story) and
Gillian Horvath		(story) &
William N. Panzer		(story) (as Bill Panzer)
Joel Soisson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Bernacchi	....	associate producer
Beth Anne Calabro-Oulman	....	co-executive producer (as Beth Anne Calabro)
Peter S. Davis	....	producer
Brian Gordon	....	producer: U.S. re-shoot
Cary Granat	....	executive producer
H. Daniel Gross	....	co-executive producer
William N. Panzer	....	producer
Patrick Peach	....	co-producer
Jean-Claude Schlim	....	line producer: re-shoot & trailer shoot
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stephen Graziano

Cinematography by
Douglas Milsome

Film Editing by
Chris Blunden
Rod Dean
Robert A. Ferretti
Tracy Granger
Michael N. Knue
Donald Paonessa		(as Donald J. Paonessa)

Casting by
Donna Brower
Catalin Dordea
Michelle Guish

Production Design by
Jonathan A. Carlson
Stephen Scott

Art Direction by
Christian Niculescu
Ben Zeller

Costume Design by
Wendy Partridge
Oana Paunescu

Makeup Department
Daniela Busoiu	....	makeup artist
Catalin Ciutu	....	hair stylist
Letitia Ghenea	....	hair assistant
Letitia Ghenea	....	makeup assistant
Daniela Mihailescu	....	makeup assistant
Miruna Panaitescu	....	assistant makeup artist
Daniel Parker	....	key makeup artist
Matthew Smith	....	prosthetic makeup effects
Jeremy Woodhead	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Stephen Barker	....	post-production supervisor: London
Robert Bernacchi	....	unit production manager
Julie Clark	....	production manager
Adrian Conerth	....	unit production manager
Simon Crook	....	unit manager
Laurent Dumas	....	unit manager: re-shoot
Radica Jovicic	....	assistant production manager
Jean-Claude Schlim	....	production manager: re-shoot
Ninon Tantet	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bogdan Barbulescu	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Bogdan-Bobo Barbulescu)
Lucian Cojocaru	....	first assistant director
John Corso	....	second unit director
James Devis	....	assistant director
Joe Dunne	....	second unit director
Brian Huntington	....	first assistant director
Mark Inglis	....	second assistant director: second unit
Radica Jovicic	....	second assistant director
Luca Lachin	....	first assistant director: second unit
Larry Maronese	....	second assistant director
Cleopatra Medvetchi	....	second assistant director
Calina Pirotici	....	second second assistant director
Ian Stone	....	second assistant director
Mark Taylor	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Cristian Baluta	....	lead set dresser
Viorel Ghenea	....	property master
Adi Handac	....	props
Andreea Martinescu	....	art production assistant
Eugen Pisau	....	assistant art director
Jill Robertson	....	set dresser: inserts
Ugo Serrano	....	weapons and props
Ica Varna	....	set dresser
Jeanina Vasilescu	....	assistant art director
Petra Weber	....	art department runner
Petra Weber	....	props: re-shoot and trailer shoot
Petra Weber	....	stand-by props
Darrin Denlinger	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rick Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Allen	....	sound effects editor
Peter Baldock	....	sound effects editor
Ben Barker	....	foley editor
Sandy Buchanan	....	adr mixer
Mark Choi	....	sound effects editor
Rickley W. Dumm	....	first assistant sound editor
Glenn Freemantle	....	supervising sound editor
Jeff Hamon	....	adr mixer
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Heslop	....	sound effects editor
John Hughes	....	sound
Trevor Jolly	....	supervising sound editor
Kurt Kassulke	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andy Kennedy	....	sound effects editor
Aaron Levy	....	sound recordist
Hugh Murphy	....	assistant sound editor
Miguel Nunes	....	adr mixer
Vic Radulich	....	adr editor
Vic Radulich	....	dialogue editor
Roland N. Thai	....	sound effects editor
Karen Vassar	....	digital sound assistant
Keith Batten	....	boom operator: UK (uncredited)
Alistair Crocker	....	sound recordist: UK (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Nick Allder	....	special effects
Edward Bishop	....	special effects
Jeff Clifford	....	special effects
Garth Inns	....	special effects
Lucian Iordache	....	special effects coordinator
Ionel Popa	....	special effects
Graham Riddell	....	lead animatronic designer
Terry Schubert	....	special effects
Harrie Wiessenhaan	....	special effects coordinator: re-shoots
Rick Wiessenhaan	....	special effects technician: reshoot
Gareth Wingrove	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Dan Ashton	....	scanning and recording
Jim Carbonetti	....	digital compositor
Dave Gregory	....	optical effects: BiPack Inc.
Brad Herman	....	digital artist: Threshold Digital
Ralph Maiers	....	digital compositor: Digiscope
Geoffrey Mark	....	visual effects coordinator
Greg Nelson	....	visual effects supervisor
Michael Sagol	....	visual effects supervisor
Alison Savitch	....	visual effects supervisor
Malcolm A.S. Sim	....	digital artist
Daniel James Weber	....	visual effects artist
Mark Edwards	....	visual effects coordinator: Threshold (uncredited)
Christopher Grandel	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Geoffrey Mark	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)

Stunts
Vasile Albinet	....	stunt double
Gabi Burlacu	....	stunt double: Vernon Rieta
Gabi Burlacu	....	stunts
Abbi Collins	....	stunt rider
Joe Dunne	....	stunt coordinator
Dominique Fouassier	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Nick Hobbs	....	stunt double: Mr. Payne
Theo Kypri	....	stunt double
Christopher Leps	....	stunt double: Christopher Lambert (as Chris Leps)
John Maldea	....	horse stunt coordinator
Dicu Marian	....	stunt performer
Darren Marsman	....	stunt double
Adrian Pavlovschi	....	stunt coordinator: Romania (as Adrian Pavloschi)
Gábor Piroch	....	utility stunts
Rasvan Puiu	....	stunts
Buster Reeves	....	stunt double: Adrian Paul
Thierry Saelens	....	stunt double: Mr. Payne
Jason White	....	stunt coordinator: UK
Nick Wilkinson	....	additional stunt coordinator
Donnie Yen	....	martial arts choreographer
Dicu Aurel	....	stunts (uncredited)
Vasilescu Valentin	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Benny Ashoff	....	assistant camera
Alessio Bramucci	....	best boy electric
Patrick Bramucci	....	gaffer
Jaap Buitendijk	....	still photographer
Calin Catalin	....	gaffer: second unit
Richard Copeman	....	video operator: second unit
Alex Cosma	....	electrician (as Alexandru Cozma)
James Devis	....	director of photography: second unit
Marian Duca	....	dolly grip: second unit
Dennis Fraser	....	grip
Andy Gardner	....	camera trainee
Tom Keefer	....	key grip: Luxembourg second unit
Gabriel Kosuth	....	camera operator
Jay Maidment	....	still photographer
Iwan Prys Reynolds	....	focus puller: second unit
Gary Smith	....	grip
Alexandru Sterian	....	camera operator
Théodore Theodorides	....	assistant camera
David Wall	....	electrician
Lee Walters	....	gaffer: London
John Ward	....	Steadicam operator
Tim Wooster	....	camera operator
Manning Tillman	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Donna Brower	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eli Calin	....	assistant costume designer
Mihaela David	....	assistant costume designer
Carmen Ilie	....	set costumer
Doina Raducut	....	set costumer
Richard Sale	....	co-wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Scott Allegrucci	....	post-production coordinator
Rickley W. Dumm	....	first assistant editor
Heidi Freeman	....	first assistant editor
Michael Hatzer	....	color timer
Steve Maguire	....	assistant editor
Asim Matin	....	associate editor
Louise Seymour	....	post-production coordinator
Joëlle Taar	....	assistant editor
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Nick Glennie-Smith	....	conductor
Malcolm Luker	....	scoring mixer
David Schulhof	....	music supervisor
Randy Spendlove	....	executive in charge of music

Transportation Department
Chris Hammond	....	driver: minibus
Carmen Pepelea	....	transportation captain
Matthew Strange	....	special access vehicles
Matthew Strange	....	vehicles: 4x4

Other crew
Catherine Charlton	....	voice coach
Paige Chaytor	....	production coordinator (as Paige Wingrove)
Rodica Gina Coclea	....	assistant to location manager
David Seth Cohen	....	production assistant: second unit (as Dave Cohen)
Abbi Collins	....	horse master
Natasha Coombs	....	script supervisor
Tom Crooke	....	location assistant
Giampaolo Debole	....	production coordinator
Tim Desbois	....	helicopter coordinator
William Dodds	....	set production assistant
Elton Farla	....	medic
Julie Gardner	....	assistant to producers (as Julie Connor)
Mircea Hategan	....	extras coordinator
Carlton Headley	....	martial arts trainer: Mr. Payne (as Carlton Headley Jr.)
Andrew Hill	....	set production assistant
Steven Krul	....	assistant to Los Angeles coordinator
James R. Maceo	....	location supervisor: Romania
Sylvia Mackintosh	....	assistant accountant
Rowan Maher	....	assistant: Mr. Aarniokoski
Norma Marie Mascia	....	production coordinator: Bucharest, Romania
Ines Matei	....	production secretary
F. Braun McAsh	....	sword master
Angus More Gordon	....	location manager
Diana Negoitescu	....	production coordinator
David Oliver	....	stand-in
Alina Petrini	....	set translator
Debs Richardson	....	assistant to director: UK
Vernon Rieta	....	martial arts arranger
Kristina Soderquist	....	production accountant
Cornelia Stefan	....	script supervisor: second unit
Ovidiu Stoia	....	production assistant
Emma Stokes	....	stand-in
Tony Swatton	....	sword maker
Elena Valeanu	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Davis-Panzer Productions
• Dimension Films

Distributors

• Miramax Films (2000) (worldwide) (all media)
• Dimension Films (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Dimension Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Bac Films (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Highlight Film (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Highlight Film (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)

Special Effects

• Effects Associates
• Threshold Digital Research Labs

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  grip and lighting equipment
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Capital Medical Services  medical services
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• GNP Crescendo Records  soundtrack
• Picture Mill, The  title design: main titles
• Sylvia Wheeler Film Services  negative cutting

Also Known As:

Highlander 4: The Search for Connor (USA) (working title)
Highlander IV (USA) (working title)
Highlander IV: World Without End (USA) (working title)
Highlander: A New Order (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody violence, some strong sexuality and language. (all new exclusive cut)

Runtime:

87 min | Australia:88 min | USA:101 min (producer's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Scottish Gaelic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | USA:R (certificate #37683) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Singapore:R21 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Appin, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Company:

Davis-Panzer Productions

Trivia:

Bruce Payne came down with bronchitis during filming, forcing the production to reschedule until such a time when he was well enough to perform, which was about three months later.

Goofs:

Continuity: Duncan's shirt suddenly changes when he sees the remains of Connor's store for the first time.

Quotes:

Connor MacLeod: Every life I touch ends brutally and for no reason. It's a curse that's followed me for centuries. I can't outrun it and I can't out live it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)

Soundtrack:

Bonny Portmore

Quite a bit more than I expected

All in all, I'd say this movie exceeded my expectations. Very well done. If I were to change anything, it would have been to add another 15-20 minutes to the length (JUST over 90 min) for the purpose of going a little more in-depth of some situations.

This didn't detract anything from the movie for me, but I can see how someone new to the Highlander stories might have been at a slight loss. If I were not previously familiar with the Highlander movies and series, I probably would have rated it a 7 or 8...because it IS a good story and it was PACKED with action. The fight scenes were really great and there was one scene in particular which was, in my opinion, VERY well done. I won't spoil it, other than to say it really brought to light the relationship of the 2 characters involved....But since I've followed the movies and the series since the beginning, all was clear by the end. I thought this movie was second only to the original movie that started it all.

They say "There can be only one"....I'm hoping for AT LEAST one more.