Highlander: Endgame (2000)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Douglas Aarniokoski

Writers (WGA):

Gregory Widen (characters)
Eric Bernt (story) ...

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

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13	10:00 PM	TMC
Fri. July 17	12:00 AM	TMC

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:
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

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 | 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:

The scene of Duncan in the hilltop in Scotland was the last shot filmed, and arrived for the editors the day they started making release prints.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the scene with the stagecoach, you see Duncan McLeod in a NY Taxi with yellow bumpers and the number 13A on the door. When he arrives at his destination (the building that was blown up in an earlier scene) the bumpers have changed to black and the number on the door is now 45G.

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

Adrian Paul was superb!

I love Highlander and so, was anxious to see Endgame. It was badly edited and I was disappointed the first time I saw it. But, Adrian Paul did a magnificent job as Duncan MacLeod. He was the best thing in the movie. Unfortunately, Christopher Lambert is starting to look his age, and so, as sad as the fans find the loss of "Connor" it was time for him to pass the flame on to Duncan.

Paul is a strong actor and plays the physical role with grace and intensity. After I saw the movie a second time, I started to like it! And now, I overlook the "hack job" on the editing of the movie and have come to appreciate it for what it has offered...a moving "death scene" between Duncan and Connor, and some superb action.