Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994) Highlander III: The Sorcerer (original title)

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:

Centuries ago one man was chosen to protect all that is good.

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 | Highlander | Japan | Cave | 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	...	Lt. John Stenn
Frederick Y. Okimura	...	Old Japanese Man
Daniel Do	...	Dr. Fuji Takamura
Gabriel Kakon	...	John MacLeod
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:
Jason Cavalier	...	Banger 4 (uncredited)

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 Altmayer	....	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
Ben Morahan

Set Decoration by
Paul Hotte
Jean Kazemirchuk

Costume Design by
Jackie Budin
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
Agnès Tassel	....	makeup artist
Annick Chartier	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Zakaria Alaoui	....	production manager: Morocco
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
Raymond Larose	....	draftsman
Carl Lessard	....	graphic designer
Doris Simard	....	art department coordinator
Suzanne Simard	....	construction buyer
Gilles Ségurel	....	property master
Rafaël Vicent-Marti	....	set dresser
Craig Wilson	....	storyboard artist
Michel Brochu	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)
Peter Stratford	....	assistant art director (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
Natalie Fleurant	....	sound 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
Martin Handfield	....	special effects technician
Pierre L'Heureux	....	special effects technician
Étienne Lapointe-Proulx	....	special effects technician: dailies
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
Spencer Knapp	....	digital effects artist
François Lambert	....	digital compositor: Hybride
Daniel Leduc	....	digital effects designer
Marc Scott	....	digital transfer technician

Stunts
Jean Frenette	....	sword fight coordinator
Pascal Garnier	....	stunts
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
Christophe Roblin	....	stunt driver
Jérôme Tiberghien	....	stunts (as Jéromè Tiberghien)
Frédéric Vallet	....	stunts
Louis Pharand	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
David Rigby	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Benoît Alarie	....	grip
Peter Allwork	....	camera operator: Scotland
Bernard Arseneau	....	best boy electric
Stephanie Azibert	....	still photographer
Pierre Beaulieu	....	electrician
John Berrie	....	director of photography: second unit
Yvon Boudrias	....	key grip
Brian Bouma	....	grip
Claire Caroff	....	video assistant
Robert Courtemanche	....	key grip: second unit
Louis de Ernsted	....	Steadicam operator
Mathieu Décary	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Mathieu Décary	....	focus puller: third camera
Cary Fisher	....	camera operator
Gilles Fortier	....	second gaffer: second unit
Eames Gagnon	....	lighting technician
Tom Houghton	....	camera operator: New York
Jean-Marc Hébert	....	gaffer
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
Hassan Taghriti	....	costume 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
Norman Bernard	....	production assistant
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
• Lumière Pictures
• Transfilm

Distributors

• AFMD (1995) (France) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (1994) (UK) (theatrical)
• Highlight Film (1994) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Prooptiki (1995) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Film Distributors (1994) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Astro Distribution (1995) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Dimension Films
• Filmayer Vídeo (Spain)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2003) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Highlight Video (1995) (Germany) (DVD)
• IAC Films (1994) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• IAC Films (1995) (worldwide) (all media) (sales agent)
• Miramax Films (video)
• Nordisk Film Home Entertainment (1996) (Finland) (VHS)
• Prooptiki Video (1995) (Greece) (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)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (TV)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (video) (VOD)

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: The Sorcerer" - Canada (original title)
"Highlander 3: The Final Conflict" - Europe (English title)
"Highlander III: The Final Dimension" - Canada (English title) (DVD title)

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 | Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:PG-13 | USA:R (director's cut) | Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:18 | Philippines:PG-13 | Finland:K-16 | USA:R (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Castle Tioran, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK

Company:

Fallingcloud

Trivia:

The film is true to the original Highlander and ignores Highlander 2. In Highlander 2. Connor, Ramirez and the Immortals were aliens from the planet Zeist. In the original Highlander. Connor and Ramirez were not aliens from another planet and Highlander 3 takes place 8 years after the original film and is true to the original story and mythology.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

[last lines]
Connor MacLeod:It's finally over.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Forget About It: Highlander (#1.12)" (2011/I)

Soundtrack:

God Took A Picture

Good Movie, not as good as the original, but still pretty good.

This is definitely more of a sequel than Highlander 2: The Quickening was. With respect to the first Highlander this film actually follows it pretty well. It's funny though because it totally disregards the existence of Highlander 2. In Highlander 2 they show Brenda Wyatt (the main girl in the first Highlander film) dying from the effects of a depleted ozone layer, but in this film they mention that she was killed in a car accident. Anyhow, if you pretend that Highlander 2 doesn't exist, this actually makes a good deal of sense with regard to the original Highlander. The only qualm I have with the film is how could Connor MacLeod think he has "the prize" when there are still 3 more immortals out there? That doesn't really seem to make sense, but maybe some die-hard Highlander fan can explain it to me.

Anyhow, all in all, I thought this was a really good film. I loved all the actors, Christopher Lambert does a great job as Connor MacLeod as always and I was really impressed with Mario Van Peebles, he did a fantastic job, and looked really menacing throughout the film. Deborah Unger was a nice addition, she's definitely a looker, and not a bad actor either.

The story was pretty good, but it's nothing terribly complicated. The special effects are very nicely done.

I'm not a die-hard Highlander fan, but I do like the films, and I thought this film was great. I hope you enjoy the film as well. Thanks for reading, and be sure to read my other Highlander reviews.

-Chris