Highlander: The Source (2007)

Duncan MacLeod and his fellow Immortals quest to locate the Grail of their world.

Director:

Brett Leonard

Writers:

Stephen Kelvin Watkins (screenplay), Mark Bradley (screenplay)

Stars:

Adrian Paul, Thekla Reuten, Cristian Solimeno

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adrian Paul	...	Duncan MacLeod
Thekla Reuten	...	Anna Teshemka
Cristian Solimeno	...	The Guardian
Peter Wingfield	...	Methos
Jim Byrnes	...	Joe Dawson
Stephen Rahman Hughes	...	Zai Jie
Stephen Wight	...	Reggie Weller
Thom Fell	...	Cardinal Giovanni
Patrice Naiambana	...	The Elder
Sakalas Uzdavinys	...	Security Guard
Laurynas Jurgelis	...	Boy in Stadium
Geoffrey T. Bersey	...	Brother Radu (as Geofry Bersey)
Antanas Surgailis	...	Monk 1
Leonas Ciunis	...	Monk 2
Rolandas Boravskis	...	Jurgis

Storyline

The world is falling into chaos. As he roams a crumbling city, Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander, remembers happier times before the love of his life left... Hopeless and alone, MacLeod finds his way to a band of immortal companions, including his mysterious friend Methos, and a mortal, Watcher Joe Dawson. Together this small group sets out on a quest to find the origin of the first Immortal and The Source of their immortality.

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Plot Keywords:

highlander character | immortal | quest | love | chaos | 

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Taglines:

The Immortals Live On As Highlander

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Davis.Panzer Productions Official site

Country:

UK Lithuania

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 August 2007 (UK)

Also Known As:

Highlander 5

Filming Locations:

Kaunas, Lithuania

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Davis-Panzer Productions, HandMade Films, IAC Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 99 min (DVD) 94 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was intended to be the first of a new trilogy, but these plans were dropped after the poor critical and commercial performance of "The Source."

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Goofs

When Duncan fights the Guardian near the end of the film, his wife Anna is standing in the "Source," at the top of a set of stairs at one end of the pit. After the Guardian stabs Duncan, he is standing between the two of them, with Duncan and Anna at opposite ends of the pit. Watch the closeup of Duncan just before the Guardian begins to spin a tornado by waving his sword; you can clearly see Anna standing at the top of the stairs behind him, even though she's supposed to be behind the Guardian.

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Quotes

Duncan MacLeod: You're an asshole.
Methos: I never said I was deep.

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Alternate Versions

The US DVD edition added "Quickening Buzz" audio cues for most of the Guardian's appearances, which the Moscow Cut lacked.

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Connections

Follows Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

User Reviews

Ouch

I loved the Highlander series. I loved the first Highlander movie. But holy crap, this movie was terrible.

It has the acting, effects and plot of a made-for-TV Sci Fi channel movie (oh wait...). Everything about the film stunk of terrible quality. It was actually kind of sad to see Paul and the Highlander franchise in general in so bad of a continuation. Nearly every character mailed it in and sleepwalked through their characters. The rest played so over-the-top that you want to hold your head in your hands and groan. And, once again, the Highlander writers find another half-assed reason to make another movie (the prize in the last movie? no no no, that wasn't the REAL prize, THIS is the real prize.).

If you're a Highlander fan, don't even watch this. It butchers that which you love.