Highlander III: The Final Dimension (1995)
Conner MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) returns in this, the third film in the Highlander series. MacLeod is an "Immortal," a 16th century Scottish soldier who has been both blessed and cursed with the gift of eternal life. After the death of his beloved wife (a common occurrence for him, but one he's never gotten used to), MacLeod travels to Japan during the feudal era where he encounters a fellow immortal, the wizard and swordsman Nakano (Mako). Nakano and MacLeod become friends, and the Scott learns many valuable lessons from the wise magician; however, when Nakamo's arch enemy Kane (Mario Van Peebles) ? an immortal who has pledged himself to evil ? finds the sorcerer's hideaway, he promptly chops off the magician's head. The attack causes Nakamo's cave to collapse with Kane trapped inside, and McLeod narrowly escapes. Moving into the 20th century, MacLeod is in New York City where he's become romantically involved with Alex Johnson (Deborah Unger), an archeologist who is planning a dig in Japan; however, the site she's excavating just so happens to be the cave where Kane remains trapped inside. Once the villain is freed, he sets out to find MacLeod and determine once and for all who is to be the final immortal. Highlander: The Final Dimension was trimmed of two sex scenes for its American theatrical release, though they were restored when the film was brought out on home video. Despite the suggestion of the title "The Final Dimension," a fourth Highlander film was released in 2000.
Throughout time they have hunted each other fulfilling the prophecy, that there can be only one.
Kane: I'll see you in hell!
Connor MacLeod: I'll be the judge of that.
Castle Tioran, Lochaber, Highlands, Scotland, UK
Glen Nevis, Fort William, Highlands, Scotland, UK
Japan
Mirabel International Airport, Montr?al, Qu?bec, Canada
Montr?al, Qu?bec, Canada
Morocco
New York City, New York, USA
Scotland, UK
After the poor reception of Highlander II, the fan-rumor was that this film would be entitled "Highlander III: The Apology."
Although Khan's "Warrior #1" is never referred to by name on-screen, the script refers to him as "Khabul Khan."
During filming in Montreal, two local punk rockers with Mohawk hairdos were hired as extras for a scene in which they attempt to rob the newly awakened Kane in a dark alley. The two were paid a nominal fee, and thanked for their services before shooting. The scene was cut after they were seen taking drugs on the set and overheard plotting to kidnap Mario Van Peebles by driving away in the make-up RV with him in it.
Deborah Kara Unger did her love scenes with Christopher Lambert herself, declining to use a body double.
Director Andy Morahan had directed several music videos for the band Guns N' Roses, and wanted them to do a soundtrack for this film similar to how Queen did the music in the original film. According to Morahan, they were excited about the idea, but it fell through when Axl Rose refused to do it if Mario Van Peebles remained in the film. The reason for Axl's dislike of Peebles has never been explained.
The film is true to the original Highlander (1986), and ignores Highlander II: The Quickening (1991). In Highlander 2, Connor, Ramirez and the Immortals were revealed to be aliens from the planet Zeist who were exiled to Earth (this was changed in the Director's Cut/Renegade Version of the film, where they come from a very distant past on Earth, and were banished to 16th-century Scotland). None of this backstory was suggested or even implied in the original Highlander, where Connor and Ramirez were neither aliens nor time-travelers, just humans who happened to be immortal. Highlander 3 takes place 8 years after the original film, and remains true to the original story and mythology.
Continuity
When MacLeod arrives in New York City, he is seen walking down Broadway, and the streets and sidewalks are clean. Then he turns into a side street, and it is ankle-deep in snow.
After Conner has cut off the head in the laundry, he has no sword in his uplifted hands. In the next shot, he is holding a sword in his right hand. In the next angle shot, the sword is gone and his hand again empty.
In between shots the guillotine changes from having a steep angle to a shallow angle.
Factual errors
When Connor is seen reforging his sword, there was a curve already present. The curve in a katana is not forged into it, it's an aftereffect of rapid cooling.
Revealing mistakes
Connor's shirt in the hospital has a blood stain only on his left side and no bullet holes in the fabric at all despite being shot multiple times in the chest by the thugs in the alley in New York City.
Miscellaneous
When Connor's sword is shattered by Kane's sword, it shatters all the way down to the tsuba, or guard. In subsequent scenes with Connor holding the broken sword, the blade extends 2-3 inches out from the tsuba.
US Navy Submarine Service insignia pin (Dolphins) on Japanese security guard's hat.
When Connor's friend Pierre Bouchet who is also immortal is beheaded by the guillotine Connor should have received his Quickening given that he is in close proximity to where the execution takes place however nothing happens.
When Conner's friend is placed on the guillotine , he is placed lying face down , but in the next shot , he is clearly laying face up .
Crew or equipment visible
Dolly tracks visible when Conor is in the Psycho ward.
When MacLeod is back in his antique shop, saying "Welcome back, MacLeod", a silhouette of a crew member is visible in lower right.
Errors in geography
"Bienvenue ? Montr?al" ("Welcome to Montreal") sign in an airport supposedly in Newark.
Plot holes
It's at least questionable how Warrior #1 got from Japan to New York to confront MacLeod in his medieval Japan clothing and his sword still with him.
It's established in Highlander (1986) that Connor MacLeod never had another lover after the death of his wife Heather as he couldn't go through with the grief of outliving another loved one, meaning he would not be so willing to open up and fall in love with Sarah during 17th century France.
Character error
Kane has been locked up in a cave for centuries, yet he can speak modern English, make modern references, knows what a car is and how to drive one, knows what cigars are and many other things that he could not possibly have any knowledge of.
Connor clearly says that he won the Prize, as he did in the end of the first movie. However, he never behaves like someone more powerful than an average Immortal, so either he only thought he won it, or the Prize wasn't worth all the trouble.