Highlander Colin MacLeod must choose between confronting the immortal who killed his lover centuries ago, or saving the survivors of a ravaged New York City.Highlander Colin MacLeod must choose between confronting the immortal who killed his lover centuries ago, or saving the survivors of a ravaged New York City.Highlander Colin MacLeod must choose between confronting the immortal who killed his lover centuries ago, or saving the survivors of a ravaged New York City.
Alistair Abell
- Colin MacLeod
- (voice)
Debi Mae West
- Dahlia
- (voice)
- (as Eid Lakis)
Nolan North
- Marcus Octavius
- (voice)
- (as Zachary Samuels)
Scott McNeil
- Amergan
- (voice)
- (as Scott Mcneil)
- …
Ogie Banks
- Joe
- (voice)
- (as Hank Banks)
Janyse Jaud
- Kyala
- (voice)
Jim Byrnes
- Doc
- (voice)
- …
Kathleen Barr
- Moya
- (voice)
Emma Fairley
- Deborah
- (voice)
Roger Franks
- Sergeant
- (voice)
Dave B. Mitchell
- Malike
- (voice)
- (as David B. Mitchell)
- …
Neil Kaplan
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Bob Johnson)
Thomas Perkins
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Thomas N. Perkins)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaUnlike most anime, the mouths of the characters in the film were drawn to match the English dialogue.
- Quotes
Malike: This can't be! Who are you?
Colin MacLeod: Colin MacLeod, of the clan MacLeod.
- Alternate versionsThe Director's cut Japanese version runs ten minutes longer.
Featured review
This is Not a Good Movie. I Kinda Enjoyed It...
By pure coincidence, I've stumbled along most of Yoshiaki Kawajiri's filmography. His Lensman kickstarted my desire to find lesser-known animated films. But I'd never say it was a great movie. The only film I'd seriously recommend would be Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, his magnum opus.
Highlander: Search for Vengeance is not an exception to the rule. While it may legitimately be the best Highlander sequel, it falls back on tired tropes seen in his previous films, yet takes itself too seriously.
It tries to tell a tragic tale, Colin MacLeod hunting his arch-nemesis for twenty centuries, wasting his immortality for a pursuit he always fails. The scenes in the past are actually not too bad, honestly. Unfortunately, the plot in the present future is by the numbers. In post-apocalypse, Colin finds love and revenge, leading a rebellion against a force less accurate than Stormtroopers, ascending a towering skyscraper to the final showdown. It brings up the negative effect of hatred, but after briefly contemplating, Colin still earns his revenge. Why he succeeds this time is beyond me.
It is kinda fun, though. The animation is fairly good, the action fast. Most importantly, there are dozens of cheesy moments. Giant chainsaws and gators, bad-ass chicks, delayed sword slashes...the clichés show little restraint. The World War II scene should be legendary. I'd compare it to Goku Midnight Eye, but at least GME was consistently campy - Highlander's failure to be a good, serious action film reduces its enjoyment as a bad, funny action film. There's still a lot of dumb fun to be had, if you can tolerate a generic plot, a bad ending, and a pretty gruesome crucifixion.
It gets 4 out of 10 for sheer ineptitude. It may be a good anime for Bad Movie Night, but there's a chance that choice will backfire.
Highlander: Search for Vengeance is not an exception to the rule. While it may legitimately be the best Highlander sequel, it falls back on tired tropes seen in his previous films, yet takes itself too seriously.
It tries to tell a tragic tale, Colin MacLeod hunting his arch-nemesis for twenty centuries, wasting his immortality for a pursuit he always fails. The scenes in the past are actually not too bad, honestly. Unfortunately, the plot in the present future is by the numbers. In post-apocalypse, Colin finds love and revenge, leading a rebellion against a force less accurate than Stormtroopers, ascending a towering skyscraper to the final showdown. It brings up the negative effect of hatred, but after briefly contemplating, Colin still earns his revenge. Why he succeeds this time is beyond me.
It is kinda fun, though. The animation is fairly good, the action fast. Most importantly, there are dozens of cheesy moments. Giant chainsaws and gators, bad-ass chicks, delayed sword slashes...the clichés show little restraint. The World War II scene should be legendary. I'd compare it to Goku Midnight Eye, but at least GME was consistently campy - Highlander's failure to be a good, serious action film reduces its enjoyment as a bad, funny action film. There's still a lot of dumb fun to be had, if you can tolerate a generic plot, a bad ending, and a pretty gruesome crucifixion.
It gets 4 out of 10 for sheer ineptitude. It may be a good anime for Bad Movie Night, but there's a chance that choice will backfire.
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- DonaldDooD
- Jul 24, 2014
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- Highlander: Vengeance
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- Gross worldwide
- $7,017
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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