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Highlander: Comparing the American vs the European versions of the first movie
by G. E. Rule
Written on Prodigy in 1993--copies of this side-by-side comparison are still floating around the Internet.
Reviews of Highlander 1 and 2 in SF Movies Worth Watching
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Highlander (The Immortal Edition) available from Amazon.com The American version as originally released in theatres and on VHS is increasingly rare. New DVD versions tend to be the European/Japanese version or near to it. Running times given here can give you a clue which version you'll be getting. |
At least three different cuts were made of this movie: the American version, the European version, and the English/Japanese subtitled version. The Japanese subtitled version has the longest running time with 118 minutes. The American version is 110 minutes.
English/Japanese
Highlander Extra Material
Battle flashbacks during wrestling match. 60 seconds
End-to-end tumbling run during fight in garage. 15 seconds
Scot girl (same one that says he's in league with Lucifer later) tells Connor that God is on his side before big battle. Tells Angus to watch after him. 60 seconds
3 head-butts just before Angus stops the beating of Connor for being a witch. 15 seconds
WWII Flashback/Saves Rachel (as little girl) from Nazis. 120 seconds
Scene Missing From Euro Version, included in American Version!! Right before Connor arrives at Brenda's for dinner. Cop sitting in car outside Brenda's, drinking coffee. -10 seconds
After Connor walks away from Duel in 1783 flash-back, the other guy's second tries to get Bassett to shoot Connor in the back. Bassett shoots the Second (Hotchkiss) instead! 60 seconds
Wacko Marine impaled on blade for extra time 10 seconds
In the Church, Kurgan licks the back of the Priest's hand. 10 seconds
After sex scene and before Kurgan kidnaps Brenda, scene at Zoo where Connor breaks off relationship with Brenda. Kurgan in background. 60 seconds
Rachel says 'Goodbye, Russell Nash' after Connor says 'Hey, it's a kind of magic' from the elevator on his way to final fight with Kurgan. 5 seconds
Final fight scene. Underwater bit between when the "I" and the "S" on the sign fall. 30 seconds
Dialogue Missing From Euro Version included in American Version!! After fight, as Connor lies on the floor, just before he puts his head in Brenda's lap. She's looking down on him and he is not in frame. Connor's voice says, "I want to go home."
115 minutes from Opening speech of Ramirez to start of credits. 118 minutes to
end of credits.
American Version - 107 minutes/110 minutes
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