Highlander: The Source 2007

Highlander on a journey to unlock the secret source of eternal life

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Highlander: The Source

Poster
Directed by Brett Leonard
Screenplay by
Joel Soisson (credited as Mark Bradley)
Steven Kelvin Watkins
Story by Joel Soisson (credited as Mark Bradley)
Based on Characters
by Gregory Widen
Produced by
Adrian Paul
Peter S. Davis
William N. Panzer
Starring Adrian Paul
Peter Wingfield
Jim Byrnes
Thekla Reuten
Cinematography
Steve Arnold
Dmitrij Gribanov
Edited by Les Healey
Music by George Kallis
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date
September 13, 2007
Running time 99 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $13 million
Box office $213,205[1]
Highlander: The Source (released in some countries as Highlander 5: The Source) is a 2007 American science fantasy action adventure film directed by Brett Leonard. It is the fifth installment in the Highlander film series. The film and its prior installment, Endgame (2000), follow the continuity of Highlander: The Series (1992–1998), continuing the story of immortal swordsman Duncan MacLeod, with actor Adrian Paul reprising his role from the series and Endgame. It is the only Highlander film not to feature the original protagonist, Connor MacLeod. Taking place in a future version of Earth that is largely violent and chaotic, the story depicts Duncan and allies seeking out an energy well that may be the "Source of Immortality".

The Source is the only Highlander film not theatrically released in North America. Instead, it was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel on September 15, 2007. Originally intended as the first of a planned trilogy of Sci-Fi Channel original movies, no further sequels have been planned due to overwhelming negative response. At the 2009 Highlander Worldwide Convention, TV series producer David Abramowitz referred to The Source as a "bad dream" Duncan had.[citation needed] The film is dedicated to the memory of William N. Panzer, who died in 2007, and was the co-owner of the Davis-Panzer Inc., which was the company who created the franchise.