Adrian Paul Movies

Richie (Stan Kirsch) becomes enamored of Felicia Martins (Joan Jett) a young woman who discovers she is an Immortal after attempting suicide. Claiming that she wants an Immortal mentor, Felicia turns to Richie's friend Duncan (Adrian Paul). What no one suspects is Duncan is being lured into a trap -- one which may also ensnare the hapless Richie. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Duncan (Adrian Paul) believes that his Immortal friend, Kiem Sun (Soon-Teck Oh), is responsible for the death of one of Richie's (Stan Kirsch) pals who cashed it in while committing a burglarly under the influence of a lethal, mind-controlling herbal drug. It turns out that the actual culprit is a disciple of Kiem Sun, Chu Lin (Dustin Nguyen). Nonetheless, Duncan must confront Kiem Sun and convince him to stop experimenting with dangerous drugs -- before it is too late. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Richie (Stan Kirsch) is forced to go on the lam with Nikki (Joannah Newmarch), who has run afoul of drug dealers. Trying to help, Duncan finds himself face to face with his old Immortal enemy, Alexi Voshin (Stephen Macht). Meanwhile, back at Duncan's antique shop, Tessa (Alexandra Van Der Noot) grows attached to Nikki's young daughter. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Tessa (Alexandra Van Der Noot) is kidnapped by three survivalists and bundled off to a remote cabin somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. As Duncan (Adrian Paul) desperately searches for his lost lady love, one of the mountain men, Caleb (Marc Singer), begins to fall in love with his captive. As it turns out, Caleb, like Duncan, is an Immortal; this sparks a climactic duel to the death with axe and sword. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

At the end of Highlander, Juan Ramirez (Sean Connery) died and Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) was rendered mortal. "Highlander 2: The Quickening begins in 1999 when Connor solves the problem of an ever-depleting ozone layer on the earth by devising a giant shield around the entire planet. The earth is saved, except for the fact that it is now a continual 99 degrees, and the earth is plunged into 24 hours of darkness. 40 years later, Connor is an elderly man with liver spots, heading out for the opera. Then there is a flashback of Connor recalling his halcyon days on the planet Zeist hundreds of years earlier. Back on Zeist, Connor and Ramirez led a futile coup against the ruling dictator, Katana (Michael Ironside), that caused them to be banished to Earth. Back in the future, Katana sends a pair of wacky goons to kill Connor. When Connor lops off their heads, he is now young again...and immortal. Just the right time to meet the attractive scientist Louise Marcus (Virginia Madsen), who has discovered that the shield around the earth is no longer needed since the ozone layer has repaired itself. But, unfortunately, the shield is in the clutches of an evil cartel who wants to control the earth's resources. Connor and Louise team up to battle the cartel while Katana sends out more emissaries to get Connor. Ramirez, although supposedly dead, also makes an appearance in the 21st century -- garbed in full Scottish regalia. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

A remake of Roger Corman's 1964 adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe tale was produced by Corman but directed by Larry Brand. Its the story of a medieval prince (Adrian Paul) and his attempt to avoid a vicious plague among the populace. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide

After a moderately successful first season in syndication, the H.G. Wells-based science fiction series War of the Worlds returns for a second season with several radical changes in place--and not merely the new title, War of the Worlds: The Second Invasion. As we shall see, the series has abruptly taken on the dimensions of two other entertainment properties: the Mad Max movies, and the briefly popular network sci-fi series V. As before, scientist Harrison Blackwood (Jared Martin) and his astrophysicist colleague Suzanne McCullough (Lynda Mason Green) continue to wage war against an army of extraterrestrial invaders, but not precisely the same invaders as in the previous season. It turns out that the dreaded Mortaxians, who had the ability to assume the bodies and identities of humans in order to carry out their dirty work undetected, were actually soldiers in the employ of an even stronger other-worldly race, the human Morthrai. Summarily exterminating the Mortaxians for failing to complete their mission of conquering the Earth, the Morthrai show up to finish the job--which is distressingly easy, inasmuch as the entire infrastructure of earthly society has apparently collapsed between Seasons One and Two, leaving the planet in a chaotic, dysfunctional state, with the "leadership" in the hands of local despots and scoundrels. (So much for Mad Max) Commandeering the Morthrai is the Hitlerlike Malzor (Denis Forest) and his beautiful-but-deadly consort Mana (Catherine Disher). Dictating the progress of the war against the humans is the "Joseph Mengele"-type scientist Ardix (Julian Richings), bent on "purifying" the earth by purging all undesirables. Malzor, Mana and Ardix are guided in their sinister ambitions by a jellyfish-shaped deity called The Eternal. (So much for V) Though he hadn't received much official support during Season One, Dr. Blackwood is almost completely on his own during Season Two in his Herculean efforts to ward off the invaders and save the world. Worse still, two of his former colleagues, computer whiz Norton Drake and Army colonel Paul Ironhorse, have been killed off. Luckily, Blackwood can still count on the help and support of his trusted aide Suzanne McCullough, as well as a newcomer to his team, ex-soldier John Kincaid (Adrian Paul). With their original headquarters destroyed, the alien fighters were forced literally underground, running their resistance movement from their city's sewer system. Sensing that the "improvements" wrought on Season Two of War of the Worlds were more hindrance than help, the producers decided to wrap things up permanently in the 44th and final episode "Knight Time", in which a clear victor in the Earth-Morthrai conflict is declared (as if we're going to tell you who it is!) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

As an ambitious group of independent filmmakers set out to shoot a movie about a world overrun by ghoulish mutants following a nuclear holocaust, the special effects artists who created the grisly effects for the feature take viewers behind the scenes to show just how they make the murderous mayhem onscreen appear so nauseatingly realistic. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Surviving a stabbing after attacking a Parisian callgirl, mentally unbalanced Alfred Cahill (Martin Kemp) is unaware that he is an Immortal. Instead, he believes his life was spared because he has been chosen by God to purge Paris of all evildoers. What follows is a murder spree in which one callgirl after another is slaughtered -- and next on the endangered list may be Elaine (Sandra Nelson), a friend of Duncan's (Adrian Paul) sweetheart Tessa (Alexandra Van Der Noot). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Duncan (Adrian Paul), Tessa (Alexandra Van Der Noot), and Richie (Stan Kirsch) are the guests of Tessa's old friend Allan Rothwood (Anthony Head). The visit turns unpleasant when Col. Belian (Peter Guinness), the head of a small private army, accuses Allan's son, Mark (Jason Riddington), of raping Belian's stepdaughter, Lori (Marion Cotillard). Further complicating matters, at least so far as Duncan is concerned, is the revelation that Belian is an Immortal. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Still in Paris, Duncan (Adrian Paul) squares off against Immortal thief, murderer and hedonist Xavier St. Cloud (Jean-Claude Deret). Having enjoyed considerable success using deadly nerve gas to commit crimes during WWI, St. Cloud intends to revive his modus operandi at an art fundraiser held by Tessa (Alexandra Van Der Noot). Meanwhile, Richie (Stan Kirsch) falls for a gorgeous socialite who happens to be married -- thus forcing Tessa into the role of "rescuer" for a change. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Elizabeth Gracen makes her first series appearance as Amanda, the troublesome Immortal ex-girlfriend of Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul). A circus performer who moonlights as a cat burglar, Amanda has run afoul of her partner in crime, Zachary Blaine (Jason Isaacs), who intends to remove both her head and Duncan's. Slyly, Amanda plays Duncan and Blaine against each other for her own ill-gotten gain. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Werner Stocker makes his first series appearance as Darius, a 2000-year-old monk and the mentor to Immortal Duncan (Adrian Paul). Darius warns Duncan that he is being stalked by evil Immortal Grayson (James Horan), who has also added celebrated philanthropist and peace activist Victor Paulus (Earl Pastko). This episode is the beginning of a story arc that will take Duncan, Tessa (Alexandra Van Der Noot) and Richie (Stan Kirsch) from Canada to France -- and is also the series swan song for Amanda Wyss as nosy TV reporter Randi MacFarland. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide