Actor Christopher Lambert, writer Brad Mirman and director Russell Mulcahy were having a meeting at an LA hotel to discuss another project that they were working on, but the trio couldn't stop talking about "Resurrection" and how much they liked the idea. The three soon abandoned the other film, and quickly decided to make this film.
On the DVD commentary, director Russell Mulcahy notes that several scenes of violence and bloodletting have been shortened for the US version.
The leg cutting sequence was edited to avoid an NC-17 rating.
The film was theatrically released in most of Europe, Asia and Australia, but went straight to DVD in the US.
3rd film Christopher Lambert did with Russell Mulcahy after the first two Highlander movies.