Russell Mulcahy
- January 4, 2024
- Director
Quick Facts
Russell Mulcahy Biography
| Name | Russell Mulcahy |
| Birthday | Jun 23 |
| Birth Year | 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Melbourne |
| Home Town | Victoria |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
Russell Mulcahy is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on June 23, 1953 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was one of the greatest music video directors of all time in the 1980s. He was also the director of the classic film Highlander.
In the 1986 film Highlander, he directed He directed Christopher Lambert in the 1986 film Highlander..
In 1978, he went to the United States (for Roseman) and directed videos for The Cryers and Candi Staton – where he first used the “jump cut” – under producer Paul Flattery. Other Mulcahy innovations included spot color, body painting, glass matte shots and faux widescreen aspect ratio (first used on his Ultravox and Rod Stewart videos) which have all become standards for the genre.
Mulcahy was a friend of Richard Branson and had done videos for Virgin Records. Branson had an idea for making a film about Derek and Clive and hired Mulcachy to shoot one of their albums ovr two nights. This became Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979), Mulcahy’s first feature.
He was openly gay.
Russell Mulcahy Net Worth
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Source Of Income | Director |
| House | Living in own house. |
Russell Mulcahy is one of the richest Director from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Russell Mulcahy 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His film career started as a film editor at Seven Network in Australia. He then moved to the UK to start directing music videos.
Rambo III’s original director, he was later replaced by the producers because of creative differences.
Russell Mulcahy (born 23 June 1953) is an Australian film director. Mulcahy’s work is recognisable by the use of fast cuts, tracking shots and use of glowing lights, neo-noir lighting, windblown drapery, and fans. He was one of the most prominent music video directors of the 1980s and he has also worked in television since the early 1990s.
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In 1986, Mulcahy became well known after directing the cult film Highlander, starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery, featuring music from Queen. Mulcahy said “I loved the genre, I loved the action, and I loved the strange complexity of the intercutting timelines. What really grabbed me though was the sense of tragic, epic romance in the story.”
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Russell Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Russell Mulcahy celebrates birthday on June 23 of every year.
He later directed the Highlander sequel, Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), but disowned it after the completion-bond company interfered with production. Reportedly he wanted to have his credit changed to Alan Smithee, but as he was not a member of the Directors Guild of America, he had no way of forcing the film-guaranty company to change the credit. He eventually took the opportunity to restore his vision for the film, to a large extent, with the video release of Highlander II: The Renegade Version.