Episode 300 · Film year 1986
Highlander (1986)
- Special Guests
- Russell Mulcahy, Gregory Widen
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Mike Thompson, Josh Hadley
Show notes
There should be only one?
The Projection Booth celebrates our 300th episode with Russell Mulcahy's Highlander (1986), a science fiction/fantasy film in which immortals fight through time until only two remain -- Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) and The Kurgan (Clancy Brown). Though originally a box office flop, the film found new life on cable and VHS before spawning a bizarre franchise.
The film's director, Russell Mulcahy, and original screenwriter, Gregory Widen, discuss their relationship with Highlander. Josh Hadley and Mike Thompson join Mike White in unraveling the many incarnations of the film's progeny.
The Projection Booth celebrates our 300th episode with Russell Mulcahy's Highlander (1986), a science fiction/fantasy film in which immortals fight through time until only two remain -- Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) and The Kurgan (Clancy Brown). Though originally a box office flop, the film found new life on cable and VHS before spawning a bizarre franchise.
The film's director, Russell Mulcahy, and original screenwriter, Gregory Widen, discuss their relationship with Highlander. Josh Hadley and Mike Thompson join Mike White in unraveling the many incarnations of the film's progeny.
Labels: 1986 Christopher Lambert Clancy Brown Gregory Widen Josh Hadley Mike Thompson Russell Mulcahy
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Music credits
- Soundtrack - Michael Kamen
- "Princes of the Universe" - Queen
- "Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme)" - Queen
- "Who Wants To Live Forever" - Queen
- "A Kind of Magic" - Queen
Links & resources
- Buy Highlander on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Highlander II: The Renegade Cut on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Read the latest on the Highlander reboot (opens in a new tab)
- Read There Was So, So Much Drinking on the Original Highlander Set by Katharine Trendacosta (opens in a new tab)
- Read Mike Thompson's Highlander II article (opens in a new tab)
- Find more of Josh Hadley at 12:01 Beyond (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (2)
Anonymous Making a song into a score was actually a pretty common thing in the 60's, Kamen was one of the last composers who did it traditionally though.JimJam If you happen to interview Russell Mulcahy again, please let him know that he owes me 30 years worth of reassuring hugs after his Wild Boys video traumatised me as a kid, lol. It still chills me to the bone hearing that song... even if it's just on the radio. A very effective video (but not to be seen by 5yr olds, it seems)! Bless.