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EPISODE · Mar 15, 2026 · 1H 10M

Russell Mulchay’s HIGHLANDER: Immortals, The Quickening, Queen Anthems & The Kurgan Unleashed!

from Get To The Chedda! The Retro Action Movie Podcast · host Screen One

Highlander (1986) — There can be only one… but the craft is in the details. Matt and Malcolm dig into Russell Mulcahy's neon-gothic sword opera: Christopher Lambert's haunted Connor MacLeod, Sean Connery's swaggering mentor Ramirez, and Clancy Brown's all-timer villain turn as The Kurgan. We track the Highland clan battles and exile, the training and rules of immortality, the Heather romance and the cost of forever, the New York duels and parking-lot sparks, the church face-off dread, and the rooftop final fight for the Prize. Queen's power ("Princes of the Universe," "Who Wants to Live Forever"), music-video kinetics, gritty location work, ringing steel and lightning FX get the microscope. What still rules in 2026, what shows its age, and where this sits in the 80s fantasy-action pocket on the Chedda Rating!Subscribe for weekly 80s breakdowns: youtube.com/@ScreenOneFull Get To The Chedda! Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiFet-zP4QsN1mkF8nxgRoTfDsm5s7uHs#essentialcinema #80smovies #Highlander #ChristopherLambert #SeanConnery #ClancyBrown

Highlander (1986) — There can be only one… but the craft is in the details. Matt and Malcolm dig into Russell Mulcahy's neon-gothic sword opera: Christopher Lambert's haunted Connor MacLeod, Sean Connery's swaggering mentor Ramirez, and Clancy Brown's all-timer villain turn as The Kurgan. We track the Highland clan battles and exile, the training and rules of immortality, the Heather romance and the cost of forever, the New York duels and parking-lot sparks, the church face-off dread, and the rooftop final fight for the Prize. Queen's power ("Princes of the Universe," "Who Wants to Live Forever"), music-video kinetics, gritty location work, ringing steel and lightning FX get the microscope. What still rules in 2026, what shows its age, and where this sits in the 80s fantasy-action pocket on the Chedda Rating!Subscribe for weekly 80s breakdowns: youtube.com/@ScreenOneFull Get To The Chedda! Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiFet-zP4QsN1mkF8nxgRoTfDsm5s7uHs#essentialcinema #80smovies #Highlander #ChristopherLambert #SeanConnery #ClancyBrown

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Highlander (1986) — There can be only one… but the craft is in the details. Matt and Malcolm dig into Russell Mulcahy's neon-gothic sword opera: Christopher Lambert's haunted Connor MacLeod, Sean Connery's swaggering mentor Ramirez, and Clancy...

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