There can (still) be only one: Highlander is 40

Summary

The final gathering In 1980s New York, MacLeod takes on another Immortal. 20th Century Fox In 1980s New York, MacLeod takes on another Immortal. 20th Century Fox A victorios MacLeod absorbs his defeated opponent’s energy 20th Century Fox A victorios MacLeod absorbs his defeated opponent’s energy 20th Century Fox Forensic metallurgist Brenda (Roxanne Hart) finds MacLeod’s vintage sword 20th Century Fox Forensic metallurgist Brenda (Roxanne Hart) finds MacLeod’s vintage sword 20th Century Fox A victorios MacLeod absorbs his defeated opponent’s energy 20th Century Fox Forensic metallurgist Brenda (Roxanne Hart) finds MacLeod’s vintage sword 20th Century Fox The Kurgan gets a new ’80s look. 20th Century Fox And then there were two: the Kurgan vs MacLeod 20th Century Fox Relatively unknown as an actor at the time, Lambert was cast in the lead role after Mulcahy noticed a still from Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984) and decided Lambert (who played Tarzan) had the look he wanted for MacLeod. The French actor didn’t even speak English but learned it quickly; it does account for Lambert’s odd accent in the film—Brenda actually comments on it—and his rather stilted performance, although how much can an actor do with that clunky dialogue? Yet Lambert was able to bring a wry humor to the character and a lingering optimism despite everything he’s suffered, which was a marked departure from the original draft script. The Kurgan also changed significantly as a character, essentially becoming a one-dimensional “cackling psychopath,” as Widen once described him. Both Brown and Widen wanted a more complex villain. “I envisaged him as a guy who loses everything over time,” Widen told The Daily Telegraph in 2016. “The only thing he could hold onto, to give him a reason to get up in the morning, was to finish this thing with our guy [MacLeod]. Otherwise, what is the point? Everything is impermanent, everything is lost. That made him much more serious—in a weird way, a sympathetic b...