CONNOR MACLEOD, THERE'S NO TIME & NO PLACE FOR US

Today, The Grandma and The Winsors have arrived to the Highlands in the north of Scotland where they ar visiting Connor MacLeod, the Scottish Highlander who can not die.

 

During the trip, the family has been studying some English grammar with Used to and containers. Finally, they have been talking about immortality with the figure of Henry Morgan and about sleeplessness with the story of the American troops in Vietnam war.

 

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Connor MacLeod was born in 1518 in Glenfinnan, in the Scottish Highlander near the shores of Loch Shiel, a few years after King Henry VII of England gave his daughter in marriage to James IV of Scotland, leading to the Union of the Crowns in 1503.

MacLeod faced an evil Immortal referred to as The Kurgan during a battle against the Clan Fraser and was dealt what should have been a fatal blow, but he didn’t die and the townspeople (including his family) believed his recovery was the work of devil, and threatened to burn him at the stake. He escaped and tried to begin a new life but he discovered, quickly, he wasn’t a normal man: he was Immortal.

In 1541, he met another Immortal named Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez, who became his mentor and taught him the ways of Immortals. Connor led many different lives: Adrian Montagu, Jacques Lefebert, Alfred Nicholson and Rupert Wallingford, and he, constantly, kept his immortality a secret. During his lifetime, he fought in many wars and encountered many Immortals.

In 1985, MacLeod was living in New York in the guise of Russell Nash, when he had to fight against his ancient enemy, The Kurgan. Finally, he won the battle and confirmed the legend: There can be only one.

 

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Highlander is a 1986 British fantasy action-adventure film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen. It stars Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, and Sean Connery. 

The film chronicles the climax of an age-old war between immortal warriors, depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines.

Connor MacLeod (Lambert) is born in the Scottish Highlands in the 16th century. After reviving from a fatal wound and being banished from his village, MacLeod is found by swordsman Ramírez (Connery), who explains they and others were born immortal, invincible unless beheaded.

Immortals wage a secret war, fighting each other until the last few remaining will meet at the Gathering to fight for the Prize. In 1985, the Gathering is finally happening in New York City and MacLeod must make sure the Prize is not won by his oldest enemy, the murderous Kurgan (Brown).

Highlander enjoyed little success on its initial theatrical release, grossing over $12 million worldwide against a production budget of $19 million, and received mixed reviews. Nevertheless, it became a cult film and inspired film sequels and television spin-offs. 

It is also known for songs recorded by the rock band Queen, with Princes of the Universe also used for the title sequence in the television series. The tagline, There can be only one, has carried on into pop culture.

Director Russell Mulcahy filmed Highlander using music video techniques including fast cutting and pacy music.

In preparation, actor Christopher Lambert spent months working four hours each morning with a dialect coach and four hours in the afternoons sword training with Bob Anderson, who had been a Darth Vader stunt double in the Star Wars franchise.

The scene where the MacLeod clan sets off to battle is supposed to take place in the village of Glenfinnan, on the shore of Loch Shiel in the Lochaber area, but was actually filmed at Eilean Donan Castle, which is in the same general area but is really on the shore of Loch Duich, a sea loch near Kyle of Lochalsh and the Isle of Skye.

The Highlander original orchestral score was composed by Michael Kamen. The British rock band Marillion turned down the chance to record the soundtrack because they were on a world tour, a missed opportunity which guitarist Steve Rothery later said he regretted. The band's Scottish lead singer, Fish, had also accepted a part in the film but pulled out because of the scheduling conflict.

David Bowie, Sting, and Duran Duran were considered to do the soundtrack for the film. The eventual soundtrack includes several songs by Queen, such as A Kind of Magic and Princes of the Universe (the latter also being used for the Highlander television series title sequence).

Brian May was inspired to write Who Wants to Live Forever after watching the love scenes between Connor and his wife Heather, and the song ultimately accompanied the film.

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There's no time for us
There's no place for us

What is this thing that builds our dreams, 

yet slips away from us

Who wants to live forever?

Forever is our today

 

Queen