A Kind of Magic

Making the Original Highlander

A Kind of Magic
Jonathan Melville
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 336pg
2 Jun 2022 UK
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9781913538446
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Telling the story of an immortal Scottish warrior doomed to survive through the centuries while watching those he loves die around him, 1986' s Highlander was a British film that took the fantasy genre and infused it with a few thousand volts of energy from the rock video industry to create a timeless, genre-defying, classic. The story of an immortal Scottish warrior battling evil down through the centuries, Highlander fused a high concept idea with the kinetic energy of a pop promo pioneer and Queen' s explosive soundtrack to become a cult classic. When two budget-conscious American producers took a chance on a college student' s script, they set in motion a chain of events involving an imploding British film studio, an experimental music video director still finding his filmmaking feet, a former James Bond with a spiralling salary, and the unexpected arrival of low-budget indie film company, Cannon Films. Author Jonathan Melville looks back at the creation of Highlander with the help of more than 60 new cast and crew interviews, including stars Christopher Lambert and Clancy Brown, revisiting the gruelling shoot that took them from the back alleys of London, to the far reaches of the Scottish Highlands and onto the mean streets of 1980s New York City.
Jonathan Melville is a freelance arts journalist whose first book, 2015' s Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors, was called ' Informative, entertaining and, above all, a joy to read - 9/10' by Starburst, while Empire said ' This high-access tell-all. . . [is] an unexpected treat - 4/5' . He has contributed to The Guardian, The Scotsman, SFX and BBC Radio Scotland. He lives in Edinburgh.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781913538446
Published: 2 Jun 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polaris Publishing
Publisher: Polaris Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 336

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