Highlander Q&A with Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown and Celia Imrie

30th Anniversary screening of Highlander at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square, with a Q&A session after.
The film is a compilation of 'bits'. My phone could only film for about 5 mins at a time, so there are some gaps in the conversations.
The quality of the video starts ok but deteriorates due to running out of space so having to switch from ultra hd down to standard def, - but the audio is clear throughout.

[@hellfirepictures]

For anyone that's interested, I just came across this Highlander t-shirt... Not sure how long it'll be available for as they tend to only have short runs from this site (I've had tees from them and they've been reasonable quality): www.shirtpunch.com/collections/frontpage/products/macleods-scottish-ale

[@javierkannon8934]

pro trick : you can watch series on Flixzone. Been using them for watching lots of of movies recently.

[@kingcamdyn7976]

@Javier Kannon Yea, I have been watching on Flixzone for since december myself :D

[@abramemmitt9103]

@Javier Kannon Definitely, I've been using flixzone for months myself :)

[@insanitypepper1740]

Clancy calling out all story flaws was great 😂

[@mikelykan.9416]

Quite possibly my favourite film of all time.

[@hellfirepictures]

Mike Lykan. Certainly one of the most original. And one of the best soundtracks ☺

[@Highlander1518]

Certainly my favourite.

[@thedutchessofdragonshyre4630]

Of course

[@coolddp]

@@hellfirepictures There can be only one :)

[@williambuis8168]

The only time that anyone ever upstaged Sean Connery, Clancy Brown

[@narjitmankoo8478]

Clancy without your character Highlander would be nothing

[@mikearchibald744]

@The Doctor CLANCY WITHOUT YOUR CHARACTER HIGHLANDER WOULD BE NOTHING!

[@peterbarby9251]

@@mikearchibald744 🤣🤣

[@thebenforever]

@@mikearchibald744 👏👏👏 Well done.

[@fting8232]

Highlander is another of my favourite movie from 80s

[@kevincarr335]

Clancy played a great villain

[@clintoncollier]

I've seen the movie 20 + times. One of my all time favorites! What a love story! Immortals...what a fascinating idea. Thanks so much for this great movie, the characters and the wonder!

[@awilliams7052]

This was such an amazing watch! Watched this four years ago and enjoyed it just as much then x x

[@Erikku-Sama]

I am immortal, I have inside me blood of kings, I have no rival, No man can be my equal, Take me to the future of you all

[@soeffingwhat]

There can be only one!!!!!!!!

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Its not the Highlander who's truly immortal its Queen's soundtrack for the movie thats truly immortal!!!

[@Mr.Bottles]

Raiden from Mortal Kombat (1995 Movie) Along with Raiden from Mortal Kombat Defenders Of The Realm (Cartoon) Sitting in the same room. Awesome.

[@pamrush5078]

Clancy Brown the awesome

[@seaninness334]

"He's in league with Looooosssssiffffer!" Is all I can think looking at Celia. 😀

[@ForgottenHorrorchannel]

Very cool ... highlander is one of those movies that.."will live forever"

[@davecrupel2817]

There can only be one!

[@jmaz1971]

Watching it tonight. Brilliant film

[@hellfirepictures]

I may be tempted to do the same 😁

[@davecrupel2817]

Christopher's voice has aged like a fine wine. I can see him taking the role of an elder who has much to tell to the young warrior who stumbled upon his home. Like the Greybeards from Skyrim.

[@xScooterAZx]

@The Doctor Huh? What the heck doesw Skyrim have to do with this,or the Highlander??

[@yellowblanka6058]

"Moody selfie"....oh for frig's sake....people and their freaking cell-phones. Shows how good of a guy Clancy Brown is that he humored the guy.

[@stever983]

i remember watching this on video with dad when i was 8 or 9when it came out, being queen fans aswell im 45 now and still love it i dont think anybody but clancy brown couldve played that part, he had the best lines, there can be only one and its better to burn than to fade away

[@hellfirepictures]

I bought the Queen picture disc vinyl for this at the time... still love the album. Thinking back to that time, I can't think of any other actors who could have played the role. It definitely seemed as though it was written with him in mind. Though he went on to play such boring forgettable characters in everything else he did. A shame, as I would have happily married the Kurgan 😂

[@stever983]

they shouldve left it at one film all the others and series i couldnt bare to watch, arnie was originally approached the play the korgan but turned it down and sting said check out clancy brown LOL

[@DavidWheel616]

This is my favorite movie of all time

[@Headbanger142]

I've got something to say - it's better to burn out than to fade away!!!

[@miboogaroo]

Am unbelievably envious. Thank you for putting this up.

[@justin4911]

Funny that the moderator knows that Christopher appeared as a character in an episode of Venture Brothers, but doesn't know that Clancy voiced Red Death in the following episode.

[@mnomadvfx]

TV series are funny that way - you sometimes miss an episode for whatever reason and then find it years later and think that they made a new series or something 😂

[@neilthomas9365]

Classic movie of all time!!

[@pamrush5078]

I was only 15 and had a huge crush on Christopher Lambert and my older brother was really annoying not letting his teen kid sister fangirl while watching the movie

[@PaddedCellStudio]

Thanks for the upload! Highlader is on of my favourite films 🍿

[@awilliams7052]

This is absolute Gold! Amazing :)

[@user-qx4ic4db4f]

CL was great as Connor MacLeod, his European accent worked well in the Present scenes, he did well with the Scottish accent too... also he had the coolest hilt, beautiful sword vs Claymore from Hell!

[@ericmishima]

Thank you for this.

[@SpontaneousWeasel]

great movie great upload thanks! 😊

[@Kannos1600]

awesome upload! so glad to see them come together to celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of my all time favorite films

[@hellfirepictures]

Thank you :)

[@mattiequadri9342]

bring Highlander back Adrain Paul

[@mattiequadri9342]

bring Highlander back Adrain Paul

[@mattiequadri9342]

bring Highlander back Adrain Paul

[@mattiequadri9342]

bring Highlander back Adrain Paul

[@benb.6486]

That was awesome , thanks for sharing :)

[@hellfirepictures]

Ben benson You're very welcome :)

[@thebenforever]

Heather's death scene crushed me. The older I get, the harder it hits.

[@Moviefan2k4]

I had to look Celia's name up online, and was surprised to learn she had a bit part in "The Phantom Menace". I haven't seen most of her other work.

[@hellfirepictures]

She's a very well respected actress - but mostly known for TV work. The type of person where you recognise the face but can't remember where from. And now I have to go and rewatch the Phantom Menace as I hadn't clocked that she was in it :D

[@Y2TABOO4U]

My favorite movie of all time!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@crystalleighbrown4001]

Highlander is such a classic to me that I love the entire cast they have become part of the mythology of Highlander the show and the characters involved with the show and the backstory I just don't understand why somebody wants to remake it a classic I mean you don't go remaking gone with the wind or Casablanca why even try or the Maltese falcon you know that's magic I like Queens music said in the movie it's a kind of magic magic and that's what Highlander is magic the show the movie the cast The Crew the story lines are all magic how they fall into play Highlander the movie don't even touch it with a 10 football guys leave it be let it exist on its own merits that's what I feel and that's what I say and that's what I mean today

[@agou1980]

"Highlander 2 was a very good movie, but it was not a sequel. It was a different movie" Son of a diplomat...

[@hellfirepictures]

Hahaha, yeah, it's so good I'd completely forgotten it even existed - or that I'd seen it - till it was mentioned :D

[@MGSBigBoss77]

@@hellfirepictures Not even the "Renegade director's cut" could save Highlander 2. I enjoyed seeing the Laserdisc cover for it over the years though, being sold in shops like; Tower Records!

[@alanmcfeely2264]

It was the Halloween 3 of Highlander

[@klauspendolo1393]

agou1980 when you present puke as if it was sushi....

[@reniisgod]

Highlander 2 is one of the worst sequels ever made. Absolutely terrible, complete mess

[@liliancoytinho922]

30 años y sigue tan presente!!!, igual la serie con el bellisimo Adrian Paul!

[@hellfirepictures]

Was just missing the Spanish Peacock :D

[@liliancoytinho922]

30 years old and still so present !!!, equally the series with a beautiful Adrian Paul!

[@liliancoytinho922]

Sorry for my English...

[@hellfirepictures]

You certainly don't need to apologise - I understood you perfectly!! My comment re the 'Spanish Peacock' was simply in reference to Sean Connery not being at the talk... it's what Lamberts character called Connery in the movie :)

[@pamrush5078]

One of my fave Movies i

[@tomberry7997]

Fellow Highlander fans please post your favorite quotes and scenes. I am working on a treatment for the remake

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Just make sure the scene of; The Kurgan Vs. Yung Dol Kim survives in your remake!

[@BrianPicchi]

Thank you so much for recording this. I am so envious of you for getting to be there. Was there a meet and greet afterwards? How many people went there?

[@hellfirepictures]

You are very welcome :) This was the second session of the day and the cinema was almost sold out. So maybe 200 people for this showing. I don't know how many were at the earlier session... Clancy made his escape pretty quick, though I did get to have a few words with him as he was trying to lose the crowds vying for his attention lol. He really really didn't want to talk to the fans at that point. I got the impression he was just fed-up and wanted to be somewhere else. Christopher and Celia stuck around signing autographs and chatting for a short while - they were swamped with fans so I didn't stick around. It was a good evening. I love the Prince Charles Cinema for putting on these old movies and running events like this.

[@xScooterAZx]

@@hellfirepictures Just so ya know,Clancy is one of the nicest people I have ever known. I started out as just a fan,but he let me into his life,and I had a wonderful summer with him and his sister,Beth.. He loves his fans,and if he left quickly it would possibly be because he isnt that fond of being crowded. NOT because he is fed up with his fans.

[@leodwinak]

@@xScooterAZx after watching a few other interviews with Clancy Brown I think you are fair in defending him. He seems like a great guy one on one or in small group settings. What the general public doesn't seem to recognize is that all public situations are in fact dangerous on a few levels for any celebrity. Especially one like Clancy who has played the bad guy they are vulnerable to crazies who want to start a fight or get into some sort of situation when they cannot distinguish the movie character from the human being who played them. I am sure he has been in more than a few public settings where people thought they were going to punch the kurgan in the nose and get it on video or some other bizarre thought process. This and no matter how many autographs you sign or selfis you take there will be more wanting something. Maybe it is better to disappoint them all then do something that would otherwise negatively affect your image. It doesn't sound like he had any kind of security to watch his back. And sometimes people just need to take a leak or have some other pressing engagement. I am jealous you got the chance to get to know him in person but the way.

[@xScooterAZx]

@@leodwinak Clancy has class up the yar and can handle any situation with aplomb. No one could ever put him in a bad light to me. In my heart he'll always be my friend. (He does great BBQ too!)

[@leodwinak]

@@xScooterAZx have you seen the video of some bonehead trying to karate kick Arnold Schwarzenegger in the back? 60 some year old Arnold Schwarzenegger and some guy comes flying out of the stands to try and take him out. Thankfully the bonehead had lousy aim and while he did slam into him Arnold wasn't hurt and didn't really even know he was being attacked until after seeing the video. I agree Clancy seems like a classy dude it'd be great to be his friend. Take care

[@klauspendolo1393]

Fun fact, Fort William is very close to the real Glenfinnan...besides, yes. You were a french/american playing a scotsman, opposite a scotsman playing an egyptian, and fighting an american playing a russian (Kurgan).

[@justinhensley108]

18:24 don't remake it Hollywood!

[@jayrhoads3147]

I wish the sound had been better.

[@johnmastroligulano7401]

Who thinks it's more than funny Lambert born Great Neck.

[@neilthomas9365]

You talk funny nash,where you from?!

[@hellfirepictures]

:D

[@kuribo1]

Lots of different places...

[@klauspendolo1393]

....France 🤣

[@lekyim]

Neil Thomas why Garfield you cruising for a piece of ass?

[@smithwesson1896]

"Still immortal huh Connor?"

[@klauspendolo1393]

Smith Wesson “Yeah. Before I was young and immortal, now I’m old and immortal. Ask me in 30 years and I will be dead and immortal....”

[@smithwesson1896]

@@klauspendolo1393 You realize that was a Detroit: Become Human reference right?

[@tiiito1988]

did they mentioned highlander 2 ?

[@swamisalami3000]

The accent actually works in a weird way

[@jamesjameson4566]

Definitely 👍🏻

[@user-qx4ic4db4f]

Christoph Waltz is today's CL, both quite similar but I think Waltz can play Hero and Villians... CL seems such a sweet guy, he couldn't play anything other than a good guy... Calender Girl doing the 180 was great! 😅

[@whiteeaglewarrior]

Is that the guy in Inglorious bastards? Because Christopher Lambert has a film where he plays a german officer, and my immediate thought was how he looks very much like the german officer in Inglorious bastards.

[@user-qx4ic4db4f]

Yes, he was the Jew Hunter.

[@xScooterAZx]

Clancy's mic keeps going out.

[@ejseabury]

The first time I saw this movie it was in the summer of 1986 on HBO. I was blown away with everything about it. The characters, the actors, the music, the scenery, EVERYTHING! I never tire of watching it.

[@mnomadvfx]

I dearly wish that someone would poke the offending owner of the soundtrack score recordings composed by Michael Kamen and make a comprehensive CD and/or downloadable FLAC release of them. t's depressingly difficult to get hold of the official score recordings for many 80s films for some reason - it's all the more depressing in this case because the Hinghlander score is so damn good and there are so few of Michael Kamen's to be had due to his early death.

[@hellfirepictures]

Sometimes, simply writing to the company gets positive results. You should try it and see if they're willing!

[@thedarkdefender7780]

And vinyl.

[@jacklance6395]

Cool

[@shk5253]

No Sean

[@nameuser5787]

Wait I thought the highlander couldnt age

Kurt Russell in Highlander...sounds very good.

[@hellfirepictures]

An American in Highlander? I would very much have to disagree. The original was odd enough with Mr Lamberts 'Scottish' accent :D

I refer to Kurt Russell's acting skills!

[@johnmastroligulano7401]

Yes but he wasn't born in Great Neck, classic simulation reality tell...

:-)))

[@johnmastroligulano7401]

For esoteric extra credit. Kurgan=Burial mound... get it Immortal fighting the grave. Like why KATANA as his "arch enemy" as in KATANA is his sword which is a phallic symbol or why KATA means pure form or all of the martial arts stances/animal forms like why my grandfathers last name is KATA, the NA means not applicable or dis able or to fall/ground or information-411 backward like why the curse of HAM with head turned backward, AN means to rise or sky god. If you can decipher data as program function this "reality" is awful unnatural=this is Neo seeing green metaphor. Ok good luck, lol. OC~~~

[@mnomadvfx]

I'm so dumb. I must have seen Highlander over 100 times and I never recognised Connor Macleod's girlfriend Kate as Celia Imrie.

[@hellfirepictures]

Welcome to the club... you'll find most people missed it. Good actress :D

[@thejesusofbaghdad]

Was it just me, or does it seem like Clancy Brown and Christophe Lambert don’t like each other very much?

[@hellfirepictures]

They did seem a little frosty. But then, I tried to speak to Clancy after and he was a bit of an arse. So it may just be him. I get the impression he's not overly friendly at the best of times.

[@klauspendolo1393]

Hellfire Pictures ...did he grab you by the throat and told you “Never speak to me again! Never dare to speak to me again, understood?” 🤣

[@xScooterAZx]

@@hellfirepictures Hmm,..Clancy an"arse"? I dont think so. He just may have not wanted to talk to you. Period. He's not an arse just because he isnt enterested in talking to someone. It seems that it's you who are a bit "frosty" because he didnt give you personal time.

[@bws205]

Fun Fact: Clancy Brown got no compensation of any kind for his role in the movie....nothing

[@hellfirepictures]

Doubtful. He said it in an interview once but there has been no corroboration of the tale. He was more likely to have been joking, as what actor in their right mind would work for free under any circumstance, but especially as the second main actor and when knowing that a cameo actor was earning £500k for 3 days work?

[@bws205]

@@hellfirepictures He wasn't joking, he was very clear and reiterated it, making clear he made no money up front or on the back end...nothing at all. It's on KZbin....Inside of You podcast with Michael Rosenbaum.

[@hellfirepictures]

@@bws205 That would just prove him to be an absolute moron then, as what actor has ever worked for free? And Clancy isn't a moron. I also haven't heard it from anybody else in interviews about the movie. So I say again - doubtful.

[@bws205]

@@hellfirepictures here's the link, like I said: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHnKaIeBfqeIhLs

[@dredgewalker]

@@bws205 I think he got paid 10k but didn't have any royalties after the movie

[@PeachTea38]

Is it true Clancy didnt get paid for playing Kurgen ?

[@hellfirepictures]

He's repeated it often enough and the studio hasn't said it's untrue so I guess he must be telling the truth.

[@seferino]

I thought Clancy brown wasn't human. 😳

[@john-hu6tt]

There is two real immortals stalking thee earth that you could ask, if you believe in the legends. The legend of Gilgimish and The Legend of Cartaphilus. Just kidding.

[@catjudo1]

Lemme get this straight... they cast a Frenchman as a Highland Scot, a Scotsman as a Spaniard, and an American as a warrior from the frozen steppes... and it's GREAT???

[@hellfirepictures]

Yep. How can you not see that? :)

[@catjudo1]

I saw this in theaters when I was 13... loved it then, love it now!

[@DidierDidier-kc4nm]

You are forget a scottish playing as french knight (iman fasil the first immortal to be chopped off in the car park ) in the script he is former french templar who was convert during the crusade

[@christanner3761]

Yes they did and it worked.

[@BoJangles42]

Ramírez was Ancient Egyptian

[@leodwinak]

I met one of the screenwriters years ago in Hollywood. He absolutely hated Highlander two. Thought it was a horrible smorgasbord of bad ideas to cash in on the epic original.

[@hellfirepictures]

I agree with him. I would question the taste of anybody that liked no. 2! Terrible movie.

[@leodwinak]

@@hellfirepictures as I remember it I was so excited to find out there was a Highlander 2. Made a special effort to see it and everything. In the end it just turned out to be a big number two.💩

[@thebenforever]

Clancy Brown said in an interview that he was called up about being in Highlander 2 and he said the script was trash (they also werent going to pay him anything again) and Lambert called him up personally to try and get him to join up, Brown told him that the script was terrible and I think Brown was surprised Lambert wanted to be a part of it, but then Lambert replied, "I helped write that script." 🤣

[@leodwinak]

@@thebenforever Christopher Lambert was never an A-list celebrity. He definitely had a cult following for the Highlander movies. It wouldn't surprise me if giving him Christopher Lambert a writing credit on the movie was what made him willing to actually do the second one. It's Not Unusual in Hollywood to give a actor a writing or producing credit in order to rope them into a project. I'm glad Clancy didn't do the second one what kind of gymnastics what they have had to do in order to get him after dying in the first one to be alive for the second one? It would have been another prequel type backstory of some kind that would have just muddy the waters in my opinion. The second one was enough hodgepodge begin with. Clancy was perfect in the first one he didn't need to come back.

[@thebenforever]

@@leodwinak bringing anyone back is easy enough if they are a big enough audience draw (especially as cheesy as the second one was). He would come out of nowhere because a cult he had been gathering throughout the centuries, using a magic stone or something, had captured and sacrificed another immortal to give him back some level of immortality. Idk. Either way glad it didnt happen. Lol

[@TDL-xg5nn]

Someone in that audience has a very annoying laugh.

[@LilyGazou]

The laughs sound so forced.