The Real Reason it Failed in The US and Succeeded in Europe | Highlander (1986)

Why did Highlander (1986) flop in America but become a hit in Europe? The full Highlander movie was cut, dumped, and barely marketed by Fox in the US, while the European cut kept the scenes American audiences never saw. Delve into the complex production history of Russell Mulcahy's Highlander, the 1986 fantasy epic starring Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery as Ramirez and Clancy Brown as the Kurgan. From the original 1982 'Shadow Clan' screenplay by Gregory Widen to the final Silvercup sign finale, we trace the 3 scripts and the 4 different cuts (US vs International), the deleted scenes, deleted characters and lost plots. Including the missing Thomas Jefferson subplot, Kastagir, Yung Dol Kim and the second World War sequence. And reconstruct the deleted original ending from the script. Plus Queen's A Kind of Magic soundtrack, the NFL Skycam, and why the 1986 box office failure hid a cult classic. Chapters: 00:00 Why Highlander Failed in America 00:54 The Original 1982 Shadow Clan Script 04:16 The Four Different Versions of Highlander (US vs International) 06:41 Queen's Soundtrack and Why "Who Wants to Live Forever" Almost Didn't Happen 07:24 The NFL Skycam at the Wrestling Match 10:14 Shooting in the Earl's Court Car Park 11:40 Filming the Battle of Glencoe 14:48 Clancy Brown's Improvised Kurgan 16:57 The Banishment and "There Can Be Only One" 17:49 Casting Heather MacLeod and Makeup Disasters 20:24 Sean Connery's Strict Contract & Schedule 22:01 The Loch Aquarium Camera Trick 22:45 The Greenwich Forge Set and a Broken Sword 24:16 Roxanne Hart as Brenda Wyatt 25:34 The Deleted Second World War Sequence 27:32 The Missing Thomas Jefferson Subplot Explained 29:26 The Dialogue That Became "Who Wants to Live Forever" 30:40 The Asian Immortal and Kastagir - Deleted Characters 32:33 Two Men Who Never Met Napoleon 33:46 Yung Dol Kim and the Wall Street Dummy 35:03 The Church Scene and Neil Young 36:01 The Hidden Room and MacLeod's Museum 38:04 Filming the Silvercup Sign Finale 40:21 Animating the Quickening 41:44 The Original Ending - Reconstruction 44:19 Why Highlander Failed at the 1986 US Box Office (And Succeeded in Europe) --- Sources / Own the film: Highlander StudioCanal 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition: https://amzn.to/45WLTD3 A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander by Jonathan Melville: https://amzn.to/46tLc4h Affiliate links — the channel earns a small commission if you buy, at no extra cost to you. --- #Highlander1986 #Highlander #SeanConnery #FilmHistory #80sMovies