
Episode 147 - The Highlander
This round we dare to tackle the burning question…
The Magnificently Huge Podcast
August 10, 20201h 14m
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Show Notes
This round we dare to tackle the burning question: How many Highlanders can there actually be? The answer might surprise you. But one thing is certain, we were shocked - SHOCKED! - to learn that MagHuge team member Brian had never before seen Highlander, a definitive cult classic of trash 80s cinema. How does that happen? So we had a Gathering to get a fresh perspective on one of the most iconic geek movies ever made. It’s got immortal warriors with weird accents (Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert & Clancy Brown) battling it out across the centuries to win some vague plot Macguffin called The Prize, all set to a rockin soundtrack by Queen. What more do you need? So which of us loses their head first? Dare kin bee oanlee whun...
| 0:00 - Intros
| 7:17 - Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
| 15:20 - Greyhound (2020)
| 20:00 - The Americanization of Emily (1964)
| 22:30 - Angie Tribeca
| 25:50 - The Wrong Missy (2020)
| 31:23 - Highlander (1986)
| Clips
| Scratching The Itch - Sex Cult Girl
| Queen - Princes of the Universe
| Kool & the Gang - Fresh / clip from Bridesmaids / B-Side - Change the Beat
| John Williams - Canto Bight - Star Wars The Last Jedi
| Blake Neely - I’ll Always Be Looking For You - Greyhound
| Johnny Mandel - Emily
| Clip from Angie Tribeca (s1e2)
| STRFKR - Never Ever
| Mentos Jingle / Outkast - So Fresh and So Clean / Devo - Fresh
| Spinal Tap - Stonehenge
| Queen - I Want It All
| Queen - Gimme the Prize (Kurgan’s Theme)
| Queen - New York, New York
| Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever
| Queen - A Kind of Magic