Matinee Manatees

HEEEEERE WE ARE!  It's one of the 80's most notorious cult classics and every mall samurai's fever dream, 1986's Highlander, which made no money but somehow spawned half a dozen sequels and four TV series!  Directed by our old friend Russell Mulcahy and starring Matinee Manatee alumni Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, and Clancy Brown, along with newcomer Roxanne Hart, Highlander is just self-aware enough to make for some pretty spectacular schlock.  It's got everything you could want!  Queen!  Swords!  Very white sneakers!  80's lightning!  Bad age makeup!  And, an immortal elk?  Sam shares wrestling facts, Ben rants about streaming services, both vow to watch the followups which probably neither of them do.  Come float along and be bemused with us at this bizarre artifact of a more creative and, arguably, less demanding time. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matinee-manatees/support