{"product_id":"a-kind-of-magic-making-the-original-highlander","title":"A Kind of Magic : Making the Original Highlander","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story of an immortal Scottish warrior battling evil down through the centuries, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHighlander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fused a high-concept idea with the kinetic energy of a pop promo pioneer and Queen's explosive soundtrack to become a cult classic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen two 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 production company, Cannon Films.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor Jonathan Melville looks back at the creation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHighlander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with the help of more than 60 cast and crew, including stars Christopher Lambert and Clancy Brown, as they talk candidly about 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith insights from Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor on the film's iconic music, exclusive screenwriter commentary on unmade scripts, never-before-seen photos from private collections, and a glimpse into the promotional campaign that never was, if there can be only one book on Highlander then this is it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003e‎\u003cspan\u003ePolaris Publishing Limited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 Sep 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint length:\u003c\/strong\u003e ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e336 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e ‎ 9781913538446\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem weight: \u003c\/strong\u003e‎ \u003cspan\u003e320\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: ‎\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003e130 x 198 x 27\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55737513214328,"sku":"710074","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/8799\/9298\/files\/A-Kind-of-Magic-Making-the-Original-Highlander.jpg?v=1794483205","url":"https:\/\/shop.royalarmouries.org\/products\/a-kind-of-magic-making-the-original-highlander","provider":"Royal Armouries Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}