This is an image from the 1986 seminal high-concept action classic "Highlander". It is a snapshot from the post-showdown thunder and lightning extravaganza when the protagonist Connor MacLeod was in the process of "receiving the prize" for winning the elimination beheading game. It is a split second image that depicts a rubber dummy head in the shape of the film lead Christopher Lambert.
Curiously enough, the dummy head looks kinda uncanny valley off. It sloppily depicts slightly unenthused approximation of Christopher Lambert's casual brooding grimace but due to melted candy presentation - it looks like The Thing going for an audition in "The Hidden" (which is a great idea).
Here's how i happened to find this image.
The story goes - I happened to catch "Highlander" on TV. Since it is one of my all-time favorites - i've spent the rest of the day casually surfing in the Highlander-related web pages. And probably because i have nothing better to do. And I'm curious to know more, even if it doesn't mean anything in particular and not really leads to anything.
The thing is - "Highlander" is a fascinating film that manages to be pathologically dumb and at the same time incredibly heartfelt and fun. It is a simple story that does some interesting tricks with its building blocks and delivers on the tense spectacle and sweeping emotion. It is seminal "don't think too hard about it" exhibit.
While going through various reviews of the film, i've stumbled upon Outlaw Vern's reviews of the series (his take on Part 2 is rather interesting) and there i've found that fascinating image. And so i thought it would be a good idea to make a post with this image on my blog.
End of story.
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