Highlander

Who wants to live forever, a brilliant Queen song from the Highlander soundtrack.

Gregory Widen’s original screenplay was a much darker and grittier portrayal of the Highlander universe. The main characters are also different in several ways; Connor was born in 1408 instead of 1518. He lived with his mother and father. In the draft, Heather (Connor’s beloved wife in the film) does not exist; Connor was promised to a young girl named Mara whom he loved with all his heart, but who later rejects him after he becomes immortal. Connor leaves his village instead of being banished.

His alias in the draft was Richard Tupin, and he used an assortment of swords rather than the katana he took after Ramirez’s death in the film.

Ramirez was a Spaniard, rather than an ancient Egyptian born more than two thousand years earlier. The Kurgan was known as the Knight using the alias Carl Smith. He was not a savage, but a cold blooded killer. Brenda was known as Brenna Cartwright. Other major aspects were later changed during rewrites. Initially, Immortals could have children; in the draft, Connor is said to have had 37. The film was originally set in Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania in the present day, rather than New York City. The final showdown took place in a museum.

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