Thirty-five years ago, a new phrase first entered the pop culture lexicon: “There can be only one.” It’s from Highlander, a 1986 sci-fi fantasy from director Russell Mulcahy. The film stars Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod, a Scottish warrior who learns he’s an immortal being destined to battle across the centuries. Sean Connery co-stars along with Clancy Brown and Roxanne Hart. Advertisement Though the film—written by Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood, and Larry Ferguson—is celebrating its 35th anniversary on March 7, Highlander is a movie I thought I had never seen. That is, until I rewatched it recently when it became available on Amazon Prime. I realized I actually had seen it before, it had just been so long, I didn’t remember much. It slowly came back though and I began to formulate why the film, and the franchise it spawned, still remains a fan-favorite to this day.