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Highlander II: The Quickening was released in the UK on 12 April 1991 with a runtime of 100 minutes. This version was distributed by Entertainment Film Distributors and ran 8 minutes longer than the US cut.
Highlander II: The Quickening: Directed by Russell Mulcahy. With Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside. In the future, Highlander Connor MacLeod must prevent the destruction of Earth under an anti-ozone shield.
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- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Russell Mulcahy
- 1991-11-01
- Plot Synopsis
- Alternate Versions
- Fairy Tale Ending
- Criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- Continuity
- Trivia
In August 1995, news broadcasts announce that the ozone layer is fading, and will be completely gone in a matter of months. In Africa, millions have perished from the effects of unfiltered sunlight. Among the dead is Connor MacLeod’s wife, Brenda Wyatt MacLeod. Before dying, Brenda extracts a promise from Connor that he will solve the problem of th...
In 1995, Mulcahy made a Director’s Cut version known as Highlander II: The Renegade Version. The film was reconstructed largely from scratch, with certain scenes removed and others added back in, and the entire sequence of events changed. All references to the Immortals being aliens from another planet were eliminated; instead, this cut reveals tha...
A once-lost alternate ending, commonly known as “The Fairytale Ending,” was shown only in some European theaters, and has never been shown in any of the American cuts. The ending shows Connor magically returning to planet Zeist, taking Louise along with him, while Ramirez’s voice is heard in the background. An early version of this ending is shown ...
Upon release, this film was met with harsh reviews by both critics and audiences. One point of controversy was the concept of Immortals being aliens from Planet Zeist. Also, the revival of Ramirez, who had died in the original film, is often viewed as incongruous with the original movie. Critics and audiences alike pointed out that the characters s...
A number of intentional similarities can be seen between the first three films in the series: 1. Each features a scene in which Connor, without a sword handy, is forced to parry another Immortal's weapon with a metal rod. This is seen during Connor's first encounter with The Kurgan during The Gathering in the original, the fight between an aged Con...
Connor's death in Highlander: Endgame directly contradicts the events of Highlander II, where he is seen as an old man in the far future (unless Duncan or some other Immortal resurrects him in the same way as Connor does to Ramirez). Highlander IIis reconcilable with the rest of the series, but only if those exiled from Zeist are also youthed into ...
Completed production exactly four years to the day of the first film. An unfilmed credit sequence would have shown Ramirez and MacLeod reincarnated as their Earthly identities. Ramirez born to an ancient Egyptian mother, and MacLeod to a Scottish peasant in 1518. Originally, Ramirez was not supposed to appear in the film. However, Christopher Lambe...
Nov 23, 2023 · Between 1992 and 2001, three series and one webseries were released, and here’s the release order of all installments in the ‘Highlander’ franchise. ‘Highlander’ (1986) ‘Highlander II: The Quickening’ (1991) ‘Highlander: The Series’ Season 1 (1992 – 1993) ‘Highlander: The Series’ Season 2 (1993 – 1994)
Connor Macleod and Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez return in this all action sequel to Highlander (1986). The year is 2024, and MacLeod is now a mortal old man. However, the world has become a very dead planet since the creation of "the shield", an artifical ozone layer, of which MacLeod supervised construction.
Highlander II: The Quickening. R 1991 1h 30m Fantasy Adventure List. 0% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 23% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings. In this sci-fi/fantasy sequel, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert...
- Fantasy, Adventure
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Nov 1, 1991 · R 11/01/1991 (US) Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Thriller 1h 30m. User. Score. What's your Vibe? Play Trailer. It's time for a new kind of magic. Overview. In the year 2024, the ozone layer is believed to have been destroyed, and it's up to MacLeod and Ramirez to set things right.
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