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Highlander II: The Quickening
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Highlander II: The Quickening is a 1991 action, science fiction, and fantasy film directed by Russell Mulcahy. The screenplay was written by Brian Clemens, with music composed by Michael Kamen and Stewart Copeland. The cast includes Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, and Michael Ironside. Produced by Paramount Pictures and Republic Pictures, the movie originated in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The narrative is set in Scotland, the United States, and a fictional planet, with filming taking place in Buenos Aires. The story focuses on extraterrestrial life and terrorism. The film has a runtime of 100 minutes or 91 minutes depending on the source. It was released in January and February 1991, with distribution via Netflix and video on demand. It is part of the Highlander media franchise and was followed by Highlander III: The Sorcerer.
Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 4.2 from 50,238 votes, a Rotten Tomatoes score of 0%, and a Metacritic score of 31 out of 100. The film had a budget of 34,000,000 and generated revenue of 15,556,340. It was rated R.
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4.7The Prize has been won. Connor MacLeod is mortal... Now an old man on the verge of death, memories of his past on the planet Zeist resurface, where a vengeful enemy, General Katana, plots to destroy him once and for all.
Cast
- Christopher Lambert as Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod
- Sean Connery as Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez
- Virginia Madsen as Louise Marcus
- Michael Ironside as Gen. Katana
- John C. McGinley as David Blake
- Phillip Brock as Cabbie
Themes
- new york city
- martial arts
- immortality
- scotland
- sword fight
- fictional war
- dark fantasy
- warrior
- action hero
- sword and sorcery
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Ratings
IMDb
4.2/10
50,238 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
0%
Metacritic
31/100
- Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- R
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- cyberpunk
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Highlander III: The Sorcerer
- Follows
- Highlander
- Main subject
- terrorism
- Director
- Russell Mulcahy
- Screenwriter
- Brian Clemens
- Cast member
- Rusty Schwimmer
- Composer
- Stewart Copeland
- Production company
- Republic Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Phil Méheux
- Narrative location
- United States
- Filming location
- Buenos Aires
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 582712
- Performer
- Stewart Copeland
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1991-11-01
- title
- Highlander II
- distributed by
- Netflix
- media franchise
- Highlander
- set in environment
- fictional planet
- review score
- 0%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- capital cost
- 34000000
- box office
- 15556340
Sources (12)
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