Highlander II: The Quickening

"It's time for a new kind of magic."

1991 1h 40m EN

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★4.7TMDB · 1,003

FantasyActionAdventureScience Fiction

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The 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.

“It's time for a new kind of magic.”

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Cast

Christopher Lambert
Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod
Sean Connery
Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez
Virginia Madsen
Louise Marcus
Michael Ironside
Gen. Katana
John C. McGinley
David Blake
Phillip Brock
Cabbie
Rusty Schwimmer
Drunk
Ed Trucco
Jimmy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writers: Brian Clemens, William N. Panzer, Peter Bellwood
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 46% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Highlander Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Russell Mulcahy, shot by Phil Meheux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stewart Copeland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hubert de La Bouillerie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery and Virginia Madsen carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Russell Mulcahy directs. Phil Meheux behind the camera. Stewart Copeland scores. Hubert de La Bouillerie cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 46% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Part of the "Highlander Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Russell Mulcahy, shot by Phil Meheux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Stewart Copeland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Hubert de La Bouillerie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery and Virginia Madsen carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It's time for a new kind of magic.".
10IMDB entry: tt0102034 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "new york city", "martial arts", "immortality", "scotland".
12Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Phil Meheux
Original score: Stewart Copeland
Editing: Hubert de La Bouillerie
Makeup / hair: Paul Engelen
Stunt coordinator: Kurt Bryant
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $34,000,000
Box office: $15,556,340
Return: 46% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

Part of

Highlander Collection

Following the exploits of two immortal Scottish highlanders Conner and Duncan Macleod. Born of different times and fighting throughout the centuries to gain the mystical prize. Spanning history friendship, devastating relationships and legendary battles each immortal learns that there seemingly never ending life is more of a curse than a gift. But for the sake of mankind they must go on fighting to survive until only one remains

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Filipe Manuel Neto2022-10-10
★ 1/10
Don't watch this movie: time wasting danger. Dear reader, I start with a challenge: think about sequels to great movies. There's no shortage of great and valorous titles, which otherwise contradict the general idea that sequels are flawed films and doomed to failure, right? But there is also the other side of the coin, and a long list of names that gave strength to this installed belief. This movie is, indeed, an excellent candidate for a spot on the disgraceful list of the worst sequels ever released! Well, “Highlander” was a film that, despite the criticisms and weaknesses (I didn't spare myself to list them in the review I wrote for it), worked well and gave the audience pure fun and entertainment. This film, however, completely ignores it, contradicts the entire story of the first film and gives us... an hour and a half of rubbish that involves things as absurd as a threat of extinction due to the disappearance of the ozone layer and the return of characters who actually died in the first film, because they came from another dimension conveniently created for that purpose! Fans of the first film rightfully booed it, condemning it to oblivion. I believe that everyone involved, from the director to the actors, prefers to ignore this humiliation that they subject themselves for a good pack of dollars. Sean Connery, for example, seems to be parodying himself, and Christopher Lambert seems contrived and unbelievable in his old age outfit. Although the list of actors includes other relatively respectable names, there isn't a single actor here that could be worth the painful effort of seeing the film... and believe me, I saw it in its entirety and felt I would have made better use of my time watching the Teletubbies.

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