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Highlander II: The Quickening is a 1991 science fiction film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Christopher Lambert, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside and Sean Connery. It is the second installment in the Highlander film series and sequel to the 1986 fantasy film Highlander .
Connor MacLeod's second wife. They met in 1985, at the time of "The Gathering", when Connor faced The Kurgan.The means of her death varies by sequel: solar radiation in Highlander II, a car accident in Highlander III, and a hit-and-run by Jacob Kell in Highlander IV (deleted scene).
The film Highlander II: The Quickening contradicts several parts of the original film, introducing an alien-based origin story for all the immortals and a new history for Ramírez. It is now said that Ramírez and Connor MacLeod were originally mortal men born on the planet Zeist, around the time of Earth's 16th century.
It holds a 12% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 52 reviews, [12] higher than Highlander II and Highlander III, both of which hold ratings of 5% or lower, [13] [14] and a score of 21 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 16 reviews. [15] The film was a box office bomb, managing to garner $15m of its $25m budget. The film opened at #3 ...
Set as an alternate sequel to the original film (i.e., it completely ignores and frequently contradicts the events of Highlander II: The Quickening), it is the final Highlander film to focus on Connor MacLeod as the protagonist. In the film, Connor MacLeod is forced to face a new, dangerous enemy, a powerful sorcerer known as Kane who threatens ...
In 1991, Highlander II: The Quickening premiered, reuniting Lambert with director Russell Mulcahy and fellow actor Sean Connery. [17] Shot in Argentina to reduce production costs; which was going through a financial crisis, much of the script was not filmed and the final result was a patchwork. [18]
The film Highlander II: The Quickening introduced an alternate backstory that said Connor was an alien, while a later version of the same film said he was born in Earth's distant past before recorded history, then sent forward to the 16th century. Highlander II is generally regarded as outside the canon of the rest of the franchise.
Highlander II: The Quickening was released in 1991 and met with an overall negative response, with some considering it among the worst films ever made. [56] Highlander III: The Sorcerer (also known as Highlander: The Final Dimension ) was released in 1994 and retroactively erased the canon of Highlander II , acting as an alternate sequel to the ...