Highlander II: The Quickening

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

Nov 1 1991 R 1h 31m
Action, Adventure, Fantasy

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. Opposition comes from both the planet Zeist (MacLeod and Ramirez's homeworld) and a corporation profiting from the supposed lack of ozone. Also, flashbacks show the story behind MacLeod and Ramirez's exile from Zeist.

Plot

In 1999, Professor Allan Neyman and Connor MacLeod develop a shield to protect Earth from the radiation caused by the damage in the ozone layer. Twenty-five years later, Earth is dying due to the effects of the shield and the terrorist group commanded by Louise Marcus is trying to destroy the shield. In flashback, it is explained that MacLeod and his friend Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez are aliens from the planet Zeist expelled from their planet by the tyrant Katan (Michael Ironside) that decides to kill MacLeod.

Written by

Gregory Widen, Brian Clemens, William N. Panzer

Directed by

Russell Mulcahy

Production Countries

United Kingdom, France, Argentina

Production Companies

Interstar, Lamb Bear Entertainment, Harat Investments, Davis-Panzer Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

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4.2 out of 10
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31
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