The earth is saved, except for the fact that it is now a continual 99 degrees, and the earth is plunged into 24 hours of darkness. Original title: Highlander II: The Quickening. Jan. 13, 1991 UK 109 Min. A different version of HIGHLANDER II : THE QUICKENING appeared in Britain around the same time in 1990 and the editing for this version was funded by Nigel Green of Entertainment Productions along with Panzer and Davis. After years of pressure from foreign inve s tors, an unlikely sequel was released in 1991, Highlander II: The Quickening. Highlander II – The Quickening Audiences unfamiliar with the first film will be hard put to follow the action [from a story by Brian Clemens] as it incoherently hops about in time and space. It is reviled with an uncommon fury by critics and audiences alike, but director Russell Mulcahy and the cast have spoken out extensively against it as well. Highlander II isn’t actually the worst Highlander film. Behind the Zero (Photo by Republic Pictures courtesy Everett Collection) The unfathomably awful 1991 flop Highlander 2: The Quickening holds a place high in the pantheon of embarrassingly misguided, wildly opportunistic sequels. The British version had the input of the … Not by a long way. Not by a long way. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) In the year 2025, the ozone layer is believed to have been destroyed. It is up to MacLeod and Rameriz to set things right. Highlander II: The Quickening ( 182 ) IMDb 4.3 1 h 49 min 1991 R Ozone depletion, time travel and corporate greed are at the core of all the thrilling twists and turns in this stylish action sequel. Year: 1991. Synopsis: Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) The 1991 movie Highlander II: The Quickening contradicted several aspects of the first movie and created a new alien-based origin for the immortals. With Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside. Highlander II: The Quickening is a film directed by Russell Mulcahy with Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside, John C. McGinley. It was now said that Connor MacLeod and Ramírez were revolutionaries on the planet Zeist. Highlander II: The Quickening. Opposition comes from both the planet Ziest (MacLeod and Ramirez’s homeworld) and a corporation profiting from the supposed lack of ozone. Directed by Russell Mulcahy. Highlander 2: The Quickening begins in 1999 when Connor solves the problem of an ever-depleting ozone layer on the earth by devising a giant shield around the entire planet. It's a kind of magic. In the future, Highlander Connor MacLeod must prevent the …