Search - Highlander 2 [Renegade Version] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1991 DVD Release: 10/23/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Director's Cut,Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 49 mins Studio: Republic Pictures Total Copies: 5 Genres: Fantasy, Sword-and-Sorcery, Fantasy Adventure See Also: Highlander 2 [Special Edition]

At the end of Highlander, Juan Ramirez (Sean Connery) died and Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) was rendered mortal. "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. 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. 40 years later, Connor is an elderly man with liver spots, heading out for the opera. Then there is a flashback of Connor recalling his halcyon days on the planet Zeist hundreds of years earlier. Back on Zeist, Connor and Ramirez led a futile coup against the ruling dictator, Katana (Michael Ironside), that caused them to be banished to Earth. Back in the future, Katana sends a pair of wacky goons to kill Connor. When Connor lops off their heads, he is now young again...and immortal. Just the right time to meet the attractive scientist Louise Marcus (Virginia Madsen), who has discovered that the shield around the earth is no longer needed since the ozone layer has repaired itself. But, unfortunately, the shield is in the clutches of an evil cartel who wants to control the earth's resources. Connor and Louise team up to battle the cartel while Katana sends out more emissaries to get Connor. Ramirez, although supposedly dead, also makes an appearance in the 21st century -- garbed in full Scottish regalia. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Christopher Lambert - Connor MacLeod
Sean Connery - Juan Villa-Lobos Ramirez
Virginia Madsen - Louise Marcus
Michael Ironside - General Katana
John C. McGinley - David Blake
Allan Rich - Alan Neyman

Filmed in Argentina, and including a waterworks locale shipped there from Scotland, The Renegade Version is a 1991 remake of the original Highlander 2 (The Quickening), a film shortened by insurance problems, booed in the theaters, and rejected by most Highlander fans. Equipped with three new scenes and 19 additional minutes of footage, this re-edited, 2:35:1, THX, widescreen DVD boasts crisp sound, digital remastering, touched-up special effects, and impressive graphic recolorization. Other features include a 22-minute documentary in which the filmmakers show their behind-the-scenes wizardry and say nice things about each other; a section of photo stills; AC-3 Dolby Digital Sound; and a film-length, scene-by-scene, informal audio accompaniment by the director and producers. Also includes English captioning and Spanish subtitles. ~ Craig Chalquist, All Movie Guide