RELEASE INFO
PhineasBg and Nighthawks Fan Videos
Present -
HIGHLANDER II: The Quickening - The Restored Early European Version
AKA: The original 100 minute European theatrical lost version
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
Description: Sequel to 1986's Highlander, in which Christopher Lambert reprises his role as Connor MacLeod, a member of the alien race known as "Immortals," banished to Earth from his home planet Zeist some 500 years ago. In the year 1999, Lambert owns a corporation that has created a shield to protect the Earth following the depletion of the ozone layer. But the shield is seized by an evil cartel, and Virginia Madsen plays a scientist who assists MacLeod in his mission to destroy the cartel. Sean Connery also reprises his role from Highlander as the Scottish Immortal named Ramirez
FACTS ABOUT THIS VERSION:
A different version of HIGHLANDER II : THE QUICKENING appeared in Europe in or around 1990, the editing for this version was funded by Nigel Green of Entertainment Productions along with Panzer and Davis. This version had the input of the director and producers and is much truer to the original script. The film contains over ten minutes of additional footage which helps the story immensely (including what happened to Brenda, Conner's girlfriend from the first film) and the narrative is edited together much better than the American version. The (British) European version of HIGHLANDER II has only been seen in America on poor quality bootlegs and usually not in english so most fans are not aware of its existence.
By far the most interesting aspect of the (BV) European Version is the fact that it contains the original ending of HIGHLANDER II as it was found in the script. Bill Panzer said that he and Peter Davis had paid out of their own pockets at the time to shoot this ending. They did this because they believed so strongly in the ending but its reception by audiences was apparently less than overwhelming. The scene takes place on the beach after Conner has destroyed the Shield and the Shield Generator burns in the distance.
ABOUT THIS RELEASE:
This version is a restoration of the original European version of the film which was only scene briefly to European audiences.
Also included on the disc is a restored French trailer which was previously available on an OOP French DVD. The French trailer no longer has subtitles.
Some notable differences -
-Alternate Dialog
-Alternate Musical Cues
-Alternate Footage
-The Original Intended Ending
DVD EDITION DETAILS:
Running time: 100 Minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 NTSC 16:9
Spoken languages: English
Subtitles: None
EXTRAS:
Static Menus
Restored French Trailer
About this DVD
Special Thanks to Fanfiltration and all who have contributed on this project.
Information used here to describe this version can be found at -
http://www.figmentfly.com/published/highlander2article.html
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