Highlander II: The Quickening
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Highlander II: The Quickening is a 1991 science fiction–fantasy film and controversial sequel to the original Highlander, widely criticized for its convoluted plot and drastic changes to the series’ mythology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Highlander II: The Quickening canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Highlander II: The Quickening Context triple: [Michael Ironside, appearedIn, Highlander II: The Quickening]
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A.
Highlander
Highlander is a 1986 fantasy-action film about immortal warriors battling through the centuries, which became a cult classic and launched a multimedia franchise.
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B.
Highlanders
Highlanders is the nickname for the athletic teams representing the University of California, Riverside in NCAA competition.
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C.
Highlanders
The Highlanders are a professional rugby union team based in New Zealand’s South Island that competes in the Super Rugby competition.
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D.
Dragonheart
Dragonheart is a 1996 fantasy adventure film renowned for its groundbreaking CGI dragon and the voice performance of Sean Connery.
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E.
Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke is a 1985 fantasy adventure film blending romance and medieval magic, directed by Richard Donner and starring Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Matthew Broderick.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Highlander II: The Quickening Target entity description: Highlander II: The Quickening is a 1991 science fiction–fantasy film and controversial sequel to the original Highlander, widely criticized for its convoluted plot and drastic changes to the series’ mythology.
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A.
Highlander
Highlander is a 1986 fantasy-action film about immortal warriors battling through the centuries, which became a cult classic and launched a multimedia franchise.
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B.
Highlanders
Highlanders is the nickname for the athletic teams representing the University of California, Riverside in NCAA competition.
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C.
Highlanders
The Highlanders are a professional rugby union team based in New Zealand’s South Island that competes in the Super Rugby competition.
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D.
Dragonheart
Dragonheart is a 1996 fantasy adventure film renowned for its groundbreaking CGI dragon and the voice performance of Sean Connery.
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E.
Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke is a 1985 fantasy adventure film blending romance and medieval magic, directed by Richard Donner and starring Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Matthew Broderick.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| antagonist | General Katana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Highlander characters by Gregory Widen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Phil Meheux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely panned by critics ⓘ |
| director | Russell Mulcahy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Interstar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Honess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Highlander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternateVersion |
Highlander II: Special Edition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highlander II: The Renegade Version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Connor MacLeod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Stewart Copeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
negative critical reception
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portraying immortals as aliens from Zeist ⓘ radical revision of Highlander mythology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Highlander film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Peter S. Davis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William N. Panzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Davis-Panzer Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991-10-30 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 91 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Brenda Wyatt
NERFINISHED
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Brian Clemens NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter S. Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ William N. Panzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Earth
NERFINISHED
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planet Zeist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInYear | 2024 ⓘ |
| starring |
Christopher Lambert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John C. McGinley NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Ironside NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Connery NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Madsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Brian Clemens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Highlander II: The Quickening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Highlander II: The Quickening Description of subject: Highlander II: The Quickening is a 1991 science fiction–fantasy film and controversial sequel to the original Highlander, widely criticized for its convoluted plot and drastic changes to the series’ mythology.
Referenced by (5)
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