The filming of Highlander II : The Quickening was affected by the status of Argentina , which had hyperinflation and food shortage , which resulted in riots and looting in stores and supermarkets , during the last part of the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín ( between May and June 1989 ) .
According to the documentary Highlander II : Seduced by Argentina , the film ’ s apparent poor performance is partially a result of the bonding company ’ s interference with the work of director Russell Mulcahy as well as economic problems within Argentina itself ] ] , the location where the movie was filmed ; at a time when the country was suffering from rampant hyperinflation and food shortage , which resulted in a series of riots and related episodes of looting in stores and supermarkets in Argentina , during the last part of the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín ( between May and June 1989 ) .
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