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The Crow (1994) 7.6
A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder. Director:Alex ProyasWriters:James O'Barr (comic book series and comic strip), David J. Schow (screenplay), 1 more credit » |
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Rochelle Davis | ... | |
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A poetic guitarist Eric Draven is brought back to life by a crow a year after he and his fiancée are murdered. The crow guides him through the land of the living, and leads him to his killers: knife thrower Tin-tin, drugetic Funboy, car buff T-Bird, and the unsophisticated Skank. One by one, Eric gives these thugs a taste of their own medicine. However their leader Top-Dollar, a world-class crime lord who will dispatch his enemies with a Japanese sword and joke about it later, will soon learn the legend of the crow and the secret to the vigilante's invincibility. Written by Don Hoffman
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Real love is forever. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for a great amount of strong violence and language, and for drug use and some sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 May 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
O Corvo See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,239,493 (UK) (17 June 1994)Gross:
£2,540,924 (UK) (15 July 1994)Company Credits
Production Co:
Crowvision Inc., Edward R. Pressman Film, Entertainment Media Investment Corporation See more »
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Sarah: [voiceover] People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.
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Written by William Reid and Jim Reid
Performed by The Jesus & Mary Chain
Courtesy of Blanco Y Negro/American Recordings
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The incendiary device which Eric drops in T-Bird's lap is a white phosphorous grenade. When it detonates it burns at 2500 degrees Fahrenheit. See more »Goofs
Black cable visible on guy Eric kicks out of a chair and through a window. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Sarah: [voiceover] People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.
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Crazy Credits
For Brandon and Eliza See more »Soundtracks
"SNAKEDRIVER"Written by William Reid and Jim Reid
Performed by The Jesus & Mary Chain
Courtesy of Blanco Y Negro/American Recordings
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The Crow is an excellent tragic film made even more tragic by the real life tragedies surrounding the film (Brandon Lee's death during filming, and the fact that the story is a result of James O'Barr's personal loss of his fiancée). Based on a very dark comic book, the film has the same dark feel. The movie does deviate from the comic book in some points, but in general is fairly faithful. If you can get it, I would recommend the DVD Collector's set with the 2 DVD version of The Crow (just to see the interview with James O'Barr is worth the price).
The story is a basically about revenge from beyond the grave, and how true love is forever. The movie has a good (but fairly basic) plot, excellent action sequences, and very good casting. Brandon Lee gives a good performance (not excellent, but good), as does Ernie Hudson. The supporting villains are excellent in their villainy, and you do feel better when they get it in the end. But the real star of this film is the mood and the feel. It feels gritty, bleak, and depressing, but surprisingly uplifting at the end. Alex Proyas did an excellent job of transferring this feeling from the book onto celluloid. All in all, one of the best comic book to film translations I have ever seen.
You do not have to be familiar with the comic book to thoroughly enjoy this film (like you do with some other comic book adaptations).
Rating : 4.5 out of 5