The Crow (1994)

Director:

Alex Proyas

Writers (WGA):

James O'Barr (comic book series and comic strip)
David J. Schow (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

11 May 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

It Can't Rain All The Time

Plot:

A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder.

Plot Keywords:

Crow | Death | The Crow | Revenge | Halloween

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 27

11:00 PM

SYFY

Cast

Brandon Lee	...	Eric Draven
Rochelle Davis	...	Sarah
Ernie Hudson	...	Sergeant Albrecht
Michael Wincott	...	Top Dollar
Ling Bai	...	Myca (as Bai Ling)
Sofia Shinas	...	Shelly Webster
Anna Levine	...	Darla (as Anna Thomson)
David Patrick Kelly	...	T-Bird
Angel David	...	Skank
Laurence Mason	...	Tin Tin
Michael Massee	...	Funboy
Tony Todd	...	Grange
Jon Polito	...	Gideon, Pawn Shop Owner
Bill Raymond	...	Mickey, Lunch Stand Owner
Marco Rodríguez	...	Torres, Homicide Detective
Kim Sykes	...	Annabella
Rock Taulbee	...	Lead Cop
Norman Max Maxwell	...	Roscoe (as Norman 'Max' Maxwell)
Jeff Cadiente	...	Waldo
Henry Kingi Jr.	...	MJ
Erik Stabenau	...	Speeg
Cassandra Lawton	...	Newscaster
Lou Criscuolo	...	Uniform Cop #1
Todd Brenner	...	Paramedic #1
Joe West	...	Paramedic #2
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Sanchez (as Tom Rosales)
Jeff Imada	...	Braeden
Tierre Turner	...	Jugger
Tim Parati	...	Bad Ass Criminal
Matt Adler	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Spencer Garrett	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Charles Bazaldua	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Barbara Harris	...	Additional Voice (voice) (as Barbara Iley)
Jennifer Blanc	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Kathleen Kane	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Theodore Borders	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Carlyle King	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Joseph Chapman	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Phillip Lucier	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Holly Dorff	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Peter Lurie	...	Voice (eric draven) (voice)
Judi M. Durand	...	Additional Voice (voice) (as Judi Durand)
J. Lamont Pope	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Greg Finley	...	Additional Voice (voice)
David Randolph	...	Additional Voice (voice) (as David J. Randolph)
Vernon Scott	...	Additional Voice (voice)
James Goodall	...	Medicine
Brad Laner	...	Medicine
James Putnam	...	Medicine
Eddie Ruscha	...	Medicine
Elizabeth Thompson	...	Medicine
Marston Daley	...	My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
Laura Gomel	...	My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
Rachel Hollingsworth	...	My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
Charles Levi	...	My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
Mark McCabe	...	My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
Frank Nardiello	...	My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Berryman	...	Skull Cowboy (scenes deleted)
Phoebe Dollar	...	Extra (uncredited)
Dale Frye	...	Thug with Beret in boardroom (uncredited)
James O'Barr	...	Robber (uncredited)
Hamilton Perkins	...	Bouncer (uncredited)
Kai Portman	...	Thug in boardroom (uncredited)
Henry Rollins	...	Car driver (uncredited)
David J. Schow	...	Shooter #2 in boardroom (uncredited)

Directed by
Alex Proyas

Writing credits (WGA)
James O'Barr		(comic book series and comic strip)
David J. Schow		(screenplay) and
John Shirley		(screenplay)

Produced by
Sherman L. Baldwin	....	executive producer
Caldecot Chubb	....	co-producer
Gregory A. Gale	....	associate producer
Grant Hill	....	associate producer
James A. Janowitz	....	co-producer
Jeff Most	....	producer
Edward R. Pressman	....	producer
Robert L. Rosen	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
Dariusz Wolski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dov Hoenig
M. Scott Smith		(as Scott Smith)

Casting by
Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith

Production Design by
Alex McDowell

Art Direction by
Simon Murton

Set Decoration by
Marthe Pineau

Costume Design by
Arianne Phillips

Makeup Department
Lance Anderson	....	special makeup effects artist
Scott Coulter	....	special makeup effects assistant
Sandra S. Orsolyak	....	assistant makeup artist
Rick Pour	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Gregory A. Gale	....	post-production supervisor
Grant Hill	....	unit production manager
Ric Rondell	....	unit production manager: added scenes
Gregory G. Woertz	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephanie Fowler Adams	....	additional second assistant director (as Stephanie Adams)
Steve E. Andrews	....	first assistant director (as Steve Andrews)
Randall LaFollette	....	second assistant director (as Randy LaFoulette)
Andrew Mason	....	second unit director
Chemen Ochoa	....	additional second assistant director
Danielle Rigby	....	additional second assistant director
Chad Rosen	....	second second assistant director
Jay Tobias	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Cynthia E. Williams	....	additional second assistant director (as Cynthia Williams)

Art Department
William Barclay	....	set designer
Tim Eckel	....	set designer
Beth Giles	....	buyer
Geoffrey S. Grimsman	....	assistant art director
John D. Kretschmer	....	lead man
Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur	....	property master (as Tantar LeViseur)
Judeth Lowey	....	set designer
James F. Oñate	....	scenic foreman
Daniel Samppala	....	set dresser
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction coordinator
Hanna Strauss	....	storyboard artist
Birdie Talanca	....	construction buyer
Kathy Brunswick	....	construction buyer (uncredited)
Jeffrey A. Hughes	....	on-set dresser: second unit (uncredited)
Brian Kontz	....	plaster gangboss (uncredited)
Alisa Lumbreras	....	stand-by scenic artist (uncredited)
Larry Sauls	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Brian Stultz	....	scenic chargeman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bud Alper	....	sound recordist
Gene Ashbrook	....	boom operator
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor (as Chris Assells)
Robert Batha	....	foley editor
Ishmell Curry	....	assistant sound editor
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Gerard	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (as Thomas P. Gerard)
Armond Ghzanian	....	assistant sound editor
Marilyn Graf	....	adr mixer
Dan Hegeman	....	dialogue editor
Amy S. Hoffberg	....	sound effects editor (as Amy Hoffberg)
Matthew Iadarola	....	supervising re-recording mixer
David Kneupper	....	sound designer: crow voice
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor (as Mark A. Lanza)
Peter J. Lehman	....	sound effects editor (as Peter Lehman)
Dan Marshall	....	assistant sound editor
Dave McMoyler	....	supervising sound editor
Brian McPherson	....	sound designer (as Brian McPhearson)
Anthony Miceli	....	additional sound recordist
John Miceli	....	supervising sound editor (as John J. Miceli)
Glenn T. Morgan	....	dialogue editor
Scott Mosteller	....	sound effects editor
Tim Philben	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joseph Phillips	....	supervising sound designer
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Ken Polk)
Doug Reed	....	foley artist
John Rice	....	assistant sound editor
John Rotondi	....	sound engineer: Y4
Joseph T. Sabella	....	foley artist
Patrick N. Sellers	....	dialogue editor (as Patrick Sellers)
Rodney Sharp	....	assistant sound editor
Jeff Watts	....	dialogue editor
Kim Waugh	....	additional sound recordist

Special Effects by
Scott Coulter	....	special effects makeup
Christopher A. Debiec	....	special effects technician
Ray O. Hardesty	....	special effects technician
J.B. Jones	....	special effects
John Patteson	....	special effects technician
Scott Patton	....	sculptor
James L. Roberts	....	special effects foreman (as James Roberts)
Sandy Collora	....	concept artist/sculptor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mark Axton	....	visual effects coordinator (as Mark R. Axton)
Shawn Broes	....	visual effects editor
Howard Burdick	....	visual effects technical supervisor (as Howard Burdich)
Bill Cochran	....	miniature special effects assistant (second unit pickups: DQI)
Chuck Comisky	....	visual effects
Michael Condro	....	motion control programmer/operator
Heather Davis	....	compositor
Karen deJong	....	digital matte artist (as Karen de Jong)
Jinnie Eddlemon	....	model maker
Mark Galvin	....	visual effects executive producer (as Mark M. Galvin)
Blaine Kennison	....	compositor
Tim Landry	....	visual effects technical supervisor
Ron Longo	....	compositor
Andrew Mason	....	visual effects supervisor
David McCullough	....	visual effects producer (as David H. McCullough)
James D. McGeachy	....	model maker (as James McGeachy)
Derrick Mitchell	....	visual effects editor
John Murrah	....	compositor (as John T. Murrah)
Mary Nelson	....	compositor
Patrick Phillips	....	digital rotoscope artist
Jason Piccioni	....	imaging technician
Alexander Pitt	....	compositor (as Alexander R. Pitt)
Gus Ramsden	....	model coordinator
Olivier Sarda	....	digital rotoscope artist
Robert Scifo	....	digital matte artist (as Bob Scifo)
Eric Shipper Jr.	....	model maker
Eric Skipper	....	chief model maker
Eric Skipper	....	model maker
Robert Stadd	....	visual effects producer: miniatures
Michael Talarico	....	miniatures director of photography
Michael Talarico	....	motion control director of photography
Melissa Taylor	....	visual effects production manager
Richard Wright	....	model maker
Manuel Rey Gonzalez	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Bobby Bass	....	stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunts (as Ken Bates)
Sandy Berumen	....	stunts
Simone Boisseree	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Jeff Cadiente	....	stunts
Steven Chambers	....	stunts (as Steve Chambers)
John Copeman	....	stunt double
Tracey Cuesta	....	stunts
Chris Durand	....	stunts
Dale Frye	....	stunts
Shannon Gordon	....	stunt performer
Al Goto	....	stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunts
Brian Imada	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunt coordinator
Matt Johnston	....	stunts
Dean Mumford	....	stunts
Alan Oliney	....	stunts
Erik Rondell	....	stunts (as Eric Rondell)
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)
Gilbert Rosales	....	stunts
Lori Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Chad Stahelski	....	stunts (as Chad Storelson)
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunts
John Stoneham Sr.	....	stunts
Ric Roman Waugh	....	stunts (as Ric Waugh)
Chris Durand	....	stunt double: Michael Wincott (uncredited)
Steve Hart	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Imada	....	stunt advisor: Mr. Lee (uncredited)
Scott Mactavish	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Chad Stahelski	....	stunt double: Brandon Lee (reshoots only) (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ken Arlidge	....	camera operator
John Cambria	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
George Hesse	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
W.D. Hill	....	rigging grip
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse	....	key grip
Charles Laughon	....	video assist
Claudio Miranda	....	chief lighting technician
Cristiano Palermi	....	rigging electrician
Mike Satrazemis	....	seconds assistant camera
Jeffery J. Tufano	....	camera operator: second unit
Marilou Vetter	....	assistant camera
Troy N. Wade	....	dolly grip
Rick Wiley	....	key grip: second unit
Robert Zuckerman	....	key art photographer
Robert Zuckerman	....	still photographer
Ed Blakely	....	video assist operator: second unit (uncredited)
Daniel R. Haizlip	....	grip (uncredited)
Charles 'Tom' Hinson	....	dolly grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Craig Fincannon	....	extras casting
Jennifer Low Sauer	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roberta Bilé	....	set costumer
Darryl Levine	....	costume supervisor
Marina Marit	....	costumer
Alice Powell	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Sonny Baskin	....	additional editor
Matthew Booth	....	first assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
John Finklea	....	second assistant editor
Michael J. Harker	....	post-production consultant
Patrick Paul Mullane	....	assistant editor
Stephen R. Sheridan	....	color timer (as Steve Sheridan)
Craig Wood	....	additional editor (as Craig Woods)
Gargano Andrea	....	final colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Dick Bernstein	....	music editor (as Richard Bernstein)
Jolene Cherry	....	music supervisor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Jeff Most	....	executive music producer
Jeff Most	....	executive producer: soundtrack album
Beriau Picard	....	assistant music editor
Jane Siberry	....	musician
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator
Philip Tallman	....	assistant music editor
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer
Brian Williams	....	composer: additional music
Brian Williams	....	music designer

Transportation Department
Edwin Bowden Jr.	....	driver
Lee Siler	....	transportation coordinator
Scott Siler	....	driver (uncredited)
Sonya Tomaro	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Clyde D. Baisey	....	medic
Darryl Chan	....	on set trainer: Brandon Lee
Gary Gero	....	crow wrangler (as Garry Gero)
Eliza Hutton	....	assistant: Mr. Lee
Jeff Imada	....	fight choreographer
Roger Kass	....	finance and production legal
Dione Kirby	....	medic
Brandon Lee	....	fight choreographer
Larry Madrid	....	animal trainer
Zita Mazzola	....	production coordinator: second unit
Christopher Otto	....	assistant: Mr. Pressman
John Patteson	....	armorer
Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan	....	script supervisor
Jennifer Roth	....	production coordinator
Roger Schumacher	....	animal trainer
Jason Davids Scott	....	unit publicist (as Jason D. Scott)
Durk Tyndall	....	millman
James P. Warren	....	animal trainer

Production Companies

• Crowvision Inc.
• Edward R. Pressman Film
• Entertainment Media Investment Corporation
• Jeff Most Productions
• Miramax Films

Distributors

• Miramax Films (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Dimension Films (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1994) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (1994) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1994) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (1994) (UK) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• ContentFilm International (1994) (worldwide) (all media) (sales agency)
• Finnkino (1995) (Finland) (VHS)
• Medusa Video (Italy) (VHS)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Brazil) (all media)

Special Effects

• Dream Quest Images (miniatures)
• International Creative Effects (optical effects)
• Motion Pixel Corporation (digital compositing)

Other Companies

• Acme Soundworks Studio  sound transfers (as Acme Soundworks)
• Atlantic Records  soundtrack published by
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Carolco Studios Inc.  studio facilities
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color (as Deluxe)
• International Creative Effects  opticals
• Interscope Records  soundtrack published by
• J.B. & Associates Inc.  adr and foley stages
• Joe Dunton & Company International  camera and lens equipment (as Joe Dunton & Co.)
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• NT Audio Visual  optical negative
• RTV Video  video transfers
• Skywalker Sound  sound post-production
• Summit Entertainment  sales
• Todd-AO Studios (East)  adr and foley stages
• True Sound Inc.  sound editing
• Varèse Sarabande  score album published by

MPAA:

Rated R for a great amount of strong violence and language, and for drug use and some sexuality.

Runtime:

102 min | Germany:98 min (cut version) | Australia:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Hungary:16 | Finland:K-16 (1994) (cut) (video rating) | Finland:K-18 (1994) (theatrical release) | Finland:K-18 (1999) (uncut) (video re-rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:16 | Italy:VM14 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Crowvision Inc.

Trivia:

Although the tone of the film is very similar to the comic, there were many changes. In the comics, Top Dollar is a member of T-Bird's gang as opposed to heading up crime in the city. Myca and Grange were also not present in the comic and there was never any mention about the crow being a power source. Also in the comic, Skank was not involved in the murders of Eric and Shelly, instead a character named Tom-Tom was. Sarah also served a minor role, first meeting Eric after his death and Albrecht as he appears in the movie is a combination of a street officer named Albrecht in the comics and Police Captain Hook. Another major change is Eric is a mechanic in the comic and his last name was never mentioned. He was changed to a musician as an homage to all the music references James O'Barr had in the comic. In the comic, the murders are actually a twist of bad luck with T-Bird's gang while high on drugs ambushing Eric and Shelly when their car breaks down. And in the comic, Eric is actually the one who lasts for thirty hours of intensive care with most of the events implied as possibly being a revenge fantasy as he lies in a coma.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Eric Draven returns home for the first time after his resurrection, the camera pans past the crow. When the crow is out of the frame, we hear the sound of its wings fluttering, even though the shadow stays still.

Quotes:

Top Dollar: It's all been done before, you see what I'm sayin'?
Bad Ass Criminal: That's no reason to quit.
Top Dollar: Wrong. Best reason to quit. *Only* reason to quit.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers (2007) (V)

A masterpiece of cinematic wizardry

Alex Proyas milks the plot for all its worth and places The Crow beyond an average thriller and into the realm of motion picture brilliance. A heart warming tale backed up with enough gore and action to keep hard core violence fanatics interested. This stands The Crow as a masterpiece of cinematic wizardry, that is sure to impress even the most critical of viewers.