A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder.A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder.A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder.
- Director
- Writers
- James O'Barr(comic book series and comic strip)
- David J. Schow(screenplay)
- John Shirley(screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- James O'Barr(comic book series and comic strip)
- David J. Schow(screenplay)
- John Shirley(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 5 wins & 7 nominations
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Norman Max Maxwell
- Roscoeas Roscoe
- (as Norman 'Max' Maxwell)
- Director
- Writers
- James O'Barr(comic book series and comic strip)
- David J. Schow(screenplay)
- John Shirley(screenplay)
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
- All cast & crew
Storyline
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. —Don Hoffman
- Taglines
- It Can't Rain All The Time.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for a great amount of strong violence and language, and for drug use and some sexuality
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough he was not at fault for the death of Brandon Lee, Michael Massee stopped acting for a year because he was so traumatized by the incident. (His next film was a small role in Se7en (1995).) Up until his death in 2016, he had never watched the film.
- Goofs(at around 1h 29 mins) Shelly is shown being defibrillated while fully-clothed. Defibrillators are used only on bare skin.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits opened with the message "For Brandon and Eliza".
- Alternate versionsTwo different work prints are available. One is 122 minutes long and other is 103 minutes long. Some scenes that were cut for R rating are uncut in both of the work prints.
- SoundtracksBurn
Performed by The Cure
Courtesy of Fiction Records Ltd. (worldwide), Elektra Entertainment (in U.S. and Canada), Warner Music (Australia and New Zealand) and Polydor Records (all other territories)
Written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Boris Williams, Perry Bamonte
Produced by Robert Smith and Bryan 'Chuck' New
©1993 Fiction Songs Ltd. (ASCAP)
Top review
Tragic Events Make the Film All the More Haunting
The Crow (1994)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
A year after a vicious gang murders him and his fiancé, Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) returns from the dead to seek vengeance on them. I was just twelve years old when Lee was killed while making this movie and to this day I still remember very well what I was doing when I heard the news. I was actually riding back from Florida with my parents when the news broke and by the time THE CROW hit theaters I think everyone's level of excitement and sadness was rather high since we knew Lee ended up giving his life for this film. THE CROW, visually, is quite an impressive film and it's rather ironic that the real life death of Lee fit so closely with the death of the person he plays here. This is quite an exciting film to watch but there's no doubt that the haunted and sad events surrounding the movie actually help it. I think there's a very sad feeling throughout this movie and there's no question that the death also made for a very dark and haunting atmosphere. The entire film has a very cold and strange feel to it and I personally feel that a lot of it is due to what happened. We'll never know how well the film would be viewed had the tragic events not happened but as it stands the film really delivers a feeling unlike any other movie. Lee's performance is quite good in the lead as I thought he handled the action scenes quite well but he also did a very good job with the tortured character. Ernie Hudson is as dependable as always and the supporting players fit their roles nicely as well. The set design and cinematography are both top-notch and they really help the film's feel and emotion. THE CROW somewhat made Lee a legend and there's no question that the death contributed to the myth of the movie. At least Lee went all giving it his all in a film that I'm sure he would have been very proud of.
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
A year after a vicious gang murders him and his fiancé, Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) returns from the dead to seek vengeance on them. I was just twelve years old when Lee was killed while making this movie and to this day I still remember very well what I was doing when I heard the news. I was actually riding back from Florida with my parents when the news broke and by the time THE CROW hit theaters I think everyone's level of excitement and sadness was rather high since we knew Lee ended up giving his life for this film. THE CROW, visually, is quite an impressive film and it's rather ironic that the real life death of Lee fit so closely with the death of the person he plays here. This is quite an exciting film to watch but there's no doubt that the haunted and sad events surrounding the movie actually help it. I think there's a very sad feeling throughout this movie and there's no question that the death also made for a very dark and haunting atmosphere. The entire film has a very cold and strange feel to it and I personally feel that a lot of it is due to what happened. We'll never know how well the film would be viewed had the tragic events not happened but as it stands the film really delivers a feeling unlike any other movie. Lee's performance is quite good in the lead as I thought he handled the action scenes quite well but he also did a very good job with the tortured character. Ernie Hudson is as dependable as always and the supporting players fit their roles nicely as well. The set design and cinematography are both top-notch and they really help the film's feel and emotion. THE CROW somewhat made Lee a legend and there's no question that the death contributed to the myth of the movie. At least Lee went all giving it his all in a film that I'm sure he would have been very proud of.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Aug 24, 2012
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Quạ Đen
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $23,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $50,693,129
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,774,332
- May 15, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $50,693,227
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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