The Crow (1994)

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

Director:

Alex Proyas

Writers:

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

Stars:

Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis

5 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brandon Lee	...	Eric
Rochelle Davis	...	Sarah
Ernie Hudson	...	Albrecht
Michael Wincott	...	Top Dollar
Bai Ling	...	Myca
Sofia Shinas	...	Shelly
Anna Thomson	...	Darla
David Patrick Kelly	...	T-Bird
Angel David	...	Skank
Laurence Mason	...	Tin Tin
Michael Massee	...	Funboy
Tony Todd	...	Grange
Jon Polito	...	Gideon
Bill Raymond	...	Mickey
Marco Rodríguez	...	Torres

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.

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Plot Keywords:

back from the dead | vigilante | crime boss | gothic | star died during filming | 

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Taglines:

Believe in angels.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally Funboy (Michael Massee) was not supposed to fire a gun at Brandon Lee's character (which ultimately led to Lee's death). It was changed at the last minute by director Alex Proyas

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Goofs

Children's flashlights on Eric's face.

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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

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Alternate Versions

Two 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.

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Connections

Referenced in Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)

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Soundtracks

Darkness
Performed and Produced by Rage Against the Machine
Courtesy of Epic Associated
Written and Arranged by Rage Against the Machine
Lyrics written by Zack de la Rocha
©1993 Sony Songs Inc./Retribution Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corporation/Pressmancherryblossom (BMI)

User Reviews

One Amazing Film, With A Mezmerizing Performance From Brandon Lee!

This is one amazing film, with a mesmerizing performance from Brandon Lee!. It's visually appealing, extremely well made, with amazing performances all around!. Loved the score, too, it fit with the film well, and there's plenty of action to go around as well. Michael Wincott is, very menacing as the main villain, and was perfect for the part. The flashbacks were very cool, however i wished, i could see more of Shelley's character. The Directiing is outstanding!. Alex Proyas does an outstanding job here, creating lots of, dark atmosphere, great use of the rain machine,cool visuals, and keeping the pace,action packed, and engrossing all the way!. The film is very violent, but not all of it is bloody. We get several knives in the chest, knife in the hand, lots of gunshot wounds, some bloody, some not, hole through hand, 2 slashings, slit throat,2 bloody impallings, sword in the neck and a crow pecks a girls eyes out. The Acting is WONDERFUL!. Brandon Lee, gives an Oscar worthy performance here, he is completely mesmerizing, creepy,kicks that ass and, just thought he was too cool, his AMAZING AMAZING performance here, will always be remembered, what happened too him was a tragedy, and i for one will never forget him!. Rochelle Davis is awesome here, and is very likable,her and Brandon, had very good chemistry and is one of the best kid actors out there!, especially since she hasn't acted since then!. Ernie Hudson, is terrific as the Sgt., very likable, and very convincing. Michael Wincott, is great as the main villain, i loved his voice, and he was very menacing!. Sofia Shinas, is very good as Shelley, however, she didn't have much screen time, but was great when on screen. Overall a MUST SEE at all costs!. ***** out of 5

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Crow

Filming Locations:

Roanoke Cement Factory - 6411 Ideal Cement Road, Castle Hayne, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,774,332, 15 May 1994

Gross USA:

$50,693,129

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$50,693,129

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crowvision Inc., Edward R. Pressman Film, Entertainment Media Investment Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min 98 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1