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The Crow

  • 1994
  • R
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
190K
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Brandon Lee in The Crow (1994)
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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
    • Alex Proyas
  • Writers
    • James O'Barr
    • David J. Schow
    • John Shirley
  • Stars
    • Brandon Lee
    • Michael Wincott
    • Rochelle Davis
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    190K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    843
    117
    • Director
      • Alex Proyas
    • Writers
      • James O'Barr
      • David J. Schow
      • John Shirley
    • Stars
      • Brandon Lee
      • Michael Wincott
      • Rochelle Davis
    • 683User reviews
    • 160Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations

    Videos3

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    Bruce Willis, Brandon Lee, Mickey Rourke, Benicio Del Toro, Jessica Alba, and Clive Owen in The Crow (1994)
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    Brandon Lee
    Brandon Lee
    • Eric
    Michael Wincott
    Michael Wincott
    • Top Dollar
    Rochelle Davis
    • Sarah
    Ernie Hudson
    Ernie Hudson
    • Albrecht
    Bai Ling
    Bai Ling
    • Myca
    Sofia Shinas
    Sofia Shinas
    • Shelly
    Anna Thomson
    Anna Thomson
    • Darla
    David Patrick Kelly
    David Patrick Kelly
    • T-Bird
    Angel David
    Angel David
    • Skank
    Laurence Mason
    Laurence Mason
    • Tin Tin
    Michael Massee
    Michael Massee
    • Funboy
    Tony Todd
    Tony Todd
    • Grange
    Jon Polito
    Jon Polito
    • Gideon
    Bill Raymond
    Bill Raymond
    • Mickey
    Marco Rodríguez
    Marco Rodríguez
    • Torres
    Kim Sykes
    Kim Sykes
    • Annabella
    Rock Taulbee
    • Lead Cop
    Norman Max Maxwell
    • Roscoe
    • (as Norman 'Max' Maxwell)
    • Director
      • Alex Proyas
    • Writers
      • James O'Barr
      • David J. Schow
      • John Shirley
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Although 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.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Sarah: [voiceover] If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits opened with the message "For Brandon and Eliza".
    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: That's Entertainment III/3 Ninjas Kick Back/Being Human/Dream Lover/Kika (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Burn
      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)

    User reviews683

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    "Suddenly I heard a tapping, as of someone gently rapping...at my chamber door"
    THE CROW, like 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY separates those who see from those who do not! (who CANNOT). Alex Proyas will never achieve anything close to this masterpiece again and if Brandon Lee HAD to die, then there could never have been a better time and place (do not misinterpret my words or meaning here). Personally, I shall for ever be indebted to him for what he has left...a performance in a film that challenges, implores, conjures, paints. A surreal landscape of good and evil in almost equal proportions.

    I am no Goth, have never read the original comic strip, nor do I wish to. I simply regret watching the unspeakably pathetic and inappropriate sequels...do not make the same mistake!

    For all its grotesque violence, seediness and Gothic degeneracy, THE CROW is a pure love story, so pure, that even immersed within the blackest of adult fairy-tales its power cannot be dampened or lessened. Eric Draven's spiritual pursuit of those who murdered his beautiful girlfriend is less of a revenge story and more a reminder that karma balances out in the end.

    Perhaps the best performance, other than that of the crow itself, is from Michael Wincott, a very underrated actor, as the incarnately evil gang leader. It is the role of a lifetime for him.

    If I were in a position that I could see only two films again for the rest of my life, they would be 2001 and THE CROW. At no stage would I ever subsequently be able to say that I had seen EVERYTHING that either had to offer.
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    • Nov 5, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 13, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Quạ Đen
    • Filming locations
      • EUE/Screen Gems Studios - 1223 N 23rd Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Crowvision Inc.
      • Entertainment Media Investment Corporation
      • Image Comics
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $50,693,129
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,774,332
      • May 15, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,694,671
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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