The Crow: Salvation (2000)

Alex Corvis returns to the world of the living to solve the murder of a young woman that he was wrongly accused of.

Director:

Bharat Nalluri

Writers:

James O'Barr (comic book series), Chip Johannessen

Stars:

Kirsten Dunst, William Atherton, Debbie Fan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kirsten Dunst	...	Erin Randall
William Atherton	...	Nathan Randall
Debbie Fan	...	Barbara Chen
Eric Mabius	...	Alex Corvis
Grant Shaud	...	Peter Walsh
David Jean Thomas	...	Mercer
Gabrielle Woods	...	Old Woman
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	...	Lauren Randall
David H. Stevens	...	Tommy Leonard (as David Stevens)
Dale Midkiff	...	Vincent Erlich
Bill Mondy	...	Phillip Dutton
Walton Goggins	...	Stan Roberts
Tim DeKay	...	Martin Toomey
Robby Robinson	...	Minister
Tony Larimer	...	Warden

Storyline

The third entry in 'The Crow' series follows Alex Corvis, who was framed for the murder of his girlfriend and is executed. he is then brought back from the dead by a crow when the legend says 'Love is stronger than death'. He returns to discover that a corrupt police force is behind her murder and for him to go after the killers, he must find out the mystery behind everything that happened.

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Plot Keywords:

salt lake city utah | escape from prison | murder | police | death | 

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Taglines:

For Vengeance, For Justice, For Love.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong violence, and for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co Produktions KG Official site

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Crow 3

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward R. Pressman Film, Fallen Bird Productions Inc., IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 22 mins) The lines "Only Forever?" come from the original graphic novel.

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Goofs

(at around 39 mins) Peter, the attorney, receives a note to move a piece on the chess board. The notation is Q-B5 (Queen to Bishop 5.) However, the move he actually makes is Q-R4 (Queen to Rook 4.) The part about the King being in check is correct.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Newscaster: [voiceover] You join us live outside the state prison to witness the arrival of Nathan and Erin Randall, the father and sister of the murdered Lauren Randall. The impending state execution of Alex Corvis may provide the Randalls, and what seems the majority of this crowd, with some form of justice.

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Crazy Credits

Final credits end revealing the drawing of a crow.

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Connections

References Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

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Soundtracks

Big God
Performed by Monster Magnet
Courtesy of A&M Records under license from Universal Music Special Markets
Written by David Wyndorf (as Dave Wyndorf)
Published by Bull God Music Inc./Universal-Songs of Polygram Int'l, Inc. (BMI)

User Reviews

A fine sequel

The Crow was a great film. COA was a good film. Salvation lies somewhere in between them.

The acting, though crapped on by the majority, was pretty good. Eric Mabius played a good crow, who seemed to enjoy his powers a bit and had some witty superhero-esque lines. Kirsten Dunst was nowhere near as bad as others have said she was. Actually she was damn good. Fred Ward was a GREAT bad guy, rivaling Michael Wincott from the first film. The supporting cast all filled their roles well.

Some people complain about the dialouge being terrble. Not really. Some of it was good, some of it was simply plain. One scene that stood out as absolutely terrible is the scene where Corvus persuades Erin Randell to keep her sister's necklace. I can think of ten different ways that scene could have been written better with dialogue that was not CHEESY.

There is plenty of good stuff in this film. We have a GREAT execution scene in the beginning, plenty of action,a hero you could feel sorry for, some good drama, and, yes, for all you perverts, this does have the T&A that is typical of a crow film.

If you're a fan of the franchise and not looking for anything new to be added, then you'll like this. If you didn't like the first one or are expecting something completely originally, then you should skip. I'd rank this film a 9