The Crow - WTF Happened To This Movie?

Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster, but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs.
In our latest episode we examine the tragic circumstances around the 1994 adaptation of James O'Barr's cult classic comic book, The Crow, which starred Brandon Lee in the title role and was directed by Alex Proyas. It was also the film that claimed his life after a tragic accident on a set riddled with issues from the start. After his death, it was unclear if the movie would ever see the light of day, but a number of circumstances finally brought it to theaters, creating a lasting legacy for Lee and the only filmed version of the character to leave a lasting impression on audiences, despite a number of sequels and even a short-lived TV series.
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#BrandonLee #TheCrow #WTF

[@TheOicyu812]

There is no doubt in my mind that Brandon Lee was on the brink of super stardom and would have gone on to be a huge celebrity had his life not been cut short.

[@leewright1]

Definitely.

[@bunwithattitude8281]

He was pretty much becoming just like his father sadly we’ll never get to see it 😔😔😔

[@eddiehjalmarsson5966]

The wachowskis considered Brandon to play neo in the matrix while writing.

[@ashscott6068]

Well, he was an infinitely better actor than his father, but he didn't have a fraction of the screen presence. Then again, screen presence isn't necessarily a good thing. Eric Draven is just a regular Joe who happens to be in a band. Bruce Lee, Arnie, Stallone, Eastwood, Van Damme...even (UGH) Seagal...they just have a presence about them that says "THIS is the hero", which isn't always what you want. I'm glad The Crow wasn't a Kung fu movie. I think anyone could do what Eric Draven did in that movie, once they realised they were immortal. So, yeah. I think he'd have been a star...but only if he stayed away from out-and-out martial arts movies.

[@RaikenXion]

Its true he would have been massive, so tragic, both father and son gone too soon.

[@doublep1980]

One thing worth mentioning: Brandon Lee´s stuntdouble was no other than Chad Stahelski. You may know him as one of the creators of the John Wick franchise. Stahelski was actually a good friend of Brandon Lee,they both trained martial arts at the Dan Inosanto Academy (Grandmaster Inosanto is Bruce Lee´s friend and student,who continued his legacy by teaching Bruce´s JKD fighting style,he actually tought Bruce phillipino stick fighting) and Brandon got him a job at the movie. After Brandon´s tragic death they wanted him to stand in for the additional scenes,but he refused.Only after Brandon´s fiance and mother asked him to do it,so that the movie could be finished,did he do it. The scene @ 11:20 with Eric Draven jumping out the broken window or later standing with the little girl,that's all him. He later continued to work as a stuntman,becoming Keanu Reeves' main double and working on the Matrix trilogy where he met fellow stuntman David Leitch (the other half of the John Wick director duo) ,the rest is history as they say.

[@SPFLDAngler]

You can't "teach" Jeet Kun Do.. it is not a style it is a philosophy, a way of life. Jeet Kun Do is just the name that Bruce gave to his way of thinking and his version of his style. Jeet Kun Do is taking techniques from any and every style, what works for you, and incorporating it into your form of martial arts. The biggest insult to Bruce is all of these people going around teaching people "Jeet Kun Do" using Bruce's name to make money... Bruce never wanted his personal form to be another mainstream commercialized form of martial arts.. it's kinda like yknow the entire reason that he created it in the first place. To talk shit about kung fu and karate, all the styles, to say fuck all that garbage, and create his own unique style consisting of what worked for himself personally in self defense and defeating an opponent.

[@doublep1980]

Why don´t you go to California and take that up with Guru Inosanto himself and piss the fuck off?

[@69johndz]

I love The Crow and I really appreciate all of the inside information. That is cool to know. However, I do not disagree with Ursine Maimus's assessment. If that is true...it is true. No insult in that.

[@tacobellalugosi2527]

heh you know . after seeing all the john wick films . and watching them here and there . i always get this feeling of this would be even better if it was brandon lee as wick . but we will never know . but thank brandon for such an amazing film .

[@pilummurialis6490]

Chad did a couple scenes, Jeff Cadiante did the rest, he was Brandon's stunt double in Rapid Fire

[@CrookedCommish]

There’s absolutely no need to remake this movie. You can’t recapture what Lee brought to the film. Rip Brandon Lee

[@CassandrashadowcassMorrison]

What you need to understand is there are a series of books about the "Crow" (which is the bird whose power brings the various characters back seeking justice or revenge or just closure and there is no reason it should stop just because Brandon died. The real life girl (called "Shelly" in the original graphic novel AND the film) died and that was how the story began. As the author's way of dealing with his grief. I doubt that Brandon would've wanted the stories to stop just because of what happened ti him' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow

[@CrookedCommish]

I understand all that. That’s why there is no need to remake the movie what involves Erick Draven. They can make another movie but they don’t need to do the exact same story we saw Brandon Lee do. IMO have the “crow” bring powers to a new character.

[@rf_cattleprod]

Fuck that, Michael Wincott was the shit. "Quick, impression. Kaw Kaw. Bang! Fuck, Im dead."

[@sh-bf7bv]

@@CassandrashadowcassMorrison What you need to understand that you can read those books if you like. This movie doesn't need a remake, it would most likely just ruin the legacy.

[@bigDmtb622]

it would be like attempting to recreate Batman: The Dark Night... Kinda sorta.

[@rickyward6675]

I really appreciate you clarifying which scenes Lee actually did. The Crow is my favorite movie of all time.

[@customgod]

Mine, too!

[@ThetaZord]

Same here. For a decade I was Eric Dravin for Halloween Every year. I get so much out of this film everytime I watch it. I’ve even gotten my 90 year old grandmother to fall in love with the film. One of her favorites too.

[@Gryffster]

Great film. Enjoyed it.

[@SleepyDroid]

yeah I wanted to know too, because the movie is so good and didn't notice digital in the movie. I only knew about the little girl hugging another actor for that scene. But not about the other scenes.

[@kheletor3917]

Yo mine too, bro!

[@wstine79]

"It can't rain all the time."

[@Axess-sv8nq]

Eric?

[@CDN_Bookmouse]

Tell that to Vancouver XD

[@Axess-sv8nq]

"He's a habitual line-stepper!"

[@IDBRCvids]

Try living in Ireland lol. Love that quote though. RIP Brandon Lee. I watched this film on the Sky Movies TV over here when it first came out and I never even knew he was dead. No internet back then :(.

[@jesusschizus272]

"..And tears won't fall forever."

[@AFMountaineer2000]

The Crow is a masterpiece. R.I.P. Brandon Lee

[@kyleromus6845]

A surprisingly descent actor, despite his low budget action movie beginnings

[@bunwithattitude8281]

The soundtrack slaps

[@MF-LXRD]

No film is a masterpiece. The crow is an amazing film nonetheless though.

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

Jackie Brison what other movies would you consider a masterpiece? :)

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

Jackie Brison you have a good taste :)

[@poolboyinla]

Brandon Lee had an obsession with death long before this film. He drove the hearse in the 80's and according to his ex-gf, he frequently talked about death. She walked in one time and saw a video of him watching his dad's funeral and he said, "I'm going to die young too."

[@TimBurVlogs]

Travis Kraft yeah, He ditched the hearse around 1991. Never heard he had one during filming The Crow. Thought he drove a mustang at that time.

[@poolboyinla]

@@TimBurVlogs Yeah, but he was planning to ditch the Mustang for a Trans Am with a screaming chicken on the hood.

[@TimBurVlogs]

@@poolboyinla that would have been badass

[@MrDravenLee]

He owned a hearse and a motor bike which he would ride across the desert with his eyes closed so I read. I read the story about him watching his dad's funeral by his ex. I actually got to have a chat with her on the forum where I read it.

[@hasenaali2010]

He told brad Pitt in 1992, that he’s doing to die young

[@leewright1]

Brandon's death truly broke my heart. I remember coming home from school and my dad saying "there's a bit of bad news in the paper"...

[@RickyG225]

Same here. I'll never forget the day the news broke and I felt devastated also being a big fan of Bruce as well. Reminds me of the Kennedy family tragedies. Two very incredible people of all time!

[@since78]

You can't remake the Crow. It's a standalone original that could never be topped. Brandon Lee is Eric Draven.

[@sttardusstt]

I'm sure! 💗

[@Alex-pm6je]

If Hollywood remakes this movie we riot!!!!!

[@cjvaye99]

yeah they shouldn't 'remake' this movie. but they should reboot the franchise. even the comic book had multiple people as the crow. just make another protagonist to play a new crow. it doesnt have to be and probably shouldn't be Eric Draven. but I'd like to see a reboot of the film. and not the POS' movies we got those were all garbage. I want a proper movie.

[@BloopsnBleeps]

And how here we are... That new trailer. Garbage

[@kimmolaine8069]

The Crow should be left alone. Only greed can motivate a remake, and you know what happens with those kinds of film. The Crow doesn't NEED a remake. R.I.P. Brandon, and thanks for all of team for a fantastic movie. It was both exciting and incredibly emotional.

[@lydiaboll2872]

We all know the horrors of the Home Alone remakes. Brandon literally gave his life to this movie.

[@rodrigohernandez225]

honestly this is one of my favorite movies of all time, even with all of its production issues and the weird slow pace of the second act, the soundtrack blew my mind as a kid, and the scene of him running on the roofs with the nine inch nails’ joy division “dead souls” cover is equally chilling and badass. i LOVE this flick, its aesthetics, and even its subtle comedy throughout “lookin like a damn mime from hell”

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

Same here. I think I was about 12 or 13 when I got the soundtrack and just about wore out the cd. (I still think of my inner child as a 13 year old wanna-be goth kid lol). It's one of those movies that got me into film studies too; there are some really gorgeous moments.

[@rodrigohernandez225]

TheSpaceBetweenOurHouses thats awesome dude!!! my uncle showed me this movie and a bunch of others i probably shouldn’t have seen at that age but were all cult classics when i was 8-12 before he moved back to mexico, totally influenced my style and music taste. i wear black and a leather jacket with docs everyday so i guess this movie had a pretty profound effect on my life. funnily enough im also studying film along with journalism :) i mentioned the crow to my teacher as one of my top five favs and he and i got into an amazing 20 minute convo about the film, how eerie it is and its impact

[@silverblue73]

"Don't move, Snow White. You move, you're dead." "And I say, 'I'm dead, and I move.'"

[@jamesmasters3316]

I remember when Brandon Lee died, and thinking how messed up it was because his father Bruce Lee died filming his last film. Rumors of a conspiracy were rampant. But this happened 3 months before I graduated high school. So when it finally came out, I went right away to see it. Greatest movie I had ever seen. I bought a copy as soon as it was available. To this day it's in my top 5. No other movie comes close to this dark thriller. The sequels didn't compare to the original. Despite the tragedy surrounding it. I do wonder how successful Brandon would have been if he had not died.

[@TheSinjab]

you can really see the influence this had on heath ledger's joker. especially the scene where the crow walks into the room with all the bad guys sitting around the table. A lot like the pencil/grenade scene in the dark knight

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

Kinda creepy how they both died at the same age before their movie was released

[@joywagner979]

I watched another video, by Burgunbeerd, that basically made the metaphor: "Brandon Lee's Crow is to Bill Skarsgard's Crow as Heath Ledger's Joker is to Jared Leto's Joker", and now I can't unsee that.

[@alicecuriosityoftenleadsto6288]

I was 16 when this came out. I was mesmerized. I had the soundtrack as one of 3 tapes in my Jeep. You can't improve on a masterpiece. What we need are new masterpieces, not bad copies of the ones we already have. RIP Brandon.

[@gunslinger2566]

"Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children"

[@TheSanctionextremis]

So 90's

[@negativeindustrial]

Sanction Extremis That quote is from the 80’s

[@JadedTheatre]

This quote means everything to me now that I have a tiny one.

[@joshuataft5541]

Is that from the movie...its beautiful realy...as a child my mother was my world

[@renmendiola5729]

@@joshuataft5541 I think its the last line from silent Hill.

[@pamelaquattrochi5838]

This movie started my Goth phase. I became obsessed with the dark comic book aesthetic and I was absolutely in love with a dead man. The soundtrack is still one of my favorites.

[@falynoutlaw8522]

Brandon is one of the handsomeness guys I seen in my whole life next to JFK Jr. you have good taste

[@inferno0020]

when I was young, I was impressed by the fact that how sorrowful but sincere it was. Now I know why.

[@69johndz]

The Crow would have made Brandon Lee a star. He played pained, deranged lunatic sooooooo well. I would have loved to see him in future roles.

[@infoharvester]

69johndz Brandon would played Joker very well.

[@marcelmoreau2733]

He was a star. It would have justified faith in his being so on his own and not just as his fathers son which some were grumbling about.

[@Experiment-ig8iq]

If I remember right, he had just signed a 3 picture deal with a production company.

[@ahabgaddis7277]

Going to have to finally see The Crow. I love how the movie looks in these clips. I miss how the late 80's and early 90's films looked and felt

[@rickyward6675]

I urge you to see this movie as soon as possible.

[@TheSoMeRaNdOmBloke]

Track down the graphic novel too, it's amazing and insanely dark.

[@Insertnameher3]

It’s on KZbin

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

It's too bad everything's filmed digitally these days; film has a nice quality to it, especially with something like The Crow.

[@Experiment-ig8iq]

@@CinnamonGrrlErin1 That is why I'm hoping we get a 4k release soon. I have bought so many releases of this film. Standard and WS VHS, initial and special edition DVD, now Blu Ray. The moves done on film just makes far superior 4k transfers.

[@jasonmorse1116]

One of the greatest movies ever made! I still cry when watching this movie.

[@stiimuli]

Surprised you didn't mention the famous interview shot on set (and Brandon's last) where he talks about the meaning of this movie being how precious life is because we never know when we'll see our last sunrise/sunset. Its extremely eerie and heart breaking hearing him talk about these things so close to his own tragic end.....almost as if he knew it was coming.

[@DravenReactions]

My mother gave me the middle name of Draven because of the comics and the movie. It's what I go by on my youtube, social media, gaming etc, I always use the name Draven. Movie is really good, and the background is really sad yet powerful at the same time.

[@lillianhudson5695]

"Childhood's over the moment you know you're gonna die."

[@jessegifford7913]

Michael Wincott was so good in this. Super underrated, and he had some of the best lines. "Greed? Greed is for amateurs. Disorder, chaos, anarchy; now that's FUN!"

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

Brandon, thank you for everything you did. You are a legend now and forever.

[@nickmattio3397]

“Is that gasoline I smell?!? >:•D”

[@jamesanderson6373]

"no, man no"

[@Axess-sv8nq]

"You're street grease!"

[@kommissar.murphy]

This Film is a masterpiece. It perfectly captured a mood and moment in time. That's why the sequels all sucked. All the elements, the director, the star the soundtrack all converged at the right time.

[@Hair8Metal8Karen]

I always say that it was a product of its time and there's no way that it could ever be remade.

[@skeeterfinklage445]

Well considering that a commissar is a political officer in the Soviet Union responsible for propaganda, if you like it, it must Jewish as fuck. I'll pass.

[@kevincampbell5785]

1994 was the right time.

[@SingularityMedia]

It helped that it was based on a legendary graphic novel.

[@incognito7479]

Alex Proyas’ “Dark City” is very underrated. The Crow and DC are my all time favorite movies. I must have watched both 20 times each.

[@cloudsleyfalconbridge]

Yes! I've been telling people about Dark City for YEARS! Keep spreading the word, brother.

[@JadedTheatre]

I fucking LOVE "Dark City" and Rufus Sewell. Very underrated actor.

[@incognito7479]

Adelaide McMillan That movie is too cool. Great cast, storyline. cinematography and set in the dark ‘til the end. A city n space. Who woul d ever imagine? Alex Proyas.

[@Leppymusic]

Oh yeah he did that awesome movie as well... Seems his movies are those rare ones that age perfectly. Enjoyable 20 or 30 years later like in the day they were released.

[@ashtonturner2862]

When Brandon Lee died it broke my heart. It hurt even more because he died on my birthday. I continue to light a candle for him on my birthday.

[@randomsub1976]

Hmmm weird such a scar could be left from someone you dont even know...blessings!

[@thejakyl1369]

"Because we do not know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well, and yet everything happens only a certain number of times . How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood that is so deeply a part of your being you can’t even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four or five times more? Perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps, twenty. And yet it all seems limitless." - Brandon Lee

[@jamesanderson6373]

Technically not Brandon.

[@beaverhead01]

@@jamesanderson6373 actually its all brandon it was an improvised line between himself and ernie hudson .

[@jamesanderson6373]

@@beaverhead01 the quote is not his.

[@beaverhead01]

@@jamesanderson6373 well when i watched the making of the crow, and brandon lee was setting in his chair smoking, he said me and ernie were talking and we just improvised that part of the dialouge. unless he was grabbing the quote from somewere else i dont know but according to the books ive read and the words coming out brandons mouth the quote is his,unless you have some indefinate proof ill stick to my story

[@jamesanderson6373]

@@beaverhead01 the quote comes from the book sheltering sky.

[@chinaski6593]

God i love this movie so much. Great vídeo. A Lot of info that is not very known. i agree with O'barr, Hollywood has to stop with the remake. Nothing Will ever top the original and no one Will ever be better than Brandon.

[@rickyward6675]

While I do agree that nothing can come close to the original, I would like to see a faithful graphic novel adaption. With the cinematic technology we have today, I could definitely see it being pulled off something like Sin City.

[@jamesgarrett8833]

The Crow is a kick ass action pack masterpiece of a movie. The action, cinematography, lighting, wardrobe and acting are all amazing. R.I.P Brandon Lee. Your death was unexpected and very tragic, but your death was not in vain with the success and popularity of this movie

[@anthonyhoran3200]

Just a minor correction - The Crow was actually Alex Proyas's *second* feature film - though his first in the US. Five years earlier he made the low-budget Australian film "Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds" which finally got a release on Blu-ray only recently. It's well worth tracking down.

[@peterblood50]

This movie is so painful to me. I was in my early twenties when Bruce died and I was a huge fan. I just knew Brandon would be a big star and carry on his father's legacy of professionalism, so it was a BIG thing to me when he was killed. It was very similar to the news of John Lennons and Bruces' own death, it was devastating.

[@MrDravenLee]

Me too buddy. Respect and peace to them both.

[@jamalwest7658]

The Crow is a perfect example of why you need unionized crews, especially when dealing with firearms

[@jamalwest7658]

@@americarocks1776 yeah they actually do

[@paulthiessen6467]

Unions have killed lots of people, forcing jobs overseas to counties with poorer working standards

[@magicman3163]

Happened with one

[@jasonrichter497]

So very tragic, cutting corners can turn out to be. I loved this movie when it came out and it has held up better than many other movies from the same time period. Bruce and Brandon are shooting stars for sure. Both of them greatly shaped modern action movies and standards.

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

Back in 93 when Lee died onset Entertainment Weekly did a huge article on it. Their version had the gun being switched last minute. The only part of the story that is consistent over the years is that the main guy in charge of the weapons had gone home.

[@metalgrinch]

I freaking LOVE this movie. Every sequel afterward was just a crappy remake. Nobody else was ever able to pull this off again.

[@karsten11553]

Deliberately doing the shoot in a state that would allow them to neglect safety measures and working conditions, and taking full advantage of it, makes the long line of accidents woefully unsurprising.

[@silverblue73]

and add cocaine and bad weather

[@MrHantz101]

Which is why labor unions are still beneficial for this country

[@Experiment-ig8iq]

@@MrHantz101 tell that to those former hostess employees

[@polkod]

Mamoa was a terrible choice. Im glad none of these remakes never took off.

[@bubbytumby8509]

A female crow would be amazing

[@mre5053]

Naw i want to see mamoa in a crow meets apocolyptica.

[@polkod]

jonhy vonbee kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4jLhIF7mKd_jLs Kinda already happened and it wasn’t bad (really sad ending). It was better than some of the crow sequels.

[@TimedRevolver]

Mamoa would be a great Crow, but they need to stop trying to remake Eric Draven's story. There's so much potential in the comics for other Crows, or to make new ones for the movies.

[@bubbytumby8509]

@@mre5053 what is apocolyptica?

[@edmontontech2008]

“Macabre music of the Doors” Annnnnnd that’s enough internet for one day.

[@escarlit]

yeah that was cringe

[@mjfreaklove]

Nothing happened to this movie.It's still a masterpiece and we still love it.R.I.P. Brandon!!!

[@mgutkowski]

I learned a lot about my favourite film from this, but I'm surprised you didn't mention the genesis of the story which has its own tragedy: The death of O'Barr's fiancee at the hands of a drunk-driver. The graphic novel was his therapy.

[@serennsenet]

Can we just appreciate how 1994s The Crow appears absolutely timeless? It's hard to believe that it's 30 years old.

[@jamesanderson7214]

Brandon fought for 12 hours. He had over 30 pints of blood put into him.

[@WreckerR]

The actual round was stuck in the barrel and the blank, as standard, is a double load. Which means he was shot with twice the force a .44 normally uses. No wonder there was so much damage...

[@harmonious_choir]

@@WreckerR there was no actual round! It was a blank that got lodged in the barrel, and wasn't checked

[@nwttp]

WreckerR that doesn't make any sense. A round can't be stuck in a barrel unless it was much, much smaller caliber. Even then it wouldn't just add the force of both rounds.

[@WreckerR]

@@nwttp When the percussion cap went off on the empty round, it expelled the round into the barrel where the rifling caught it. The cap didn't have enough energy to push the round completely out the barrel and the rifling provided enough resistance to stop and hold it. Then when the "blank" round was loaded, the gunpowder went off and pushed the round out the rest of the way and into Brandon. Since Producers and Directors love to see plenty of spark and flame in gunfire, a blank shell is loaded with more gunpowder than standard shells (not sure if it's exactly double, but much higher than normal). The result is being shot with more energy than the standard .44.

[@nwttp]

Fair enough, if that's what happened, but that would be the bullet that got stuck. A round is the whole thing. Also, I would think that even if a blank has double loads, a stuck bullet firing from a barrel still wouldn't have double the power of a standard round with relation the various ways that it's not ideal.

[@EastSide_LB]

I was probably 10 when this came out. And I wasnt old enough to grasp the loss of Brandon Lee... but I do know that movie really stuck with me, nd still does til this day.

[@seanbhoycfc4834]

Thanks so much for covering the Crow. It really makes me happy that the Crow and Brandon's amazing performance as Eric Draven is as relevant now as ever. It's a timeless piece of Cinema and 1 of my favourite films. It was tragic and criminally negligent what happened to Brandon. If he lived I think Brandon would have been a b"igger film star than even his father. I am a fan of the Graphic Novels of the Crow also so if they could get the right Actor and Writer/Director I'd be all for revisiting the Crow in a new movie but as the sequels showed while there's a lot of cool stuff that could be done with the Crow but the original is such a tough act to follow "It can't rain all the time" :)

[@acegrafik]

"Can't Rain All The Time!"....Guess it can - still hurts from the lost.

[@kevincampbell5785]

Perfect. It's still raining since Brandon has been gone.

[@carlmanvers5009]

When I did my firearms training for film it was hammered home about the use of false angles, and we got taught to never fire at a real person, even with blanks. Brandon's story was also driven home for us. It's an awful legacy, and people still die from this, but I get the feeling that we have less accidents now because of it.

[@SubZero-zm3yh]

Still my all time favourite. R.I.P. Brandon, what a legacy you made. Please don’t ever do another remake. This movie is Brandon’s. Miss him always

[@Loki.Lyesmyth]

Stop me if you heard this one: Jesus Christ walks into a hotel. He hands the innkeeper three nails, and he asks... Can you put me up for the night? ~Eric

[@Dani_Ptitsa]

Look what you've done to my sheets!

[@Loki.Lyesmyth]

Dani Nowonmai “Bang, fuck, I’m dead.”

[@keandrethegoat1169]

Yep ,blasphemy

[@rickardelimaa]

I read the comic long after I watched the movie, and realized how brilliant the screen writer is to actually put all that fragments of a comic together to something comprehensible.

[@burntvirtue]

Showdown In Little Tokyo was NOT Brandon Lee's only Hollywood credit prior to The Crow

[@JoeSyxpack]

No... no... I'm sure that was his only credit. *But what about Laser Mis--* HIS ONLY CREDIT!

[@JaiDubbya]

@@JoeSyxpack and Rapid Fire, such a good movie with Brandons personality and martial arts.

[@sharona1981]

Absolutely no surprise that Brandon's family filed a lawsuit for gross negligence...his death should never have happened. The Crow remains my favourite film of all time, but Brandon's tragic death only adds to the overall air of melancholy. It never needs to-or should-be remade.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

*The Crow is no doubt a masterpiece, but it came at the price of cutting cost, safety negligence, and Brandon Lee's death*

[@michelelong2764]

Who could have guessed that allowing the behind the scenes folks to snort lines of coke in the bathroom between scenes would be a bad idea?

[@WlatPziupp]

Murdered by budget

[@simonnaylor3536]

Unreal! Until now I had zero clue whatsoever that those scenes at the beginning of the film were digitally altered!!I never would have guessed. They did an incredible job making them look legit. Wow! Great video. So sad, what happened.

[@dravengunter2168]

My name is Draven. My mother loved this movie and chose to name me after it

[@sunjoexys7251]

I remember watching it as a child, but not remembering much about Lee's performance. I re-watched it after The Dark Knight, and found out Lee's performance might have been a major influence on Heath Ledger's Joker portrayal. It's that good.

[@brahsumatra]

Unionized Laws might have prevented Brandon Lee’s death.

[@lordoshower3478]

Brah Typical penny pinching fucks up so many lives in more ways.

[@dangermartin69]

Then again, they may not. Unions have nothing to do with the most qualified people doing jobs.

[@carlmanvers5009]

Even in the states where the union is strong there is still a wild west nature at times. People work impossible hours in crap conditions because they can be replaced at the drop of a hat. But overall the situation *is* improving.

[@pilummurialis6490]

It wouldn't help, the prop guys and armourer made a ton of mistakes

[@azurealism]

Right. Because people don't die on the job in states where there are unions.

[@patrickhein6986]

The Crow is my favourite Movie of all Time. As the Crow came out I was in my teenage Years and fought with personal Demons, very dark Demons. This Movie was a huge inspiration for me and helped me a lot to overcome my Problems. "It can´t rain all the Time."

[@simonnaylor3536]

It’s crazy to think about what roles actors like Brandon Lee and River Phoenix might have played I’f they had lived. Lee could have been a great Neo, or even The Joker, and many other great characters. Maybe Jack Sparrow as well. Phoenix might have been great in some of Leo Decaprio’s roles.

[@kaitlynboisvert8150]

You explained the full rundown of the gun/dummy cartridge mishap very well, thank you. I have heard about it many times but I feel like I can finally fully understand it thanks to your description.

[@Invidente7]

Tragedy happened and it made brandon lee a legend.

[@bannnnner]

i don't think you understand what 'Living Legend' means

[@ungnomeuser9624]

@@bannnnner 😂 ikr I was like hol up

[@metalgrinch]

Just a legend. Not a living legend.

[@pilummurialis6490]

Yeah, that was ruined by Sting the wrestler

[@B4umkuchen]

I always wanted to know more about the happenings around this movie. Thank you for this enlightening explanation.

[@ciri_riannon235]

Heath Ledger's Joker took inspiration from Brandon Lee as the Crow

[@johnp.smithasimpleman7281]

And he died before his movie came out at the same age Brandon did

[@andchi2000]

From the first time I saw it in the 90's, until today, it remains one of my absolute favorite movies.

[@danielgroenewald69]

I thought this video was from the future, but then i realized its already Jan 28th 2020

[@piapress2959]

I was obsessed with this film and Brandon Lee when I was kid. It came on a couple of weeks ago it was like seeing an old friend.

[@cjmkdolphin8443]

there doesn't need to be a re-make. One of the graphic novels sequels, had a female crow lead, after her and her inborn child being murdered. Now is the time for it.

[@ZXBecky]

This. The Crow - Flesh and Blood would make a fantastic movie. No need for a remake.

[@bubbytumby8509]

I want a female crow too. This is the perfect time

[@kylegordy113]

Cjmk Dolphin oh fuck yes

[@bubbytumby8509]

@holeheadmole FEMALE CROW IS IN THE COMICS AND THE TV SHOW. IT ALREADY EXISTS

[@cjmkdolphin8443]

@holeheadmole that's funny, I'm so not a PC person, I'm 42 and too old to give a shit about it.It was just a good graphic novel from my teens. Stop being such an incel.

[@tahj727]

Happy 30th Anniversary The Crow!!! RIP to the great Brandon Lee!

[@OldFartsStreaming]

Man, as a goth teen in Germany that was my ultimate favorite movie, i even had the same hair style as Brandon and dressed up like him for Halloween.... wow i was a weird teen ;)

[@johnk6123]

Thanks for the great video, fascinating and sad story. I've seen plenty of videos/articles on this subject and it's obviously been covered numerous times over the years but you still managed to come up with a few things others may have missed or skipped over. What I'm trying to get at is that this video definitely brought new insights/commentary on something that is well documented which makes it worth watching regardless of whether or not you've heard the story. RIP Brandon Lee. For one I wasn't aware of the cocaine use or the details surrounding the accident when it came to the projectile and what really went wrong (among other things). ALSO..I noticed some of the background music is used by another KZbinr and was just a little curious is that track (found during the middle of the video) something in a stock audio library? I've been enjoying your videos lately and once again well done. Keep up the great content bud :D

[@tehf00n]

I once watched this movie every night for 3 straight months. The soundtrack was the first CD I ever bought. I even went to see The Cure and heard "Burn" live. Same with NiN and Dead Souls. Unfortunately never got to see STP. It is a beautifully crafted movie even with it's discrepencies.

[@GutturalReef]

Mr. Gideon, you're not paying attention.....

[@Axess-sv8nq]

"A whole jolly club with jolly pirate nicknames! "

[@WreckerR]

@@Axess-sv8nq "Jesus Christ in a taxi cab!"

[@Axess-sv8nq]

Suddenly, I heard a tapping, as if someone gently rapping. Rapping at my chamber door. You heard me rapping?

[@WreckerR]

@@Axess-sv8nq "You're Trespassing! And you owe me a fucking new door!"

[@Axess-sv8nq]

I'm looking for something in an engagement ring. Gold.

[@ravinnox2640]

Kinda funny you just posted this as I just did a review of the 1994 polish films Crows, which I saw on tv as a teen having mistaken it for this film, despite them being absolutely nothing alike aside from simlialr titles and release dates.. Great video man, love this flick and your channel, so it's a perfect combo

[@werewolf74]

As much as I absolutely love the sound track, the movie, graeme revell's score is haunting and amazing and both hypnotic and almost hard to listen to in its entirety, but not because it's bad..... Its emotional, powerful.

[@Experiment-ig8iq]

The Crow was the first movie score I ever bought.

[@toneloak]

I love how you all maintained the atmosphere of the movie during this review.

[@PhilLeotardosGhost]

I guess it's not a good day to be a bad guy, huh, Skank? FAVORITE MOVIE EVER.

[@ZBVLN]

The city is everything I have wanted Gotham City to look like. RIP Brandon

[@dredwick]

One of the reasons that The Crow was so popular was due to the soundtrack... every teenager in 1994 owned that CD. I'm actually surprised you didn't delve more into the relationship between the film and the music. The first track on the album is "Burn" by The Cure. The sequel City of Angels was the first (and only) major motion picture to be directed by Tim Pope, who is The Cure's lifelong music video director. Pope is responsible for almost every single music video the band ever made.

[@deementia6796]

I still find the time to fire it up once a month or so. One of the best soundtracks, and it fit the movie so well.

[@SingularityMedia]

Lyrics from cure songs were integrated into the original graphic novel, and the look of the crow was based on Robert Smith and iggy pop. The cure had to have a track on the soundtrack as they influenced the graphic novel so much.

[@dredwick]

@@SingularityMedia Its very true that The Crow was inspired by The Cure. But majority of the people who fell in love with The Crow movie didn't really know anything about the comics and most of them didn't really care for the The Cure either. Though I would say both The Crow and The Cure increased their fanbase after the movie. It was just that good for the time. And Burn is an enigma, being that its the only song written/recorded by just Robert and Boris, with Boris having come into the studio with Robert after he already quit The Cure a year prior. Who knows, maybe Boris liked the comics.

[@paulgutierrez6416]

The Crow is one of my favorite movies. Brandon lee is the driving force behind this movie. there is no need to remake The Crow, it will never be able to top the original.

[@Krooksbane]

“And I say I’m dead...and I move”

[@shadowman2192]

I had the privilege of seeing a special screening of this movie at the theater. It was magical.

[@Locadel2003]

Underrated movie

[@johnsohn653]

It's nuts that even with all the safety standards the Rust shooting still happened. Standard's are no match for human arrogance and incompetence

[@peteyprimo7173]

Alec Baldwin is a murderous psychopath like Dahmer or Amin. He orchestrated the shooting . If you don’t believe me listen to the voicemails he left his daughter. He’s a monster

[@Free-JackWolff]

Still waiting for a true directors cut of the Crow City of Angels! I think Luke Evans Would be a great pick if they every make a remake and can get him back on board.

[@lordoshower3478]

Mental Deviant I believe the footage is lost. Not absolutely sure.

[@thecrowpit24]

I like to see the uncut version of City Of Angels as well. The original cut would run slightly over three hours long but I'm sure that version would a lot better than the one we were given.

[@nunchuckfilms]

All the footage from that film was destroyed in a fire, the directors cut of the film was deliberately destroyed by the production company. I don’t know why, but the director wanted to make something completely different to what the producers wanted. Apparently everyone who saw the directors cut said it was an excellent film. I think good bad Flix did a whole video on it. Or not.

[@Free-JackWolff]

@@nunchuckfilms That's how I found out about it but I didn't know that footage was destroyed!

[@Free-JackWolff]

@@nunchuckfilms Where did you hear the footage was destroyed in a fire because they seem to think it still exists on this channel? And they cover the workprint missing seems kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYCnaYCafNWfjJY

[@ShawnVanden]

This film was/is an example of how sometimes, an keen aesthetic, tragedy & commerce can converge. It's a marvel of story, character & deep driving pathos of unrequited love. Revenge & redemption combine to weave the perfectly perverse tale of Gothic Vengeance & Justice. Peace to Brandon Lee who left this astral plane too soon, but left a legacy of a the timeless tale; The Crow ~ !

[@37Kilo2]

"Accidental gunshot" is not accurate. That was negligence, and there's a huge difference. There are safety precautions with guns, even prop guns for a reason. Failing to adhere to those precautions is complete negligence, not an accident.

[@37Kilo2]

Also, all these years I thought Lee was fatally shot while standing on the table, not in the apartment with Funboy.

[@kstark321]

Rob Zombie's remake almost getting made was a tragedy as well.

[@bobw1811]

17:08 It's worth noting that O'Barr has since changed his tune on that front since they've committed to filming a more faithful adaptation of his original story. As for The Crow being "better off left in its grave"...sure...if you want it (and Brandon Lee's performance) to be forgotten. I can guarantee you that very few people under the age of 30 have seen The Crow. A remake would change that and would put it back on people's radar. I've seen a lot of remakes, but I've never seen one "tarnish" an older film's legacy, regardless of how good or bad the remake was. That's just not a thing that happens. Quite the contrary, I've seen remakes, or even just the talk of a remake, keep those legacies alive by getting people to talk about them again and in doing so, introducing younger audiences to old classics that otherwise would never have been on their radar. The timing of this very clip is proof of that. Would you be talking about The Crow this week if talk of a remake hadn't once again sprung up?

[@laurastitanic]

I have just turned 28 & I saw the Crow as a kid. It was over a decade before I watched it again as an adult but became a firm favourite & I watch it two - three times a year as well as youtube for specific scenes.

[@LadyMarigoldWithers]

I didn’t watch any sequels or spin-offs and I won’t watch any re-makes. This film stands alone.

[@RejectedInch]

But if you can get your hands on the comic books, at least the first ones, 0-3. Anything after that is trash.

[@morningstar577]

I want all of you boys to be able to look me straight in the eye one more time and say "ARE WE HAVING FUN OR WHAT???"

[@ghazzter]

Lets not forget how great the sound track for the crow was.

[@orinorio1]

"Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is.."

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

Four years ago after watching IT, I said 'This Skarsgard guy looks just like Eric from the comic, his face is perfect and he can do the dead eye thing easily, if they insist on remaking The Crow, they need to cast this guy'. Needless to say- I was pretty psyched to hear the news Friday 🖤🤘😎

[@michaelmiller3012]

The Crow: City of Angels - a movie so god-awful and felt like such a disrespectful cash grab that I got actively angry while watching it and walked out of the theater. To date, the ONLY film I have ever walked out of.

[@jamestaylor1347]

Yep and why the fuck is it all green.

[@rickyward6675]

I really didn't think the sequel was all that awful. I thought it was pretty damn good. Vincent Perez added a lot to the character and the mood and gothicness was there. The only flaw was that it happened to soon after the events of Eric Draven. The Crow mythos is something that is only supposed to happen every couple of hundred years or so. If you watch the behind the scenes of City of Angels they originally wanted the story to take place in the distant future like the year 2053 or so.

[@jamesanderson6373]

@@jamestaylor1347 it's yellow

[@silverblue73]

I watched it quite young and not long after seeing The Crow, I realized it wasn't the same kind of movie, but the one thing it did have was the the similar aesthetic

[@Kordozer]

No remake will ever have those actors, director, cinematographer or soundtrack!

[@SuperBobos12345]

" Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is " >>>> T-Birds last words .

[@MANTRAtheGHOST]

Thanks for covering a lot of cool facts in detail. The shooting in particular. We miss you Brandon ❤

[@SepticSkeptick]

This is by far my favourite film and although i would love a remake deep inside i know it would be a complete tragedy and would never be as iconic or as cool as the original masterpiece.