The Crow Movie Review 1993

Revenge-fantasy finds Eric Draven (Lee) resurrected on Devil's Night, a year after his death, in order to avenge his own murder and that of his girlfriend. 90% of the scenes are at night, in the rain, or both, and it's not easy to tell what's going on (a blessing considering the violence level). Very dark, but with good performances, particularly from Lee, in his last role before an unfortunate on set accident caused his death. That footage has been destroyed, but use of a stunt double and camera trickery allowed for the movie's completion. Film was dedicated to Lee and his fiance Eliza. Based on the comic strip by James O'Barr. The video release includes Brandon Lee's final interview.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Death & the Afterlife, Revenge, Cops, Adapted from Comics, Supernatural Martial Arts, Birds

Screenplay

David J. Schow, John Shirley

Cast

Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, David Patrick Kelly, Rochelle Davis, Angel David, Michael Massee, Bai Ling, Laurence Mason, Bill Raymond, Marco Rodriguez, Anna Thomson, Sofia Shinas, Jon Polito, Tony Todd

Cinematography

Darius Wolski

Director

Alex Proyas

Music

Graeme Revell

Producer

Edward R. Pressman, Jeff Most, Robert L. Rosen, Dimension Films, Miramax

Awards

MTV Movie Awards 1995: Song ("Big Empty").