The Crow

1994
18
1h 42m

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7.5/10

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Dark Fantasy Serial Killer Superhero Supernatural Horror Tragedy Action Crime Drama Fantasy Horror

The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assume... Read allThe night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger.The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

221K

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POPULARITY

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Awards
- 5 wins & 8 nominations total

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Storyline

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Trivia
In his bluray commentary, Alex Proyas said that Brandon Lee was unhappy with the way his face paint looked when the makeup department applied it to him before shooting. Lee and Proyas then agreed that it would look best if Lee applied his own makeup every night before going to bed so that when he woke up his face paint would naturally look more worn out.

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
Edited into The Crow Fan Film (2020)

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) / Polydor Records (all other territories)
Written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Boris Williams and Perry Bamonte
Produced by Robert Smith and Bryan 'Chuck' New
©1993 Fiction Songs Ltd. (ASCAP)

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Featured review

7/10

There will be blood

I never had a goth phase growing up and I can't stand The Cure, but god help me, I love a good revenge flick. To that end, The Crow is as pure as they come; an attractive couple with a bright future, brutalized and murdered by a street gang; a kid with an absent mother; a good cop in a rotten system.

All of these characters exist in what is quite possibly the worst city there could be; an oppressively dark cesspool, somehow more dreary than Seven, more rainy than Blade Runner, cloaked in death. Just thinking about this depiction of Detroit is depressing, but it's what makes The Crow so well-realized, gives its antihero definition.

This is a movie I didn't want to like but can't help it. Brandon Lee personifies the roles, his life tragically mirroring that of the title character, all of this weaving into the film's tapestry. This isn't a movie, it's a cultural artifact, morose and impactful in its own right.