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The Crow is a 1994 American action, fantasy, and superhero film directed by Alex Proyas. The screenwriters include John Shirley, David J. Schow, and James O'Barr, with the story based on a work by James O'Barr. The cast features Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, and Bai Ling. Edward R. Pressman produced the film, which was distributed by Dimension Films and later Netflix. The narrative is set in Detroit and focuses on revenge.
The film has a runtime of 102 minutes and was released in 1994. It has a budget of 23,000,000 and generated 93,722,164 in revenue. The soundtrack was released as The Crow – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, with music composed by Graeme Revell. Dariusz Wolski served as the director of photography. The film was followed by The Crow: City of Angels.
Ratings for the film include a 7.5 average on IMDb based on 231,564 votes and a 7.52 average on TMDb based on 4,513 votes. The tagline is "Believe in angels."
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7.5Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.
Cast
- Brandon Lee as Eric
- Rochelle Davis as Sarah
- Ernie Hudson as Albrecht
- Michael Wincott as Top Dollar
- Bai Ling as Myca
- Sofia Shinas as Shelly
Themes
- martial arts
- superhero
- supernatural
- halloween
- crow
- based on comic
- revenge
- arson
- vigilante
- tragic hero
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- superhero film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- The Crow: City of Angels
- Based on
- The Crow
- Main subject
- revenge
- Director
- Alex Proyas
- Screenwriter
- James O'Barr
- Voice actor
- Jennifer Blanc
- Composer
- Graeme Revell
- Producer
- Edward R. Pressman
- Production company
- Dimension Films
- Cinematographer
- Dariusz Wolski
- Narrative location
- Detroit
- Filming location
- North Carolina
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 983299
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/the-crow
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- publication date
- 1994-01-01
- title
- The Crow
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- James O'Barr
- costume designer
- Arianne Phillips
- set during recurring event
- Halloween
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Kruk
- review score
- 72/100
- capital cost
- 23000000
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Encyclopedic overview
The Crow is a 1994 American gothic supernatural superhero film directed by Alex Proyas, written by David J. Schow and John Shirley, and based on the 1989 comic book series by James O'Barr. It stars Brandon Lee in his final film role, as Eric Draven, a rock musician who is resurrected from the dead to seek vengeance against the gang who murdered him and his fiancée.
Lee was fatally wounded by a prop gun during filming. As he had finished most of his scenes, the film was completed through script rewrites, a stunt double, and digital effects. After Lee's death, Paramount Pictures opted out of distribution and the rights were acquired by Miramax Films. The film is dedicated to Lee and his fiancée, Eliza Hutton.
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