The Crow (1994)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Alex Proyas

Writers (WGA):

James O'Barr (comic book series and comic strip)
David J. Schow (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 May 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

It Can't Rain All The Time

Plot:

A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder.

Plot Keywords:

Crow | Death | Revenge | Halloween | The Crow

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Brandon Lee	...	Eric Draven
Rochelle Davis	...	Sarah
Ernie Hudson	...	Sergeant Albrecht
Michael Wincott	...	Top Dollar
Ling Bai	...	Myca
Sofia Shinas	...	Shelly Webster
Anna Levine	...	Darla (as Anna Thomson)
David Patrick Kelly	...	T-Bird
Angel David	...	Skank
Laurence Mason	...	Tin Tin
Michael Massee	...	Funboy
Tony Todd	...	Grange
Jon Polito	...	Gideon, Pawn Shop Owner
Bill Raymond	...	Mickey, Lunch Stand Owner
Marco Rodríguez	...	Torres, Homicide Detective

MPAA:

Rated R for a great amount of strong violence and language, and for drug use and some sexuality.

Runtime:

102 min | Germany:98 min (cut version) | Australia:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Hungary:16 | Finland:K-16 (1994) (cut) (video rating) | Finland:K-18 (1994) (theatrical release) | Finland:K-18 (1999) (uncut) (video re-rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:16 | Italy:VM14 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Crowvision Inc.

Trivia:

T-Bird's final words are from Book IV of Milton's "Paradise Lost". When Lucifer is found in Paradise by two Cherubs, he rebukes them for not recognizing him. They rebuke right back saying that his appearance has changed from being in Hell. "So spake the Cherub; and his grave rebuke, Severe in youthful beauty, added grace Invincible: Abashed the Devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is, and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely; saw, and pined His loss"

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the hot dog stand when Sarah and Albrecht are talking about seeing Eric, the cat, Gabriel, is clearly being restrained.

Quotes:

Albrecht: Are you gonna vanish into thin air again?
Eric Draven: I thought I'd use your front door.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Fanimatrix: Run Program (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

SNAKEDRIVER

Great movie

In my opinion, The Crow is the greatest movie of all time. Brandon Lee's death had absolutely nothing to do with it, although it was a tragedy. That movie contained everything. Action, suspense, romance, horror, sci fi. It could literally fit into any category (accept for maybe porno). The diverse cast helped a lot showing that any one can be a bad guy. If you look at it, the character of Eric Draven is everybody. He's just your average Joe Shmoe who was scraping to make a living. There wasn't anything special about him until after he died. While Crow movies after this one may have had better special affects, or been less family friendly, there was a magic that these people brought to this movie that will never be recreated. Brandon Lee's death did not sell this movie, a story that everyone could relate to did.