The Crow: City of Angels (1996)

Director:

Tim Pope

Writers (WGA):

James O'Barr (comic book series and comic strip)
David S. Goyer (written by)

Release Date:

30 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

There will be another.

Plot:

Some time ago, Ashe Corven and his son Danny were killed when they stumbled across a pack of drug dealers murdering a fellow dealer...

Plot Keywords:

Crow | The Crow | Revenge | Murder | Drugs

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Vincent Perez	...	Ashe Corven / The Crow
Mia Kirshner	...	Sarah
Richard Brooks	...	Judah Earl
Iggy Pop	...	Curve
Thomas Jane	...	Nemo
Vincent Castellanos	...	Spider Monkey
Thuy Trang	...	Kali
Eric Acosta	...	Danny
Ian Dury	...	Noah
Tracey Ellis	...	Sybil
Beverley Mitchell	...	Grace
Aaron Thell Smith	...	Tattoo Customer
Alan Gelfant	...	Bassett
Shelly Desai	...	Hindu
Holley Chant	...	Holly Daze

Also Known As:

The Crow II

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, drug content, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #34831) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | Iceland:16 | Brazil:16 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (VHS/DVD rating) | South Korea:18 | France:-12 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bad Bird Productions

Trivia:

Vincent Perez, who played Ashe, did use a stuntman for some scenes; however, he insisted on doing the stunts at the final scene of the movie himself, including falling from a building from five stories up, being beaten with a whip, and begin hung from a streetlight.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Ashe gets on his bike to chase after Curve, a crewmember is visible squatting down behind Ashe's bike

Quotes:

Ashe Corven: Hush little baby, shh, don't say a word. Daddy's gonna buy you a big black bird!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Goyer (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Tonite Is a Special Nite

A misunderstood film that deserves more credit

After reading most of the comments users have written about this film I'm quite disappointed. I am an insane follower of the first Crow film and had to see the second. I knew full well it wouldn't be as good as the first, but then again, what could?

The Crow 2 is a very sad and ironic story based on the first films boundaries. Notice how Sarah in the Crow has to sacrifice herself for another version of him in the second. Crow 2 is a film of what happened to Eric Draven in the first and is simply a story of someone else.

Just like in the first film a man has his loved one(s) taken from him in a terrible way and then killed, again in a horrible way. For the second time, "A Crow" guides this tormented man back to the land of the living to claim revenge on those who killed him.

Ironically, he meets up with Sarah, a now grown woman from the first who feels for the Crow and sacrifices her life so that he can live and avenge his and his son's death.

A very sad and apocolyptic film that depicts the grimy, evil way that humans are steering towards themselves to in the future to come but also keeps the powerful love factor from the first.

If you were an obsessive Crow fan, see this film. If not, you may find it hard to understand and will not enjoy it as much...