The pain is from officer Albrecht and what he experienced. He sat there for 30 hrs watching Shelly Die. There was nothing he could do for her. He was heartbroken for her and Eric.
That's my favorite scene in the movie. Which is saying something considering how many amazing scenes there are in this movie. The reason I love that scene so much is because I feel like the horror T-Bird is feeling in that moment is more justice and vengeance for him than his death is. T-Bird really seemed to get off on inflicting fear in Shelley during the attack in the beginning so to have that fear turned on himself, perfect.
The Crow was a graphic novel first. Written by J'O'Barr as a way for him to deal with the loss of his SO. He did not want the movie made originally, but Brandon Lee talked him into it, When Brandon died on set, it nearly destroyed him.
Yup. O'Barr was an orphan, raised in foster care. A drunk driver killed his fiancée Beverly. To cope with the grief, O'Barr joined the US Marines and wrote "The Crow" comic. The revenge story in it was supposed to be his therapy, but it didn't work. He has said "As I drew each page, it made me more self-destructive, if anything... There is pure anger on each page". Can't imagine how he must have felt, after Bandon Lee died too. Three tragic lives (his, Beverly's and Brandon's) intertwined in a weird way.
"This looks like a comic book." That's because it is. The Crow graphic novel was created by James O'Barr. He has a cameo in the movie as a guy stealing a TV, when Eric and Albrecht first meet. The Director, Alex Proyas made Dark City (1998), which is even more visually stunning and definitely worth checking out, especially the Director's Cut!
Another yes for Dark City another great film. Saw both The Crow and Dark City in the theater, so awesome.I read and owned the comic a few years before film came out, and I still have two Crow T-shirts from when the movie came out.
Brandon Lee's stunt double when he died was Chad Stahelski, thel director of John Wick. This movie was huge. And had a lot of influence in films like Matrix and many others. Wachowski brothers (THE MATRIX) said than when they wrote the matrix Brandon was their first option for the role of Neo. Sadly it could not be. Anecdotaly, Chad Stahelski was too the stunt double for Keanu Reeves in The Matrix. Greetings from Spain
“People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.”
The actor who plays Funboy is the one who who accidentally shot Brandon on set. He gave up acting for a while after. That accident really fucked with him. He sadly died of stomach cancer in 2016. Edit: It's also worth noting that there is a song at the end of the soundtrack (the one during the credits) called "It Can't Rain All the Time," but it's not the song we hear a snippet from in the movie. It's very ethereal and calming, though.
Yeah that was Michael Massee. He took a year off to try to come to terms with the accident but he never did, and it apparently haunted him right up until he died.
This wasn't Brandon's break out role but his biggest movie. He had done Showdown in Little Tokyo in 1991 and Rapid Fire in 1992 plus a couple other smaller films in the 80's. He had real potential and it's too bad what happened cuz it never should have. He would have been a great addition to Hollywood especially in todays world. He would have humbled many people and brought such a great vibe to the industry that we sorely need.
I was a young man, a comic book geek, and a movie nerd during this time. I guarantee you this movie had buzz in genre fan circles and was being talked about in entertainment news. In short, it had “buzz” during production. We’ll never actually know if it was to be his breakout role because his tragic death (and the fierce discussion about whether to release it) catapulted the film’s presence into public consciousness. It was also an R-rated comic book revenge fantasy, which meant it wasn’t going to get PG-13 box office success. Nonetheless, in retrospect the movie became an instant cult classic, pre-dating a movie with similar attributes: Blade. Again, we can only speculate but it is generally considered a film which would have launched Brandon past the Golan-Globus action movie genre and into Hollywood proper. In other words: A breakout role. On a personal note, I’ll never forget the night I watched the news and heard, for the first time, about his death. That memory is now inextricably linked to the movie’s line: “Childhood is over the moment you know you’re gonna die.” RIP Brandon Lee. RIP Sarah Jones. RIP Halyna Hutchins. Safety for Sarah
At 24:21, THIS, IS MY FAVORITE MOMENT IN THE FILM. Most don't realize it, but think about it. T-bird read that poetry of Eric's ONCE. A YEAR AGO. Yet he recalls it now, word for word. I have to imagine that during this last year, T-bird kept repeating that poem. In the mirror. He scolf and laugh it off. Other times, he'd repeat it seriously. Go back and watch his performance up until this moment in the film. Of all of them, T-bird KNOWS, they belong in Hell. The others laugh their sins off. Or get drunk. But T-bird. There's this weird quiet to his performance at random moments. Just a look. HE KNOWS. and when he realizes he can't just get out of this, he stops struggling. "Abashed the Devil stood. And saw how awful goodness was." Goodnesses, or Justice? He repeats that poem PERFECTLY, because above all others, HE KNOWS, where he's going. I'd even go so far as to say looking back, he's not so much quiet as resigned. He's bored with the sin because he knows what he's got coming. And finally facing it scares him shitless.
@@mrbaldy1665 Ironically, Milton portrayed Lucifer at least at first as an anti-authoritarian Gothic romantic anti-hero not unlike Eric Draven. Indeed, in the film the Devil`s Advocate starring Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino the Devil rewards Milton`s sympathy by taking his name as a mortal alias.
One of my all-time top 5 live-action movies. Also one of the absolute best comic book movie adaptations ever made. You can see why Sting (the wrestler) took his gimmick from Eric Draven and ran with it for more than 25 years. The entire film simply _drips_ with cool, but it also has so much heart and grit and tension and tear-jerking emotion underlying everything. Brandon Lee _haunts_ every frame of the movie.
Little things about this movie still surprise me, like the fact that the Trinity rooftop run scene in Matrix is very clearly inspired by Eric's rooftop run on his way to get his first target. This is such an influential movie.
"Can't rain all the time..." I'm not going to talk about the tragic, accidental death of Brandon Lee. It's a complicated matter beyond the scope of this comment. Not wanting to dismiss his death, but I'm sure there are books and videos out there that can explain that tragedy and do it more justice. RIP Brandon Lee. Fun Fact: One of the ravens used in this film, Magic, was used in all of the following movies. Authentic Makeup Effect Fact: 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. Art Through Adversity Fact: Director Alex Proyas originally wanted to shoot the entire movie in "black and white" closer to the comics and only using color in Draven's flash backs scenes with a high contrast theme, but the studio executives didn't allow him to experiment with that approach. This made Proyas shoot much of the movie in a monochromatic color theme mixed with red and dark gray.
Indeed. While I can't stop you from watching them, I don't suggest the sequels. Their enjoyment is highly subjective. Go with God and Be Safe from Evil. 😎 👍
@@BigGator5I'm going to disagree. The second movie, The Crow: City of Angels, is pretty decent and a direct sequel to this one. The third movie, The Crow: Salvation, isn't quite as good, but it's still a decent watch. Now, BigGator and I will 100% agree that if there's one movie in the world you should never, ever watch (unless you want a bad movie to watch while inebriated with your friends) it's The Crow: Wicked Prayer. It's so bad that it has damaged my opinion of most of the actors in it, including Edward Furlong, David Boreanaz, and Danny Trejo. My opinion of Tara Reid as both an actress and human being were unchanged.
Brandon Lee was serious consider for the role of Neo in Matrix. The Wachowski brothers (at the time) was writing the screenplay with him in mind. (Yes, they wrote it long before they made the film.) And after Brandon Lee died the stuntman Chad Stahelski did the rest of Brandons shots in The Crow. Chad Stahelski is now the creator and director of the John Wicks films.
There are two real bands shown performing in the film. One is Medicine and the other is My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, both of which were featured on the soundtrack.
Everything about this film works perfectly. The lighting, the locations, the actors, the music and the story. Everything just fits right and doesn't over stylize anything. This is what a fantasy movie is suppose to be, something that suspends disbelief but conveyed as realistically a way as possible. They even changed the fact that Draven, in the comics, transforms into the crow as opposed to this where the bird is a guide. This is the best comic book adaptation period, even though I love The Dark Knight and many MCU films, this movie hits every note and leaves you so satisfied and happy that Brandon left on such a high note for all of us to enjoy.
This movie is almost 30 years old and it still holds up to this day. This movie and its soundtrack helped get me through my teenage years during high school. Devil's Night was actually a phenomenon that would happen in many cities, including Detroit, in the US from the 1960s up until the late 1990s. A lot of buildings did burn down due to arson because of Devil's Night.
"I felt like so much of that film could have been printed and used as posters..." It was. I was 19 when this movie came out and every one of my friends had at least one Crow poster in their house. I had four.
Ever since having seen The Crow upon its release, it has been one of my most favourite films. Not only because the performances are excellent, but because it’s visually stunning, has possibly one of the best soundtracks; & also because of what Proyas achieved. The Crow was filmed somewhat back to front; with Brandon Lee filming all the scenes of him in make up first. This meant that the scenes of him without the now iconic make up would be some of the last filmed on the production; & sadly the last Lee would’ve ever film. On March 31, 1993, Lee was filming a scene where his character, Eric, is shot after witnessing the beating and rape of his fiancée. Actor Michael Massee's character Funboy fires a .44 Smith & Wesson Model 639 revolver at Lee as he walks into the room. A previous scene using the same gun had called for inert dummy cartridges fitted with bullets, but no powder or primer, to be loaded in the revolver. For close-up scenes that use a revolver, where the bullets are clearly visible from the front, and do not require the gun to actually be fired, dummy cartridges provide a more realistic appearance than blank rounds, which have no bullet. Instead of purchasing commercial dummy cartridges, the film's prop crew, hampered by time constraints, created their own by pulling the bullets from live rounds, dumping the powder charge, then reinserting the bullets. In the fatal scene, which called for the revolver to be actually fired at Lee from a distance of 12-15 feet, the dummy cartridges were exchanged for blank rounds, which feature a live powder charge and primer, but no bullet, thus allowing the gun to be fired without the risk of an actual projectile. As the production company had sent the firearms specialist home early, responsibility for the guns was given to a prop assistant who was unaware of the rule for inspecting all firearms before and after any handling. Therefore, the barrel was not checked for obstructions when the time came to load it with the blank rounds. Since the bullet from the dummy round was already trapped in the barrel, this caused the .44 Magnum bullet to be fired out of the barrel with virtually the same force as if the gun had been loaded with a live round, and it struck Lee in the abdomen, mortally wounding him. O'Barr later remarked that losing Lee was like losing his fiancée all over again, and he regretted ever writing the comic in the first place. In an interview in 2005, 12 years after the incident, Massee revealed that he still had nightmares about it, stating, "I don't think you ever get over something like that”. Massee died on 20th October 2016 & right up until he passes away, had never watched the film. Another cast member impacted by Lee’s death was Rochelle Davis who played Sarah. Davis struggled with mental health & substance abuse in the years following the films release; on top of which she spent a period of time homeless. From following her social media, she’s turned her life around & is now making occasional appearances at various conventions. Also, The Cure, who composed the song ‘Burn’ specifically for the film, up until only a few years back refused to play it out of respect. After a great deal of soul-searching, Proyas and the rest of The Crow's cast and crew arrived at the conclusion that Lee would have insisted that they finish the film. With most of the actor's scenes completed, it was up to special effects house Dream Quest to fill in the blanks, which they accomplished in a number of ways. For the scene in which a newly-returned-from-the-grave Eric returns to his old apartment, for example, unused footage of Lee was used, with the actor's image digitally composited into a shot of the apartment set. For a few other key images, however, the effects technicians turned to techniques that were, in 1993, ridiculously cutting edge. Proyas brought in a relatively green stunt performer by the name of Chad Stahelski, who had been good friends with Lee and had a similar build. For a handful of scenes, including the one in which Eric sports his eerie makeup for the first time, approaching his window as lightning briefly illuminates the room, Stahleski stood in for Lee during shooting. Then, Dream Quest used previously captured footage of Lee to digitally graft the actor's face on Stahleski's body. The resulting shots certainly benefit from their brevity and from the darkness in which they were shot, but even today, the effect holds up remarkably well. Stahelski went on to direct the John Wick films & I have no doubt that had Lee not died, he would’ve been cast into the role by his friend.
At 1 point in time this sound track was the all time leader in sales. Now if you really enjoyed this movie I suggest another 90s cult classic Tank Girl, it has Lori Petty in it... Lori Petty also stared in the beautiful movie A league of their own which was based on a true story. The 90s where kinda another golden era for movies
I only ever saw a bit of Tank Girl on TV back in the day when I was, like, nine. But it was the scene with the Danger Ball, and I thought it was so damn clever. "That's what you get for being a perv!" 🤣
I agree, Tank girl is awesome and Lori Petty in that movie was like 90s live action Harley Quinn, and also A league Of their own is one of my favorite movies it's so good
Yes, it's supposed to be Detroit. We in Detroit were synonymous for Devils Night. Thugs would go around Detroit and torch abandoned homes and buildings on October 30th.
So something really cool about the movie is Eric kills almost everyone in a way that suits them, forced OD for a druggie, stabbed to death for a dude who always used knives, burned alive for a pyromaniac, its a great touch
One of my favourite films ever, I'm so glad you experienced it too! The Crow's soundtrack was one of my favourite albums for a long time, and I love Graeme Revell's score too. The Crow has such a mood to it, it's quite special. Thanks for your well-made video, you both really cheered me up today :) Wishing you the very best, please take care! small edit: liked and subscribed :D
Oh my gosh, thank you so much for your kind words and support! We had such a fantastic time watching it - definitely one of the best films I've ever seen
I think Brandon Lee would have been an obvious pick for Neo in The Matrix considering the Wachowski sisters’ taste & influences on that trilogy. Medicine is the band performing in the film, and despite having quite the discography, they’re probably the least well-known band on the soundtrack. From what I’ve noticed, most of the time there is a band in a show or film, they are a real band, but usually so obscure the production doesn’t have to really pay them anything-It’s also a way filmmakers can get a band they like or are friends with in their production. Anyway, there are sequels to The Crow, and much like Alien3 & Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles you tend to have a vocal group of people who, (often without really watching them,) trash them and say, “do not watch,” BUT give The Crow: City Of Angels a watch-Even if just on your own. The Crow: City Of Angels has a fantastic soundtrack as well, and the overall aesthetic is different, (going along w/ the change in settings,) also Iggy Pop is in it, alongside Thomas Jane & Thuy Trang.
Really loved your takes on this movie! My mother and I used to watch it every Halloween and I still love it so much. "Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever..."
The book of Paradise lost and the quote from it that T-bird does was not in the script. The actor himself(T-bird) brought that in and did that himself. He LOVED this character he brought it to the writer of the graphic novel and the director and asked to add that part in. Just a little movie trivia for you ......
The crazy thing is that was actually Elizabeth Fraser from Cocteau Twins singing. She wasn't part of Medicine. Just did that one song with them. Which was an amazing song!
Alex Proyas. The director was mainly known for his music videos. Yes Mtv but the soundtrack and vibe he threw at the screen captures a very visceral moment in grunge history. A passing from Punk to apathy to a gothic tenderness that was seized on by a lot of acts afterwards
Watch Brandon Lee’s dad’s last movie, “Enter The Dragon”. 🐲 As with this, it would’ve brought him international stardom (which it did), but he never lived to see that, as he died a month before it was released.
Honestly the best meshing of 80s and 90s. Brandon Lee in a leather trenchcoat using a Katana, in a gunfight, in a boardroom with 90s gangsters with uzis. Just the right level of earnestness and just enough of a wink to the audience for the cheesiness to be fun rather than cringe inducing. It wasn't hallowe'en if you didn't see a couple of guys dressed as The Crow - I did it at 16! The bands were real - Jane Siberry and then My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. The Crow soundtrack and score are both well worth a listen to. - there's even a Rage Against The Machine song which, I kid you not, was heard in the film coming out of a passing car whilst Sarah and Albrecht talked, iirc.
this is simply 1 of the best movies of all time not just for an action film but for everything the story the visuals the performance by brandon lee the music the energy and emotions of this movie are amazing this is in my top 5 of my most fav films of all time i recommend it too everybody i know who has never seen it and they always love it this is a classic movie that will live 4ever and keeps brandon lee's legacy alive for all time!
5 times in the theater,what an experience. The pathos is next level. An absolute tragedy,Brandon had amazing acting chops,who knows the heights to which he would have gone.
This movie is decades old, and I've watched it over a dozen times easy, but that last line still gets me teary-eyed and sniffling. This is a masterpiece of a movie.
Brandon Lee tragically got shot on the set of the movie due to a prop gun with a piece of left over blank bullet residue, the crew thought Brandon was playing joke when scene was over and when he was laying on the floor he wasn’t moving but when they got closer they saw it was serious and rushed Brandon Lee to the hospital, the doctors did everything they could but it was too late Brandon Lee passed away at the age of 28. Some scenes aren’t Brandon it’s his body double Chad Stahelski, Chad is the director of the John Wick franchise. The director of The Crow Alex Proyas had too cut and add new scenes for the movie because of happened to Brandon. They also CGI Brandon Lee face on too Chad face and the makeup artist made a face mask of Brandon face for chad to wear. All scenes were they don’t show Brandon Lee face it’s Chad Brandon was supposed get married to his fiancée Eliza Hutton after The Crow finished filming. After Brandon was supposed to get married Brandon was going to a sign a two-year deal to continue The Crow storyline. The Crow is comic book/graphic novel created by James O'Barr. Before entering the Marines, O'Barr's fiancée Beverly had been killed by a drunk driver. While living in Berlin in 1981, O'Barr began work on his comic The Crow as a means of dealing with his personal tragedy. O'Barr was further inspired by a Detroit newspaper account of the murder of a young couple over a $20 engagement ring. In The Crow, the protagonist, Eric and his fiancée Shelly are murdered by a gang of criminals. Eric then returns from the dead guided by a supernatural crow, to hunt their killers. After his discharge from the Marines O'Barr continued his painting and illustration as well as doing various odd jobs. The Crow sat on a shelf for seven years but at last he found a publisher with Gary Reed of Caliber Press. The first miniseries was published in 1989. The Crow has since sold more than 750,000 copies worldwide. Also the crow has the best soundtrack ever the soundtrack has bands like The Cure, nine inch nails. Stone temple pilots, Pantera, Rage Against the machine etc. After Eric rescues and saves Sarah, a character in the comic Skull cowboy appears and tells Eric that he has to stay and live his life in the mortal world because he saved Sarah’s life. Tony Todd the OG Candyman plays the main villain top dollar sidekick
Yup, the band singing in the club is "Medicine" and they are real, they are also part of the underground music scene alongside Helmet, their song Milquetoast also appears on the soundtrack. R.I.P Brandon Lee
The Crow is the very definition of mid-90s and I love every minute of it. RIP Brandon Lee. I can't believe this was released 30 years ago next year. WOW time does fly.
Before The Matrix .... The Crow had us all wearing black, painting our faces and growing our hair long :) It was a cultural phenomenon and one of my favorite movies 🥰 RIP Brandon #ItCantRainAllTheTime 💔😭💘🐦⬛
I love the scene at the end when Eric just walks in & interrupts Top Dollars meeting just like Heath Ledger's Joker would do many years later in The Dark Knight. Two amazing actors that we lost far too soon.
There's so many lived in quotable lines from this movie that are just goofy as hell I've used; "shit on me", "are we having fun or what?!", "Victims. Aren't we all?", "Abashed the Devil stood...", "I feel like a little worm on a big fuckin' hook", "caw, caw, BANG, fuck I'm dead", "can't rain all the time", "Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children", "Building burn, people die -- but real love is forever."
I feel if Brandon Lee had lived, he would have gotten a lot of the roles that went to Keanu Reeves, and some that went to Tom Cruise; Point Break, Speed, Mission: Impossible, the Matrix, John Wick... I could see him filling those roles seamlessly.
I love that she picked up on the film being based on a comic book solely due to the filmmaking. Back in the day, there were many great films being made based on comic books beyond Marvel and DC. Lot of great non-DC, non-Marvel comic book films I’m sure you two would love. “Barbarella” (1968) “Danger Diabolik” (1968) “Sin City” (2005) “Dredd” (2012) “A History of Violence” (2005) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (1990) “Flash Gordon” (1980) “Hellboy” (2004) “Dick Tracy” (1990)
@@UncagedSavage The movie definitely took inspiration from the comics and most definitely the art of Frank Frazetta that first appeared in the 60s as covers for the Robert E Howard Conan books collecting the short stories. But the director John Milius and screenwriter Oliver Stone are both smart literary guys who both cite the original stories written by Robert E Howard more than anything else. The character Thulsa Doom as played by James Earl Jones came directly from the prose short stories of Robert E Howard originally debuting in 1928
The darkness if The Crow has far more depth than what you see from the film. James Obarr, the author, wrote The Crow to deal with the survivors guilt over the real life death of his fiancée and he just began to heal when he became good friends with Brandon Lee and his soon to be wife Eliza. After Brandons death he once again blamed himself for the tragedy and continued a long going downward personal spiral while the film became a classic and very influential piece of art that changed film making forever. Brandon's stunt double, who completed the final scene after Brandons death, went on to direct John Wick. The Crow inspired movies like The Matrix, Underworld, Blade, and many more that came after it. It was a Brandon Lee quote that was meant for his wedding that finally helped James come to terms with his feelings and allowed him to move on and find forgiveness in himself.
The Crow and Interview With the Vampire are the two movies I watch every Halloween because they both have a mesmerizing beautiful darkness in every frame that are all their own. Too bad Hollywood and even independent movies don't make them like this anymore. Hell, even Hocus Pocus and Beetlejuice on the horror/comedy side are great Halloween movies they just don't make any like anymore - because the studios think their audiences want more Saw remakes and Halloween reboots. Give us the unique, moody independent GOOD horror movies and trash these endless remakes and reboots!
10:00 the band are called Medicine, the song is Time Baby III, singer is named Beth Thompson, they're still going 30 years since the movie released and had some hits in the underground music scene before. The sound track is worth a listen. This is my all time favourite film
Loving the channel already ! 11:07 "It actually feels a lot like a comic book." Yep, you guessed it, as was pointed out already, this movie is an adaptation of the comic book, borne as a catharsis of the tragedy in the life of author James O'Barr. And the movie is also enveloped in the tragic passing of Brandon Lee during making it. So many talented people created this awesome masterpiece and all this time later their greatness has transcended it all. The soundtrack has A LOT of gems in it. Stone Temple Pilots, The Cure, Rage Against the Machine, among a lot good artists. One last song in there, maybe my favorite, is of course the haunting "It Can't Rain all the Time" by Jane Siberry. Rewatching now, yeah, the whole movie/music story is the epitome of 90's vibe, the good kind of vibe, I used to love watching this movie back in 90's and early 00's, they aired it all the time weekends in KTLA channel 5. Lots of memories, very nostalgic now. Another movie they would rerun often there is Robocop, a wateshed of the 80's, give it a chance for a reaction if you can! Along with Dredd (2012)- other perfect comic book adaptation- those are some of the best action/scifi movies out there. And for a Twilight Zone-like movie, look into Dark City (the director's cut).
Thank you so much! You make a lot of good points - I still can't get over how amazing this soundtrack was. And thank you for the recommendations! Comics are a huge passion of ours, so I'm especially stoked to see Dredd!
Devil's Night was a real in the city of Detroit from late 1960s to the early 1990s. Various homes and buildings were vandalized and set ablaze. After a brutal Devil's Night in 1994, Mayor Dennis Archer promised that arson would no longer be tolerated in the city. In 1995, Detroit city officials organized and established Angel's Night from October 29-31. Each year as many as 50,000 volunteers patrol neighborhoods in the city of Detroit. Not that the vandalism or arson problem has magically disappeared. But the number of incidents that were once widely tolerated have greatly decreased. Which does show progress for the city since Angel's Night was established.
I grew up near Detroit and was surprised to learn it's not a "thing" everywhere - I mean I saw what it did to Detroit, but elsewhere (at least in my small town) it was more like a harmless prank night, like toilet paper in trees, or one time someone had put a "For Sale" sign at the entrance to a park...
@@hellomark1 I know that it seemed harmless and for the most part was. But people were hurt and even killed doing this type of prank. Sometimes they were accidentally hurt or killed. Sometimes it was completely intentional. There have even been times when criminals would burn down homes or buildings to get rid of the bodies or evidence of their crimes.
One of my favorite movies and soundtracks ever and yes it's based off of a comic book/graphic novel. The director Alex Proyas also directed Dark City as well.
crows are necromancers lol. I loved this movie not just because i love dark movies but because it was brandons last movie that he wanted to make as his final last action film which ended real bad. love the quotes as well. Thanks guys for watching and liking this classic!
The band is Medicine. The singer with the back tattoo is Beth Thompson. One of the best there ever was. And a lovely person inside and out. The song she's singing is Time Baby III.
The two bands performing were Medicine, and later in the film, My Life The Thrill Kill Kult (now going by just The Kult), the songs are Time Baby III by Medicine and After the Flesh by The Kult.
I have often imagined later on, and when you asked what roles Brandon might have played...he would most likely have been perfect in the matrix as Neo instead of Keanu Reeves....he had the martial arts background and as you said charisma for days....i saw him first in showdown in little tokyo back when i was a kid growing up like 8 years old or something...with Dolph Lundgren. Its a pretty cool movie.. Its such a weird "curse" the Lee family suffered. Bruce died in 1973 just when he was about to break out internationally really...and to think his son would die 20 years later when he was about to really make it big in Hollywood it seemed...cause he is great in The crow...its very similar to how Heath Ledger got huge apraise for his Joker role in The Dark Knight in 2008...the charaacter mannerisms/makeup are very similar imo and im sure Heath got some inspiration from Brandons character
Ok a few corrections here... "Rapping at my chamber door" yea that's Edgar Alan Poe's "Raven" but did you see Eric's last name "D" "RAVEN"... Secondly the sound track for this movie as far as I know as done by legit 90's bands. From the Rollins band (ft. Henry Rollins), Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, Pantera, The Cure, Helmet, The Violent Femmes..It's actually one of the best 90's movie soundracks you could ever find.
The rooftop running scenes were filmed last after Brandon had died, the stuntman was Brandon's sparring partner and they had trained to together since they pretty young at one Bruce Lee's students schools.
This film always meant a lot to je, i was a huge Bruce Lee fan and had been following Brandons career, excited because i was also a fan of the source material and when i heard the news of Brandons passing, i was in shock. By far, the most affected i have ever been by a celebrity's passing. I watched this entire reaction with a lump in my throat, and watery eyes. It almost seems like the world has forgotten about him, and this performance was every big as good as Heath Ledger in his last role. True, i am biased, but there is no doubt in my mind and heart that Brandon would have been a mega star. RIP father and son, immortalized by being taken too soon. 32 and 28 respectively. Still left quite a legacy...
The thing always stands out to me about Brandon Lee's masterful performance is he goes from madness to trembling (you could knock him down with feather) to "you realize that you've done F'd up right" in an instant.
well done! i really enjoyed your take on this - brought me back to the first time i saw it! so many good lines, so many riveting scenes, and yes, the soundtrack was so 90's, but it was perfect! and i dont think they could have cast anyone better for the police officer than ernie hudson! keep up the great work!
This is one of thpse rare films where black is actually black, not blue or some such, there's texture to everything but the shadows are THICK and have depth. "Dark City" also feels that way, (same director).
"Victims aren't we all" There are so many amazing one-liners that are but aren't, if that makes sense. This is like in my top three of all time. Welcome to the fandom that is The Crow
3:11: "This is definitely shot on film... So it looks amazing." Instant subscribe. Movies just don't look like this anymore. And frankly, with the current technology, I'm not sure this specific film look can be replicated.
So fun fact. The Wachowski's actually had Brandon Lee in mind when they were writing the Matrix. Makes you wonder what other big parts might have gone to him if things had turned out better.
28:30 A back handspring. I took karate as a teen and tried and failed many times before getting it a few times. Never had a trouble with my back just landing on the carpet.
_It's can't rain all the time_ One of my favorite films. I saw this as a teen and so did a former girlfriend. I was mentioning the film to her and she was surprised I knew it and said it was her favorite too. Our relationship ended in 2019 unexpectedly, and she passed away August 17th of 2022. So seeing this film brings up some good memories, but also reminds me of where things are now. That quote from the film though was something her and I bonded over, and had things in common.
A few things to add: 1. Heath Ledger took inspiration from The Crow when forming the portrayal of his Joker. 2. When pro wrestler Steve Borden needed a dark avenger type character for his wrestling gimmick, Scott Hall told him to “watch The Crow” 3. The scene where Sarah goes to see Eric in the apartment is a body double (as it was filmed after Brandon’s death) - The audio is from a deleted scene as the original screenplay was a direct adaptation of the comic book, however this was of course rewritten and reshot after Brandon’s tragic passing 4. Sofia Shinas (Shelly’s actress) refused to return for reshoots because of Brandon’s passing, thus leading to further rewriting 5. Ernie Hudson said he can never bring himself to watch the movie because him and Brandon got to know each other (he also said he will never watch the sequels or remake as, to him, Brandon is The Crow) 6. The comic was written by James O’Barr and spawned from his fiancée being killed by a drunk driver who ended up serving no time in jail. Like the movie there were many times James stopped and felt he couldn’t finish, due to bringing back how painful it all was for him. But in the end, creating the comic was his therapy 7. James O’Barr was a consultant on the remake in the early stages (when Bradley Cooper, Luke Evans, Jack Huston, and Jason Momoa were attach to star at various points). He stated it was to make a more faithful adaptation to his original comic 8. James O’Barr was kicked off the project when the remake’s director stated he wanted to go for a “different direction”, making fundamental changes from the source material (comics & movie) 9. Across all media (comics, novels, movies, and TV) there are 27 unique characters who all become Crows Lastly, who ever sat through to read all of this, thank you, you’re a trooper. And judging from the last points I made, I’m sure you know my stance on this ‘remake’
The kick-to-stand move Brandon does is called a kip-up. I used to be able to do it myself, too old and out of shape now. This was the only movie where I went back into the theater and bought another ticket to see it again.
Brandon Lee is so good. It sucks that he didn't live through making this. He had a lot left to show us. The way he can switch between pyschotic, traumatized and tender is amazing. It's a very demanding and multi-faceted role, but there's not a single moment where he's not convincing. It's over-the-top, but subtle as well. Watch his facial expressions and listen to the inflections in his voice especially in his more reserved moments. He can freak you out and then choke you up all in the same scene.
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The "30 hours of pain, all at once" line gets me every time 😥
Ooof I know right
for me it was the scene where shelly approaches Eric as a spirit to kiss him and the music's playing
It's one of the best lines in cinema history in my opinion
The pain is from officer Albrecht and what he experienced. He sat there for 30 hrs watching Shelly Die. There was nothing he could do for her. He was heartbroken for her and Eric.
"Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children" gets me a little 🥲
The scene in which T-Bird realizes who Eric is is so powerful. You can feel his horror. "There ain't no comin' back!"
I know right!
Fun Fact: The actor who played T-Bird was also the main bad guy in "The Warriors."
@@aspieanarchist5439 Yup! I knew that one. He was also in John Wick.
@@PerfectHandProductions Yep, he plays a great bastard!
That's my favorite scene in the movie. Which is saying something considering how many amazing scenes there are in this movie. The reason I love that scene so much is because I feel like the horror T-Bird is feeling in that moment is more justice and vengeance for him than his death is. T-Bird really seemed to get off on inflicting fear in Shelley during the attack in the beginning so to have that fear turned on himself, perfect.
The Crow was a graphic novel first. Written by J'O'Barr as a way for him to deal with the loss of his SO. He did not want the movie made originally, but Brandon Lee talked him into it, When Brandon died on set, it nearly destroyed him.
Yup. O'Barr was an orphan, raised in foster care. A drunk driver killed his fiancée Beverly. To cope with the grief, O'Barr joined the US Marines and wrote "The Crow" comic. The revenge story in it was supposed to be his therapy, but it didn't work. He has said "As I drew each page, it made me more self-destructive, if anything... There is pure anger on each page". Can't imagine how he must have felt, after Bandon Lee died too. Three tragic lives (his, Beverly's and Brandon's) intertwined in a weird way.
"This looks like a comic book."
That's because it is. The Crow graphic novel was created by James O'Barr. He has a cameo in the movie as a guy stealing a TV, when Eric and Albrecht first meet. The Director, Alex Proyas made Dark City (1998), which is even more visually stunning and definitely worth checking out, especially the Director's Cut!
I'm really excited to find that comic book now! Also, thank you for the recommendation - Dark City sounds very interesting
@@maplenutsreact Dark City is fantastic - sometimes gets overlooked because it came out around the same time as the matrix.
@@maplenutsreact Oh, its great. so happy I met James.
@@maplenutsreact Dark City is amazing
Another yes for Dark City another great film. Saw both The Crow and Dark City in the theater, so awesome.I read and owned the comic a few years before film came out, and I still have two Crow T-shirts from when the movie came out.
Brandon Lee's stunt double when he died was Chad Stahelski, thel director of John Wick. This movie was huge. And had a lot of influence in films like Matrix and many others. Wachowski brothers (THE MATRIX) said than when they wrote the matrix Brandon was their first option for the role of Neo. Sadly it could not be. Anecdotaly, Chad Stahelski was too the stunt double for Keanu Reeves in The Matrix. Greetings from Spain
Lee's double on the film was Jeff Cadiente before and after his death. They only brought in Stahelski after the fact to do a couple of scenes.
@@dosnostalgic its true... Cadiente put Brandon's face mask to complete the film. Great point
Wow, I had no idea all these movies were so connected.
If you think of it, Neo's attire in the first Matrix movie is very similar to that worn by The Crow.
There are a couple of actors from The Crow in the John Wick films since Stahleski is the director :)
“People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.”
So what's your point?
@@eatsmylifeYT this is a quote from the movie.an old legend of the Native Americans
@@TheSGEllie I really don't care. I just want to know what the OP's point is.
Love this movie and love that quote! I guess they are remaking the movie and they use that quote on the trailer.
@@eatsmylifeYT Just go away if you can't enjoy the movie nor the quotes.
The actor who plays Funboy is the one who who accidentally shot Brandon on set. He gave up acting for a while after. That accident really fucked with him. He sadly died of stomach cancer in 2016.
Edit: It's also worth noting that there is a song at the end of the soundtrack (the one during the credits) called "It Can't Rain All the Time," but it's not the song we hear a snippet from in the movie. It's very ethereal and calming, though.
One thing I love about the film's score is that it incorporates the melody of Jane Siberry's "It Can't Rain All the Time" frequently throughout.
Oh I love details like that! @@WastedPo
I can't imagine how painful that would be to live with 😥
Jane Siberry has a beautiful voice.
Yeah that was Michael Massee. He took a year off to try to come to terms with the accident but he never did, and it apparently haunted him right up until he died.
This wasn't Brandon's break out role but his biggest movie. He had done Showdown in Little Tokyo in 1991 and Rapid Fire in 1992 plus a couple other smaller films in the 80's. He had real potential and it's too bad what happened cuz it never should have. He would have been a great addition to Hollywood especially in todays world. He would have humbled many people and brought such a great vibe to the industry that we sorely need.
I love those movies, but break-out role means the one that makes you a star and I think this would have been that for him.
This going to be his big break movie. The other ones were good but not his BIG BREAK.
Truly feel like this man would have given Keanu Reeve vibes in 2023.
I was a young man, a comic book geek, and a movie nerd during this time. I guarantee you this movie had buzz in genre fan circles and was being talked about in entertainment news.
In short, it had “buzz” during production.
We’ll never actually know if it was to be his breakout role because his tragic death (and the fierce discussion about whether to release it) catapulted the film’s presence into public consciousness.
It was also an R-rated comic book revenge fantasy, which meant it wasn’t going to get PG-13 box office success. Nonetheless, in retrospect the movie became an instant cult classic, pre-dating a movie with similar attributes: Blade.
Again, we can only speculate but it is generally considered a film which would have launched Brandon past the Golan-Globus action movie genre and into Hollywood proper. In other words: A breakout role.
On a personal note, I’ll never forget the night I watched the news and heard, for the first time, about his death. That memory is now inextricably linked to the movie’s line: “Childhood is over the moment you know you’re gonna die.”
RIP Brandon Lee.
RIP Sarah Jones.
RIP Halyna Hutchins.
Safety for Sarah
Nope. This is the break out role
At 24:21, THIS, IS MY FAVORITE MOMENT IN THE FILM. Most don't realize it, but think about it. T-bird read that poetry of Eric's ONCE. A YEAR AGO. Yet he recalls it now, word for word. I have to imagine that during this last year, T-bird kept repeating that poem. In the mirror. He scolf and laugh it off. Other times, he'd repeat it seriously. Go back and watch his performance up until this moment in the film. Of all of them, T-bird KNOWS, they belong in Hell. The others laugh their sins off. Or get drunk. But T-bird. There's this weird quiet to his performance at random moments. Just a look. HE KNOWS. and when he realizes he can't just get out of this, he stops struggling. "Abashed the Devil stood. And saw how awful goodness was." Goodnesses, or Justice? He repeats that poem PERFECTLY, because above all others, HE KNOWS, where he's going. I'd even go so far as to say looking back, he's not so much quiet as resigned. He's bored with the sin because he knows what he's got coming. And finally facing it scares him shitless.
That poetry is from Paradise Lost. The book where most modern day mythology about Lucifer comes from.
@@mrbaldy1665 Ironically, Milton portrayed Lucifer at least at first as an anti-authoritarian Gothic romantic anti-hero not unlike Eric Draven. Indeed, in the film the Devil`s Advocate starring Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino the Devil rewards Milton`s sympathy by taking his name as a mortal alias.
@@mrbaldy1665 There's a rad gothic/doom metal band called Paradise Lost. Check out the song An Eternity of Lies.
One of my all-time top 5 live-action movies. Also one of the absolute best comic book movie adaptations ever made. You can see why Sting (the wrestler) took his gimmick from Eric Draven and ran with it for more than 25 years. The entire film simply _drips_ with cool, but it also has so much heart and grit and tension and tear-jerking emotion underlying everything. Brandon Lee _haunts_ every frame of the movie.
Whoa, that was perfectly put - I couldn't agree more ❤❤❤
Absolutely. I still remember the first time Sting showed up in WCW in the Black & White paint. Awesome time...
Little things about this movie still surprise me, like the fact that the Trinity rooftop run scene in Matrix is very clearly inspired by Eric's rooftop run on his way to get his first target.
This is such an influential movie.
I believe we will all have a great time when and if they watch The Matrix...
It’s the same rooftop
"Can't rain all the time..."
I'm not going to talk about the tragic, accidental death of Brandon Lee. It's a complicated matter beyond the scope of this comment. Not wanting to dismiss his death, but I'm sure there are books and videos out there that can explain that tragedy and do it more justice. RIP Brandon Lee.
Fun Fact: One of the ravens used in this film, Magic, was used in all of the following movies.
Authentic Makeup Effect Fact: 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.
Art Through Adversity Fact: Director Alex Proyas originally wanted to shoot the entire movie in "black and white" closer to the comics and only using color in Draven's flash backs scenes with a high contrast theme, but the studio executives didn't allow him to experiment with that approach. This made Proyas shoot much of the movie in a monochromatic color theme mixed with red and dark gray.
I love that the raven's name is Magic! Hehe ❤
Indeed. While I can't stop you from watching them, I don't suggest the sequels. Their enjoyment is highly subjective.
Go with God and Be Safe from Evil. 😎 👍
@@BigGator5I'm going to disagree. The second movie, The Crow: City of Angels, is pretty decent and a direct sequel to this one. The third movie, The Crow: Salvation, isn't quite as good, but it's still a decent watch.
Now, BigGator and I will 100% agree that if there's one movie in the world you should never, ever watch (unless you want a bad movie to watch while inebriated with your friends) it's The Crow: Wicked Prayer. It's so bad that it has damaged my opinion of most of the actors in it, including Edward Furlong, David Boreanaz, and Danny Trejo. My opinion of Tara Reid as both an actress and human being were unchanged.
Oh wow, okay will steer clear of Crow: Wicked Prayer. Thanks for the heads up! @@WolfHreda
@@maplenutsreact probably a wise decision.
Brandon Lee was serious consider for the role of Neo in Matrix. The Wachowski brothers (at the time) was writing the screenplay with him in mind. (Yes, they wrote it long before they made the film.) And after Brandon Lee died the stuntman Chad Stahelski did the rest of Brandons shots in The Crow. Chad Stahelski is now the creator and director of the John Wicks films.
The stand in wasn't used much tho LEE had 94 percent of the movie done
There are two real bands shown performing in the film. One is Medicine and the other is My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, both of which were featured on the soundtrack.
One of the best movie sound tracks ever.
Saw TKK a few years ago. They still got it.
Everything about this film works perfectly. The lighting, the locations, the actors, the music and the story. Everything just fits right and doesn't over stylize anything. This is what a fantasy movie is suppose to be, something that suspends disbelief but conveyed as realistically a way as possible. They even changed the fact that Draven, in the comics, transforms into the crow as opposed to this where the bird is a guide. This is the best comic book adaptation period, even though I love The Dark Knight and many MCU films, this movie hits every note and leaves you so satisfied and happy that Brandon left on such a high note for all of us to enjoy.
While I haven't seen every brandon lee movie i have seen this countless times and it's awesome and showdown in little Tokyo and rapid fire
This movie is almost 30 years old and it still holds up to this day. This movie and its soundtrack helped get me through my teenage years during high school. Devil's Night was actually a phenomenon that would happen in many cities, including Detroit, in the US from the 1960s up until the late 1990s. A lot of buildings did burn down due to arson because of Devil's Night.
"I felt like so much of that film could have been printed and used as posters..."
It was. I was 19 when this movie came out and every one of my friends had at least one Crow poster in their house.
I had four.
The Crow is everything Batman wishes to be! Eric Draven would clean up Gotham soo fast!!
Ever since having seen The Crow upon its release, it has been one of my most favourite films. Not only because the performances are excellent, but because it’s visually stunning, has possibly one of the best soundtracks; & also because of what Proyas achieved.
The Crow was filmed somewhat back to front; with Brandon Lee filming all the scenes of him in make up first. This meant that the scenes of him without the now iconic make up would be some of the last filmed on the production; & sadly the last Lee would’ve ever film.
On March 31, 1993, Lee was filming a scene where his character, Eric, is shot after witnessing the beating and rape of his fiancée. Actor Michael Massee's character Funboy fires a .44 Smith & Wesson Model 639 revolver at Lee as he walks into the room. A previous scene using the same gun had called for inert dummy cartridges fitted with bullets, but no powder or primer, to be loaded in the revolver. For close-up scenes that use a revolver, where the bullets are clearly visible from the front, and do not require the gun to actually be fired, dummy cartridges provide a more realistic appearance than blank rounds, which have no bullet. Instead of purchasing commercial dummy cartridges, the film's prop crew, hampered by time constraints, created their own by pulling the bullets from live rounds, dumping the powder charge, then reinserting the bullets.
In the fatal scene, which called for the revolver to be actually fired at Lee from a distance of 12-15 feet, the dummy cartridges were exchanged for blank rounds, which feature a live powder charge and primer, but no bullet, thus allowing the gun to be fired without the risk of an actual projectile. As the production company had sent the firearms specialist home early, responsibility for the guns was given to a prop assistant who was unaware of the rule for inspecting all firearms before and after any handling. Therefore, the barrel was not checked for obstructions when the time came to load it with the blank rounds. Since the bullet from the dummy round was already trapped in the barrel, this caused the .44 Magnum bullet to be fired out of the barrel with virtually the same force as if the gun had been loaded with a live round, and it struck Lee in the abdomen, mortally wounding him.
O'Barr later remarked that losing Lee was like losing his fiancée all over again, and he regretted ever writing the comic in the first place.
In an interview in 2005, 12 years after the incident, Massee revealed that he still had nightmares about it, stating, "I don't think you ever get over something like that”. Massee died on 20th October 2016 & right up until he passes away, had never watched the film.
Another cast member impacted by Lee’s death was Rochelle Davis who played Sarah. Davis struggled with mental health & substance abuse in the years following the films release; on top of which she spent a period of time homeless. From following her social media, she’s turned her life around & is now making occasional appearances at various conventions.
Also, The Cure, who composed the song ‘Burn’ specifically for the film, up until only a few years back refused to play it out of respect.
After a great deal of soul-searching, Proyas and the rest of The Crow's cast and crew arrived at the conclusion that Lee would have insisted that they finish the film. With most of the actor's scenes completed, it was up to special effects house Dream Quest to fill in the blanks, which they accomplished in a number of ways. For the scene in which a newly-returned-from-the-grave Eric returns to his old apartment, for example, unused footage of Lee was used, with the actor's image digitally composited into a shot of the apartment set. For a few other key images, however, the effects technicians turned to techniques that were, in 1993, ridiculously cutting edge.
Proyas brought in a relatively green stunt performer by the name of Chad Stahelski, who had been good friends with Lee and had a similar build. For a handful of scenes, including the one in which Eric sports his eerie makeup for the first time, approaching his window as lightning briefly illuminates the room, Stahleski stood in for Lee during shooting. Then, Dream Quest used previously captured footage of Lee to digitally graft the actor's face on Stahleski's body. The resulting shots certainly benefit from their brevity and from the darkness in which they were shot, but even today, the effect holds up remarkably well.
Stahelski went on to direct the John Wick films & I have no doubt that had Lee not died, he would’ve been cast into the role by his friend.
So incredibly heartbreaking. I really appreciate all the details you included ❤
At 1 point in time this sound track was the all time leader in sales. Now if you really enjoyed this movie I suggest another 90s cult classic Tank Girl, it has Lori Petty in it... Lori Petty also stared in the beautiful movie A league of their own which was based on a true story. The 90s where kinda another golden era for movies
I would have totally bought this soundtrack back in the day! Also, thank you for the recommendations!
I only ever saw a bit of Tank Girl on TV back in the day when I was, like, nine. But it was the scene with the Danger Ball, and I thought it was so damn clever. "That's what you get for being a perv!" 🤣
@@WolfHreda Iggy pop always is getting into trouble in movies.... He was in the Crow city of angels too.
Can confirm. I own this soundtrack.
I agree, Tank girl is awesome and Lori Petty in that movie was like 90s live action Harley Quinn, and also A league Of their own is one of my favorite movies it's so good
"This film has a very oppressive theme to it." No, no, that's just Detroit.
Yes, it's supposed to be Detroit. We in Detroit were synonymous for Devils Night. Thugs would go around Detroit and torch abandoned homes and buildings on October 30th.
He said oppressive feel not theme
😂😂
Damn skippy…raged it everyday…not far off from my misspent youth…Detroit Proud…
This music is so fitting…hmmm…My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult….ALWAYS fitting…
So something really cool about the movie is Eric kills almost everyone in a way that suits them, forced OD for a druggie, stabbed to death for a dude who always used knives, burned alive for a pyromaniac, its a great touch
One of my favourite films ever, I'm so glad you experienced it too!
The Crow's soundtrack was one of my favourite albums for a long time, and I love Graeme Revell's score too. The Crow has such a mood to it, it's quite special.
Thanks for your well-made video, you both really cheered me up today :)
Wishing you the very best, please take care!
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Oh my gosh, thank you so much for your kind words and support! We had such a fantastic time watching it - definitely one of the best films I've ever seen
I think Brandon Lee would have been an obvious pick for Neo in The Matrix considering the Wachowski sisters’ taste & influences on that trilogy.
Medicine is the band performing in the film, and despite having quite the discography, they’re probably the least well-known band on the soundtrack. From what I’ve noticed, most of the time there is a band in a show or film, they are a real band, but usually so obscure the production doesn’t have to really pay them anything-It’s also a way filmmakers can get a band they like or are friends with in their production.
Anyway, there are sequels to The Crow, and much like Alien3 & Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles you tend to have a vocal group of people who, (often without really watching them,) trash them and say, “do not watch,” BUT give The Crow: City Of Angels a watch-Even if just on your own. The Crow: City Of Angels has a fantastic soundtrack as well, and the overall aesthetic is different, (going along w/ the change in settings,) also Iggy Pop is in it, alongside Thomas Jane & Thuy Trang.
Really loved your takes on this movie! My mother and I used to watch it every Halloween and I still love it so much. "Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever..."
The book of Paradise lost and the quote from it that T-bird does was not in the script. The actor himself(T-bird) brought that in and did that himself. He LOVED this character he brought it to the writer of the graphic novel and the director and asked to add that part in. Just a little movie trivia for you ......
One of the most incredible soundtracks in cinema history!
My favorite Movie of all time and I used to dress up as the crow for Halloween and still sometimes do lol
The band at the club is called Medicine. They formed in the early 90s and are still active as far as I know.
The crazy thing is that was actually Elizabeth Fraser from Cocteau Twins singing. She wasn't part of Medicine. Just did that one song with them. Which was an amazing song!
Alex Proyas. The director was mainly known for his music videos. Yes Mtv but the soundtrack and vibe he threw at the screen captures a very visceral moment in grunge history. A passing from Punk to apathy to a gothic tenderness that was seized on by a lot of acts afterwards
Plus, he directed Dark City.
Watch Brandon Lee’s dad’s last movie, “Enter The Dragon”. 🐲 As with this, it would’ve brought him international stardom (which it did), but he never lived to see that, as he died a month before it was released.
Honestly the best meshing of 80s and 90s. Brandon Lee in a leather trenchcoat using a Katana, in a gunfight, in a boardroom with 90s gangsters with uzis.
Just the right level of earnestness and just enough of a wink to the audience for the cheesiness to be fun rather than cringe inducing.
It wasn't hallowe'en if you didn't see a couple of guys dressed as The Crow - I did it at 16!
The bands were real - Jane Siberry and then My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult.
The Crow soundtrack and score are both well worth a listen to.
- there's even a Rage Against The Machine song which, I kid you not, was heard in the film coming out of a passing car whilst Sarah and Albrecht talked, iirc.
I like " Time Baby ||| "..
this is simply 1 of the best movies of all time not just for an action film but for everything the story the visuals the performance by brandon lee the music the energy and emotions of this movie are amazing this is in my top 5 of my most fav films of all time i recommend it too everybody i know who has never seen it and they always love it this is a classic movie that will live 4ever and keeps brandon lee's legacy alive for all time!
R.I.P To a Great Actor Brandon Bruce Lee Jr, Still Miss You Always,Gone to Soon
5 times in the theater,what an experience. The pathos is next level. An absolute tragedy,Brandon had amazing acting chops,who knows the heights to which he would have gone.
My favorite line from this movie is, “Mother is the name of god on the lips and hearts of little children.”
This movie is decades old, and I've watched it over a dozen times easy, but that last line still gets me teary-eyed and sniffling.
This is a masterpiece of a movie.
Brandon Lee tragically got shot on the set of the movie due to a prop gun with a piece of left over blank bullet residue, the crew thought Brandon was playing joke when scene was over and when he was laying on the floor he wasn’t moving but when they got closer they saw it was serious and rushed Brandon Lee to the hospital, the doctors did everything they could but it was too late Brandon Lee passed away at the age of 28.
Some scenes aren’t Brandon it’s his body double Chad Stahelski, Chad is the director of the John Wick franchise. The director of The Crow Alex Proyas had too cut and add new scenes for the movie because of happened to Brandon. They also CGI Brandon Lee face on too Chad face and the makeup artist made a face mask of Brandon face for chad to wear. All scenes were they don’t show Brandon Lee face it’s Chad
Brandon was supposed get married to his fiancée Eliza Hutton after The Crow finished filming.
After Brandon was supposed to get married Brandon was going to a sign a two-year deal to continue The Crow storyline. The Crow is comic book/graphic novel created by James O'Barr.
Before entering the Marines, O'Barr's fiancée Beverly had been killed by a drunk driver.
While living in Berlin in 1981, O'Barr began work on his comic The Crow as a means of dealing with his personal tragedy.
O'Barr was further inspired by a Detroit newspaper account of the murder of a young couple over a $20 engagement ring.
In The Crow, the protagonist, Eric and his fiancée Shelly are murdered by a gang of criminals. Eric then returns from the dead guided by a supernatural crow, to hunt their killers.
After his discharge from the Marines O'Barr continued his painting and illustration as well as doing various odd jobs.
The Crow sat on a shelf for seven years but at last he found a publisher with Gary Reed of Caliber Press.
The first miniseries was published in 1989. The Crow has since sold more than 750,000 copies worldwide. Also the crow has the best soundtrack ever the soundtrack has bands like The Cure, nine inch nails. Stone temple pilots, Pantera, Rage Against the machine etc. After Eric rescues and saves Sarah, a character in the comic Skull cowboy appears and tells Eric that he has to stay and live his life in the mortal world because he saved Sarah’s life.
Tony Todd the OG Candyman plays the main villain top dollar sidekick
Oh my gosh, that's so heartbreaking.
Chad Stahelski was also Neo`s body double in the Matrix Trilogy and Tiffany/Trinity`s bot husband also named Chad in "Matrix Ressurrections."
Michael Wincott who played the main villain Top Dollar was a famous Canadian actor in the `70s,`80s and `90s.
Oh! I love learning that some of these main actors are also Canadian! ❤@@aspieanarchist5439
@@maplenutsreact Yep, he`s actually of mixed First Nation, Japanese and European ancestry.
Yup, the band singing in the club is "Medicine" and they are real, they are also part of the underground music scene alongside Helmet, their song Milquetoast also appears on the soundtrack.
R.I.P Brandon Lee
The Crow is the very definition of mid-90s and I love every minute of it. RIP Brandon Lee. I can't believe this was released 30 years ago next year. WOW time does fly.
Seeing this in the theater when I was 14 was a special thing.
Chandra's "a little from column A, a little from column B" quote was awesome!
“One of my crew got himself perished” always gets me lol
Before The Matrix .... The Crow had us all wearing black, painting our faces and growing our hair long :) It was a cultural phenomenon and one of my favorite movies 🥰
RIP Brandon #ItCantRainAllTheTime 💔😭💘🐦⬛
I love the scene at the end when Eric just walks in & interrupts Top Dollars meeting just like Heath Ledger's Joker would do many years later in The Dark Knight. Two amazing actors that we lost far too soon.
There's so many lived in quotable lines from this movie that are just goofy as hell I've used; "shit on me", "are we having fun or what?!", "Victims. Aren't we all?", "Abashed the Devil stood...", "I feel like a little worm on a big fuckin' hook", "caw, caw, BANG, fuck I'm dead", "can't rain all the time", "Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children", "Building burn, people die -- but real love is forever."
Yes that was a real band, Medacine and the song is Time baby III.
I feel if Brandon Lee had lived, he would have gotten a lot of the roles that went to Keanu Reeves, and some that went to Tom Cruise; Point Break, Speed, Mission: Impossible, the Matrix, John Wick... I could see him filling those roles seamlessly.
I love that she picked up on the film being based on a comic book solely due to the filmmaking.
Back in the day, there were many great films being made based on comic books beyond Marvel and DC.
Lot of great non-DC, non-Marvel
comic book films I’m sure you two would love.
“Barbarella” (1968)
“Danger Diabolik” (1968)
“Sin City” (2005)
“Dredd” (2012)
“A History of Violence” (2005)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (1990)
“Flash Gordon” (1980)
“Hellboy” (2004)
“Dick Tracy” (1990)
" Conan The Barbarian " (1982 )
@@UncagedSavageConan the Barbarian wasn’t based on a comic book.
It was based on the prose short stories by Robert E Howard from the 1930s.
@@KrazyKat007 . Yeah..the artwork is what got popular in the comics..Frank Frezetta did paintings before comics that were for covers of novels
@@UncagedSavage The movie definitely took inspiration from the comics and most definitely the art of Frank Frazetta that first appeared in the 60s as covers for the Robert E Howard Conan books collecting the short stories.
But the director John Milius
and screenwriter Oliver Stone are both smart literary guys who both cite the original stories written by Robert E Howard more than anything else.
The character Thulsa Doom as played by James Earl Jones came directly from the prose short stories of Robert E Howard originally debuting in 1928
The bands playing in the night club scenes are; shoegaze band MEDICINE, and industrial/goth band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.
One of my favorites! Saw this when it came out and I literally did dress up as the crow one Halloween!! Haha!
11:28 A raven _is_ a crow... as is a magpie. all are members of the Corvidae or Corven family, arguably the smartest bird species.
The darkness if The Crow has far more depth than what you see from the film. James Obarr, the author, wrote The Crow to deal with the survivors guilt over the real life death of his fiancée and he just began to heal when he became good friends with Brandon Lee and his soon to be wife Eliza. After Brandons death he once again blamed himself for the tragedy and continued a long going downward personal spiral while the film became a classic and very influential piece of art that changed film making forever.
Brandon's stunt double, who completed the final scene after Brandons death, went on to direct John Wick.
The Crow inspired movies like The Matrix, Underworld, Blade, and many more that came after it.
It was a Brandon Lee quote that was meant for his wedding that finally helped James come to terms with his feelings and allowed him to move on and find forgiveness in himself.
Just finished watching it rush hour video, then I seen you’ve done The Crow. Awesome. Lets gooooo
The Crow is a powerful and visual movie. Very poetic and somber, knowing what ultimately happened to Brandon.
This has my favourite soundtrack of all time
This movie is simply iconic.
The Crow and Interview With the Vampire are the two movies I watch every Halloween because they both have a mesmerizing beautiful darkness in every frame that are all their own. Too bad Hollywood and even independent movies don't make them like this anymore.
Hell, even Hocus Pocus and Beetlejuice on the horror/comedy side are great Halloween movies they just don't make any like anymore - because the studios think their audiences want more Saw remakes and Halloween reboots. Give us the unique, moody independent GOOD horror movies and trash these endless remakes and reboots!
My favorite movie of all time.The only movie other than Star Wars that I watched multiple times in a theater (yes, am old).
Enders Game is such a good book and movie, love the t-shirt!
10:00 the band are called Medicine, the song is Time Baby III, singer is named Beth Thompson, they're still going 30 years since the movie released and had some hits in the underground music scene before.
The sound track is worth a listen.
This is my all time favourite film
Loving the channel already !
11:07 "It actually feels a lot like a comic book." Yep, you guessed it, as was pointed out already, this movie is an adaptation of the comic book, borne as a catharsis of the tragedy in the life of author James O'Barr. And the movie is also enveloped in the tragic passing of Brandon Lee during making it. So many talented people created this awesome masterpiece and all this time later their greatness has transcended it all.
The soundtrack has A LOT of gems in it. Stone Temple Pilots, The Cure, Rage Against the Machine, among a lot good artists. One last song in there, maybe my favorite, is of course the haunting "It Can't Rain all the Time" by Jane Siberry.
Rewatching now, yeah, the whole movie/music story is the epitome of 90's vibe, the good kind of vibe, I used to love watching this movie back in 90's and early 00's, they aired it all the time weekends in KTLA channel 5. Lots of memories, very nostalgic now.
Another movie they would rerun often there is Robocop, a wateshed of the 80's, give it a chance for a reaction if you can! Along with Dredd (2012)- other perfect comic book adaptation- those are some of the best action/scifi movies out there.
And for a Twilight Zone-like movie, look into Dark City (the director's cut).
Thank you so much! You make a lot of good points - I still can't get over how amazing this soundtrack was. And thank you for the recommendations! Comics are a huge passion of ours, so I'm especially stoked to see Dredd!
Devil's Night was a real in the city of Detroit from late 1960s to the early 1990s. Various homes and buildings were vandalized and set ablaze. After a brutal Devil's Night in 1994, Mayor Dennis Archer promised that arson would no longer be tolerated in the city. In 1995, Detroit city officials organized and established Angel's Night from October 29-31. Each year as many as 50,000 volunteers patrol neighborhoods in the city of Detroit. Not that the vandalism or arson problem has magically disappeared. But the number of incidents that were once widely tolerated have greatly decreased. Which does show progress for the city since Angel's Night was established.
I grew up near Detroit and was surprised to learn it's not a "thing" everywhere - I mean I saw what it did to Detroit, but elsewhere (at least in my small town) it was more like a harmless prank night, like toilet paper in trees, or one time someone had put a "For Sale" sign at the entrance to a park...
@@hellomark1 I know that it seemed harmless and for the most part was. But people were hurt and even killed doing this type of prank. Sometimes they were accidentally hurt or killed. Sometimes it was completely intentional. There have even been times when criminals would burn down homes or buildings to get rid of the bodies or evidence of their crimes.
One of my favorite movies and soundtracks ever and yes it's based off of a comic book/graphic novel. The director Alex Proyas also directed Dark City as well.
crows are necromancers lol. I loved this movie not just because i love dark movies but because it was brandons last movie that he wanted to make as his final last action film which ended real bad. love the quotes as well. Thanks guys for watching and liking this classic!
The band is Medicine. The singer with the back tattoo is Beth Thompson. One of the best there ever was. And a lovely person inside and out. The song she's singing is Time Baby III.
The band performing, if I recall correctly, is the Artificial Joy Club.
The two bands performing were Medicine, and later in the film, My Life The Thrill Kill Kult (now going by just The Kult), the songs are Time Baby III by Medicine and After the Flesh by The Kult.
31:42 - Love the facial expression X D
And Eric is a revenant, literally 'one who comes back'.
Watched it in the theater in my early twenties. Dressed up as the Crow for Halloween ;) Fun watch, thanks.
This soundtrack is fire! The cure song burn is one of my favorite cure songs.
I have often imagined later on, and when you asked what roles Brandon might have played...he would most likely have been perfect in the matrix as Neo instead of Keanu Reeves....he had the martial arts background and as you said charisma for days....i saw him first in showdown in little tokyo back when i was a kid growing up like 8 years old or something...with Dolph Lundgren. Its a pretty cool movie..
Its such a weird "curse" the Lee family suffered. Bruce died in 1973 just when he was about to break out internationally really...and to think his son would die 20 years later when he was about to really make it big in Hollywood it seemed...cause he is great in The crow...its very similar to how Heath Ledger got huge apraise for his Joker role in The Dark Knight in 2008...the charaacter mannerisms/makeup are very similar imo and im sure Heath got some inspiration from Brandons character
You two have great chemistry together and your also HILARIOUS!
One of my favorite movies
The Cure music is insane in this movie...🤘🏻 🤘🏻
Ok a few corrections here... "Rapping at my chamber door" yea that's Edgar Alan Poe's "Raven" but did you see Eric's last name "D" "RAVEN"... Secondly the sound track for this movie as far as I know as done by legit 90's bands. From the Rollins band (ft. Henry Rollins), Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, Pantera, The Cure, Helmet, The Violent Femmes..It's actually one of the best 90's movie soundracks you could ever find.
The rooftop running scenes were filmed last after Brandon had died, the stuntman was Brandon's sparring partner and they had trained to together since they pretty young at one Bruce Lee's students schools.
“Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss”
― John Milton, Paradise Lost
This film always meant a lot to je, i was a huge Bruce Lee fan and had been following Brandons career, excited because i was also a fan of the source material and when i heard the news of Brandons passing, i was in shock. By far, the most affected i have ever been by a celebrity's passing. I watched this entire reaction with a lump in my throat, and watery eyes. It almost seems like the world has forgotten about him, and this performance was every big as good as Heath Ledger in his last role. True, i am biased, but there is no doubt in my mind and heart that Brandon would have been a mega star. RIP father and son, immortalized by being taken too soon. 32 and 28 respectively. Still left quite a legacy...
The thing always stands out to me about Brandon Lee's masterful performance is he goes from madness to trembling (you could knock him down with feather) to "you realize that you've done F'd up right" in an instant.
well done! i really enjoyed your take on this - brought me back to the first time i saw it! so many good lines, so many riveting scenes, and yes, the soundtrack was so 90's, but it was perfect! and i dont think they could have cast anyone better for the police officer than ernie hudson! keep up the great work!
This is one of thpse rare films where black is actually black, not blue or some such, there's texture to everything but the shadows are THICK and have depth.
"Dark City" also feels that way, (same director).
"Victims aren't we all" There are so many amazing one-liners that are but aren't, if that makes sense. This is like in my top three of all time. Welcome to the fandom that is The Crow
3:11: "This is definitely shot on film... So it looks amazing."
Instant subscribe. Movies just don't look like this anymore. And frankly, with the current technology, I'm not sure this specific film look can be replicated.
Music in the movies holds up to this day. I remember this movie when it cam out and i was hardly in my teens..oh great times.
So fun fact. The Wachowski's actually had Brandon Lee in mind when they were writing the Matrix. Makes you wonder what other big parts might have gone to him if things had turned out better.
This soundtrack was the top selling album from a movie of altime . Still amazing and every song is gold still. Have it in my vehicle now still
28:30 A back handspring. I took karate as a teen and tried and failed many times before getting it a few times. Never had a trouble with my back just landing on the carpet.
_It's can't rain all the time_ One of my favorite films. I saw this as a teen and so did a former girlfriend. I was mentioning the film to her and she was surprised I knew it and said it was her favorite too. Our relationship ended in 2019 unexpectedly, and she passed away August 17th of 2022. So seeing this film brings up some good memories, but also reminds me of where things are now. That quote from the film though was something her and I bonded over, and had things in common.
Matrix comes to mind as he already knew Kung-Fu, maybe even Speed.. pretty much Keanu's stuff
A few things to add:
1. Heath Ledger took inspiration from The Crow when forming the portrayal of his Joker.
2. When pro wrestler Steve Borden needed a dark avenger type character for his wrestling gimmick, Scott Hall told him to “watch The Crow”
3. The scene where Sarah goes to see Eric in the apartment is a body double (as it was filmed after Brandon’s death)
- The audio is from a deleted scene as the original screenplay was a direct adaptation of the comic book, however this was of course rewritten and reshot after Brandon’s tragic passing
4. Sofia Shinas (Shelly’s actress) refused to return for reshoots because of Brandon’s passing, thus leading to further rewriting
5. Ernie Hudson said he can never bring himself to watch the movie because him and Brandon got to know each other (he also said he will never watch the sequels or remake as, to him, Brandon is The Crow)
6. The comic was written by James O’Barr and spawned from his fiancée being killed by a drunk driver who ended up serving no time in jail. Like the movie there were many times James stopped and felt he couldn’t finish, due to bringing back how painful it all was for him. But in the end, creating the comic was his therapy
7. James O’Barr was a consultant on the remake in the early stages (when Bradley Cooper, Luke Evans, Jack Huston, and Jason Momoa were attach to star at various points). He stated it was to make a more faithful adaptation to his original comic
8. James O’Barr was kicked off the project when the remake’s director stated he wanted to go for a “different direction”, making fundamental changes from the source material (comics & movie)
9. Across all media (comics, novels, movies, and TV) there are 27 unique characters who all become Crows
Lastly, who ever sat through to read all of this, thank you, you’re a trooper. And judging from the last points I made, I’m sure you know my stance on this ‘remake’
The score & soundtrack to this are so amazing
the music. the heart. this does not need a remake.
The kick-to-stand move Brandon does is called a kip-up. I used to be able to do it myself, too old and out of shape now. This was the only movie where I went back into the theater and bought another ticket to see it again.
Brandon Lee is so good. It sucks that he didn't live through making this. He had a lot left to show us. The way he can switch between pyschotic, traumatized and tender is amazing. It's a very demanding and multi-faceted role, but there's not a single moment where he's not convincing. It's over-the-top, but subtle as well. Watch his facial expressions and listen to the inflections in his voice especially in his more reserved moments. He can freak you out and then choke you up all in the same scene.
15:18 'It Can't Rain All the Time' is the title of one of Eric's band's songs.
Edit: aaaand you caught that later. 😂
I wish i had the chin to rock the stache-only look. Who am i kidding, i wish i had a chin. Good video, great start for the channel. Subscribed.
The band with the front woman is/was a real band. They went by Medicine the song is called Time Baby III
Me and my friends went to the debut of this in theaters and we all had black clothes white faces black lipstick and eyeliner back then ..