Exactly 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.
Cinematography
Rain-slicked Detroit streets that defined gothic cinema.
Practical Effects
That crow? Real. Trained. Occasionally attacked Brandon Lee.
Score
Nine Inch Nails covering Joy Perfection. Enough said.
Director
Alex Proyas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brandon Lee died from a prop gun malfunction during filming; the movie was completed using doubles and digital face replacement in the 90s.
The Crow basically created Hot Topic. Every goth aesthetic from 1994-2004 traces back to this film's visual language.
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