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"For a long time after that film, I really sensed Brandon's presence around me." -- Robert Zukerman - Unit Photographer --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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The Crow is the ultimate cult movie, with a dedicated worldwide following, and two sequels, plus a fourth currently in production. Now, ten years after the original film’s release, the full story of this seemingly cursed production can finally be told...

In The Crow’s last days of filming, its star Brandon Lee (son of Bruce Lee) was killed in a strange on-set accident, while filming his character’s death scene. Bridget Baiss describes the chain of events which led from O’Barr’s creation of the graphic novel, up to this fateful day, and beyond, to the film’s final, triumphant release.

The definitive account of The Crow’s production and the phenomenon it became, packed with scores of interviews with the film’s cast and crew.

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One evening in 1994, a friend persuaded me to go to a movie theater in Westwood Village, in Los Angeles, to see the movie THE CROW shortly after its release. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars To Find Out What Really Happened . . . ., Jan 30 2002

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Meg O. (NYC, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Crow: The Story Behind the Film (Hardcover)

As a longtime Crow fan, I was interested in finding out exactly what happened behind the scenes during the production of the film. Baiss' book does an excellent job of providing this information, through the use of quotes taken from several crew and cast members. My only criticism is how poorly the book was written. I am not sure who the editor is, but the book is riddled with grammatical and typographical errors to the point where I don't understand how it made it to publication. Her flow is also a little difficult to follow in places, although this may simply be a result of Baiss being a first-time writer. Also, most of the major individuals involved in the production of this film, including the director, would not speak with Baiss, so the account is mainly from the view of several cast and technical crew members. I would, however, recommend it for those interested in what really happened during production of "The Crow." I came away knowing more than I had before, even if I had trouble wading through all the typos.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, Jan 8 2002

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Witchy woman (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Crow: The Story Behind the Film (Hardcover)

If you loved the movie, you will love this book. It was so in depth, it answered questions i hadn't even thought of.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Hillariously misguided, Dec 31 2001

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Daniel Fowlkes "some Guy" (Stafford, VA (USA)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Crow: The Story Behind the Film (Hardcover)

This book cracked me up. In the Preface the author explains that she got dragged to the movie and thought it was okay but nothing special; then she heard that Crow-related stuff sold really well so she decided to write a book she says. In the Introduction which follows she tells how she contacted every single person involved with the movie -- and none of them would talk to her (well, okay, so two or three actually did, but none of the major players, she admits). But she decided to write the book anyway. The rest of the book is riddled with typographical errors.

I enjoyed this book, don't get me wrong, but it offers nothing new and felt a little dry to me, written as it is by someone with no passion for the film or the comic upon which it was based.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Crow: The Story Behind the Film
The Story behind the film was very sad the they were filming the movie, they though that he was acting, but he wasn't he was real hurt badly. That part was the saddest part. Read more

Published on April 10 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars die Krähe
It`s very interesting to see the authors` ideas.i have also seen the film but it is not as good as the book. Read more

Published on Jun 26 2001