The Crow (franchise)

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The Crow
Created by James O'Barr
Original work The Crow (1989)
Print publications
Novel(s)
  • The Crow (1995)
  • The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
  • The Crow: Quoth the Crow (1998)
  • The Crow: The Lazarus Heart (1998)
  • The Crow: Clash by Night (1998)
  • The Crow: Temple of Night (1999)
  • The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2000)
  • The Crow: Hellbound (2001)
Comics
  • The Crow (1989)
  • The Crow: Dead Time (1996)
  • The Crow: Flesh & Blood (1996)
  • The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
  • The Crow: Wild Justice (1996)
  • The Crow: Waking Nightmares (1997–1998)
  • The Crow/Razor: Kill the Pain (1998)
  • The Crow (1999)
Films and television
Film(s)
Television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998–1999)
Games
Video game(s) The Crow: City of Angels (1997)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)

The Crow is an American media franchise based on the limited comic book series of the same name created by James O'Barr. Since then, there have been four released films and a television series.

Contents

Films

FilmU.S. release dateDirectorScreenwriter(s)Producers
The Crow May 13, 1994 Alex Proyas David J. Schow and John Shirley Edward R. Pressman & Jeff Most
The Crow: City of Angels August 30, 1996 Tim Pope David S. Goyer
The Crow: Salvation January 23, 2000 Bharat Nalluri Chip Johannessen
The Crow: Wicked Prayer July 19, 2005 Lance Mungia Lance Mungia, Jeff Most and Sean Hood
The Crow August 23, 2024 Rupert Sanders Zach Baylin and Will SchneiderEdward R. Pressman, Molly Hassell, Victor Hadida, John Jencks & Samuel Hadida

Television

SeriesSeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
  • 1
  • 22
September 25, 1998May 22, 1999

Unmade films

The Crow: 2037

Initial development on a third Crow film was announced in August 1997, when Rob Zombie was attached to make a directorial debut with The Crow: 2037. [1] White Zombie covered the KC and the Sunshine Band hit "I'm Your Boogie Man" for the soundtrack of The Crow: City of Angels , and after seeing Rob Zombie's work on the video he produced for the song, Edward Pressman offered Zombie the opportunity to helm the third Crow film. [1] Had the film been made, Zombie planned to shift focus in tone from the revenge angle of the previous two entries, to a more horror based approach. The film would've began in 2010, when a young boy and his mother are murdered on Halloween night by a Satanic priest. A year later, the boy is resurrected as the Crow. Twenty-seven years later, and unaware of his past, he has become a bounty hunter on a collision course with his now all-powerful killer. [1]

The Crow: Lazarus

In July 2000, rapper DMX had been in discussions with producers about a fourth Crow film titled The Crow: Lazarus about a rapper who chooses to leave the music scene for the love of a woman and is killed during a drive-by shooting. The rapper is then reincarnated as The Crow in order to take revenge on the gang responsible for his death. [2] Production had been slated to begin in November of that year, but the project ultimately never came to be. [3]

Cast

CharactersOriginal FilmsRebootTelevision
The Crow The Crow:
City of Angels 		The Crow:
Salvation 		The Crow:
Wicked Prayer 		The Crow The Crow:
Stairway to Heaven
199419962000200520241998 – 1999
Eric Draven Brandon Lee Mentioned  Bill Skarsgård Mark Dacascos
Sarah Mohr Rochelle Davis Mia Kirshner   Katie Stuart
Albrecht Ernie Hudson  Marc Gomes
Top Dollar Michael Wincott   John Pyper-Ferguson
Shelly Webster Sofia Shinas   FKA Twigs Sabine Karsenti
Darla Anna Levine   Lynda Boyd
Tin-Tin Laurence Mason  Darcy Laurie
Funboy Michael Massee   Ty Olsson
Ashe Corven  Vincent Pérez  
Judah Earl  Richard Brooks  
Curve  Iggy Pop  
Alexander Frederick "Alex" Corvis  Eric Mabius  
Erin Randall  Kirsten Dunst  
Lauren Randall  Jodi Lyn O'Keefe  
Nathan Randall  William Atherton  
Police Captain John L. Book  Fred Ward  
James "Jimmy" Cuervo  Edward Furlong  
Luc "Death" Crash  David Boreanaz  
Lola Byrne  Tara Reid  
Lilly "Ignites the Dawn"  Emmanuelle Chriqui  
El Niño  Dennis Hopper  

Crew

Crew for the Crow film and television series
CrewFilm
The Crow The Crow:
City of Angels 		The Crow: Salvation The Crow:
Wicked Prayer 		The Crow
19941996200020052024
Composer Graeme Revell Marco Beltrami Jamie Christopherson Volker Bertelmann
Director of Photography Dariusz Wolski Jean-Yves Escoffier Carolyn ChenKurt BrabbeeSteve Annis [4]
Editor(s)Dov Hoenig
M. Scott Smith
  • Michael N. Knue
  • Anthony Redman
Howard E. Smith Dean Holland Jason Ballantine
Production company
  • Dimension Films
  • Entertainment Media Investment Corporation
  • Pressman Film
  • Jeff Most Productions
Dimension Films
  • Pressman Film
  • Jeff Most Productions
  • Fubu Films
  • Davis Films
  • Hassell Free Productions
  • Electric Shadow Co.
  • Pressman Film
  • Ashland Hill Media Finance
Distributor Miramax Films Dimension Films

Reception

Box office performance

FilmRelease dateBox office grossBudgetReference
US/CanadaOther
territories		Worldwide
The CrowMay 13, 1994$50,693,129$43,000,000$93,693,129$23 million [5] [6]
The Crow: City of AngelsAugust 30, 1996$17,917,287$6,931,174$24,848,461$13 million [7] [8]
The Crow: SalvationJanuary 23, 2000———$10 million[ citation needed ]
The Crow: Wicked PrayerJune 3, 2005————
Total$68,610,416$49,931,174$118,541,590$46 million

Critical response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
The Crow (1994)84% (63 reviews) [9] 71 (14 reviews) [10]
The Crow: City of Angels11% (36 reviews) [11] —
The Crow: Salvation18% (11 reviews) [12] —
The Crow: Wicked Prayer0% (8 reviews) [13] —

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The Crow is a 1994 American superhero film directed by Alex Proyas and written by David J. Schow and John Shirley, based on the 1989 comic book series by James O'Barr. It stars Brandon Lee, in his final film appearance, as Eric Draven, a musician who is resurrected from the dead to seek vengeance against the gang who murdered him and his fiancée.

<i>The Crow: City of Angels</i> 1996 film directed by Tim Pope

The Crow: City of Angels is a 1996 American superhero film directed by Tim Pope from a screenplay by David S. Goyer, and sequel to the 1994 film The Crow in addition to the second installment in The Crow film series. The film stars Vincent Pérez, Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks, Iggy Pop, Thomas Jane and Thuy Trang.

<i>The Crow: Salvation</i> 2000 supernatural superhero film directed by Bharat Nalluri

The Crow: Salvation is a 2000 American superhero film directed by Bharat Nalluri. Starring Eric Mabius as Alex Corvis and the third installment of The Crow film series, based on the comic book character of the same name by James O'Barr. After its distributor cancelled the intended wide theatrical release due to The Crow: City of Angels' negative critical reception, The Crow: Salvation was released direct-to-video after a limited theatrical run.

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<i>The Crow: Wicked Prayer</i> 2005 film by Lance Mungia

The Crow: Wicked Prayer is a 2005 American superhero film directed by Lance Mungia, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeff Most and Sean Hood, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Norman Partridge, which in turn was based on the comic book character The Crow created by James O'Barr. It is the standalone sequel to The Crow: Salvation (2000) and the fourth installment in The Crow film series. The film stars Edward Furlong, Tara Reid, David Boreanaz, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Dennis Hopper, Marcus Chong, Tito Ortiz, Rena Owen, Danny Trejo, and Macy Gray.

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  2. ↑ "Edward Furlong To Star In 'The Crow: Wicked Prayer'". MTV. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ "DMX Signs On To Resurrect "The Crow" Film Series". MTV. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Steve Annis | LUX". www.luxartists.net. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  5. ↑ "The Crow (1994)". Box Office Mojo . Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Worldwide rentals beat domestic take". Variety . February 13, 1995. p. 28.
  7. ↑ "The Crow: City of Angels". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ "The Crow: City of Angels (1996)". JPBox-Office. Archived from the original on 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  9. ↑ "The Crow (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Crow (1994)". Metacritic . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ "The Crow: City of Angels". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "The Crow - Salvation". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  13. ↑ "The Crow: Wicked Prayer". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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