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13 unusual facts about The Crow


Bharat Nalluri

In addition to his television work Nalluri has worked in film, including directing The Crow: Salvation in 2000.

Gene Warren

He also contributed to such projects as Land of the Lost, Man from Atlantis, and The Crow: City of Angels.

Mischief Night

In the 1994 film The Crow, based upon comic book of the same name, the protagonist, Eric Draven, and his fiancée are murdered on the eve of their Halloween wedding on "Devil's Night" by a street gang on the orders of Detroit's most notorious crime lord, Top Dollar.

Norman Partridge

He is also the author of a Crow novel, The Crow: Wicked Prayer, which was adapted in 2005 into the fourth Crow movie, bearing the same name.

The Crow: City of Angels

The Crow: City of Angels is a 1996 American supernatural action film directed by Tim Pope.

On September 11, 2012, Echo Bridge released another Blu-ray release of the film (once again, a double feature with The Crow: Wicked Prayer.) It was already being sold at Walmart stores before its official release date had been reached.

The Weinstein Brothers offered directing duties to Tim Pope on the basis of his work on a short film, Phone, he made in 1991.

Tori Amos turned down the role of Sarah, while Jon Bon Jovi auditioned for the role of Ashe, but Vincent Pérez got that job in the end.

Punk rock legend Iggy Pop was hired to play the villain Curve; Pop had previously been offered the role of Funboy in the first movie.

The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo

The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo is a 2009 album by Steve Martin, featuring Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Earl Scruggs, Tim O'Brien, Tony Trischka and Mary Black.

The Crow: Wicked Prayer

It was already being sold at Walmart stores before its official release date had been reached.

The Crow: Wicked Prayer is a 2005 American supernatural action film directed by Lance Mungia and inspired by Norman Partridge's novel of the same title.

Along with their three confederates "Pestilence" (Yuji Okumoto), "Famine" (Tito Ortiz), and "War" (Marcus Chong), Luc and Lola murder Lily and Jimmy in a brutal ritual that they hope will conjure the rebirth of the Antichrist.


Adam Yosef

In October 2007, Yosef was included in Ikonz magazine's special Halloween photo shoot, in which he was transformed into a The Crow.

Bahman Farmanara

He produced some major films, including Abbas Kiarostami's first feature, The Report (1977), Bahram Bayzai's The Crow (1977), Khosrow Haritash's Divine One (1976), Mohammad-Reza Aslani's Wind and Chess (1976) and Valerio Zurlini's Desert of the Tartars (1977 co-production with Italy and France).

Brian Ferrara

In the same interview, Ferrara says he was inspired to get into the comic book industry by such titles as Heavy Metal, Mad, Wolverine and Punisher from Marvel, Lobo and Batman from DC, Evil Ernie, The Crow, The Tick, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Fear and Bullets

Fear and Bullets was an album created through a collaboration between James O'Barr and longtime friend John Bergin as a soundtrack to O'Barr's graphic novel The Crow.

Kylee Cochran

Cochran had roles in several major films such as The Crow: Salvation, Gangland and The Paper Brigade.

Lisa Papineau

Papineau received initial recognition when her band, Pet, co-founded with composer Tyler Bates, was featured on The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack, and then the Blue Note Records soundtrack for the film The Last Time I Committed Suicide.

Mein Land

During the stage performance, each band member has face paint similar to Brandon Lee in the film The Crow.