2. The Crow
A couple of entries ago we talked about Bruce Lee’s death, but unfortunately, he was not the only member of the Lee family to go into acting and die before the age of 35. Brandon Lee was Bruce Lee’s son and although he appeared in several movies, he will always be remembered for his leading role in the his final film, The Crow. The movie itself was a low-budget affair, and it took several cost-cutting measures to make sure it did not go over budget; but despite the financial constraints, shooting went off without a hitch until one tragic day. During an action scene that involved guns which Brandon was a part of, he was shot in the heart by a gun which accidentally still had a real bullet in the chamber; and he died from the gunshot later that day in hospital. The cast and crew decided to finish the movie to honor Lee, and re-wrote the script while also getting a stand-in for Lee; they also used visual effects to place Lee in certain shots. The Crow came out in 1994, and has become a successful cult classic.
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