On March 31 1993, while The Crow was in its last days of filming, its star Brandon Lee (son of the legendary Bruce Lee) was shot and killed in a strange on-set accident, as he was actually filming his characters death scene. Using scores of first hand accounts from the cast and crew, author Bridget Baiss describes in detail the bizarre chain of events which led up to this fateful day, and beyond, to the films final, triumphant release.

"This is the best role I have had the opportunity to get my hands on".

- Brandon Lee


For the first time I understood how Brandon Lee was killed   July 25, 2000
 7 out of 7 found this review helpful

This book surprised me. Although I am a fan of the original Crow movie, I didnlt expect the book to be so thoroughly researched. I was fascinated by all the details of how the movie came to be made, by the accounts of the struggle to shoot the film, and by all the characters. For the first time I understood exactly how Brandon Lee was tragically killed, and this part of the book was extremely moving and insightful. A gripping read !


Such a wonderful Book~!   November 27, 2000
 7 out of 8 found this review helpful

I really enjoyed reading "The Crow -Story behind the film"...every chapter,every page,EVERY WORD was exciting to read on through this book.Perhaps because I am such a Brandon Lee fan and still 'til this day do I believe that The Crow was arguably his best work ever..and this book tells it ALL~!......from its origins as first starting out being a comic book,trying to make this gothic love story into a film,the struggles of making the movie,of course the hugest tragedy which took the life of the young star,the cause of his death and how the movie was finished without the late Brandon Lee......the best part about this book was how the author got so much information from different cast and crew members who were all once part of the film....this was the best part about the book since I was so curious to know how each and every person who was responsible in making this film felt about making it and how they reacted to that fateful nite of the shooting .....as well as how they or if they ever learned to cope with this difficult experience.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book to every CROW/Brandon Lee fan or anyone who once saw this film and became interested in what exactly happened on the set to this promising actor who had such a promising future .......I have collected many Brandon Lee memorabilias in almost the past decade but I must say that this book is definitely the most treasured one I have since it closes the ending chapter to the person I admire so much.


Good but confusing   August 8, 2000
 5 out of 10 found this review helpful

The first thing I wanted to read in this book was how Brandon was killed. It was easy to find the section. With detail it explained HOW it happened. The next reason I bought the book was to find out how he died. The medical facts. And it just wasnt there. Brandon got shot, had surgery, he died. Thats it. I also found the book to jump into to many things at once which made it difficult to read. One minute your watching Brandon die, the next your reading about the shooter, the next your in the production office with people who dont know what is going on yet waiting to be told. I was disappointed in the book, but for fans of the Crow movie, or Brandon, I do recommend it. Its still more information than we ever had. But Im still waiting for something to read on Brandons medical condition and why he died at the moment he did in hospital. None of that is explained.


To Find Out What Really Happened . . . .   January 31, 2002
 5 out of 5 found this review helpful

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.