The Crow: City of Angels
Short description
In Los Angeles, a man named Ashe Corven and his young son witness a gangland killing and are murdered to silence them. A mystical crow brings Ashe back from the dead, and he sets out to punish those responsible. A friend of the crow's earlier bearer, the artist Sarah, becomes his ally, while the drug lord Judah Earl and his gang stand in his way.
The film is a sequel to the 1994 adaptation of the comic by James O'Barr, moving the story to a new city and a new wronged man, played by Vincent Perez. Sarah is again played by Mia Kirshner, and the cast includes Iggy Pop, Thomas Jane, Richard Brooks and Thuy Trang. It was directed by Tim Pope, making his feature debut, from a screenplay by David S. Goyer for Dimension Films, with Edward R. Pressman and Jeff Most producing among a credited cast of 25 and crew of 45.
Released in 1996, the film cost about 13 million dollars and took roughly 25 million worldwide, a modest return against the popularity of its predecessor. Reactions were poor: critics gave it 3.5 out of 10 across 37 reviews, while audiences were only slightly kinder, with 4.6 on IMDb from more than 21,000 votes and 5.5 on TMDB from over 600.
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, the main character was to be named Michael Corvin, however the name was changed to Ash.
- Jon Bon Jovi auditioned for the lead role.
- When Kerver runs out of the bar, he knocks over a basket, but a few seconds later the basket is back in an upright position.
- Initially, there was no fight scene between Vincent Perez and Tui Trang in the script, but Tui convinced director Tim Pope to add the scene and performed most of her own stunts.
- Tori Amos could have played Sarah, but she declined.
- The following scenes were cut from the film: When Ash runs from Sarah's apartment, he doesn't believe he's dead. After that, Sarah stabs him with a kitchen knife. When Ash deals with the "Monkey," he exits the building, then says, "Don't try this at home, kids," and then shoots himself. In the original version, Ash didn't burn Danny's drawings. In the film, Ash deals with Kali, then with Kerver. In the original, it was the other way around. When Kali was thrown out the window, Ash appears out of nowhere. Kali asks him to kill her quickly because she is suffering from pain. Ash turns around and walks away.
- This was the last film of actress Tui Trang.
- Alex McDowell drew inspiration for the design of Los Angeles from the architecture of the 1920s and 1940s.
- The main villain, Judah, recites a poem about a raven in one scene. This poem was taken from the original comic by James O’Barr.
- A stunt double was used for some scenes involving Vincent Perez, however, Vincent insisted on performing all the stunts himself in the final scene. The scenes of falling from the fifth floor, whipping, and hanging were performed by Vincent himself.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
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