Brandon Bruce Lee

Eric Draven

Luca Ward

Rochelle Davis

Sarah

Federica De Bortoli

Ernie Hudson

Sergente Albrecht

Pietro Biondi

Michael Wincott

Top Dollar

Mario Cordova

Ling Bai

Myca

Giuppy Izzo

Sofia Shinas

Shelly Webster

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Anna Levine

Darla

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David Patrick Kelly

T-Bird

Luciano Roffi

Angel David

Skank

Edoardo Nevola

Laurence Mason

Tin Tin

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Michael Massee

Funboy

Stefano Benassi

Tony Todd

Grunge

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Jon Polito

Gideon

Eugenio Marinelli

Marco Rodriguez

Detective Torres

Danilo De Girolamo

Production Designer
Alex McDowell

Edited By
Dov Hoenig, A.C.E.
and Scott Smith

Director of Photography
Dariusz Wolski

Co-Producers
Caldecot Chubb
and James A. Janowitz

Executive Producer
Robert L. Rosen

Based on the comic book series
and comic strip by James O'Barr

Screenplay by
David J.Schow
and John Shirley

Produced by
Edward R. Pressman
and Jeff Most

Directed By
Alex Proyas

Stunt Coordinator
Jeff Imada

Fight Choreography
Brandon Lee and Jeff Imada

Medicine
James Goodall    Brad Laner
James Putnam    Eddie Ruscha
Elizabeth Thompson

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
Marston Daley    Laura Gomel
Rachel Hollingsworth    Charles Levi
Mark McCabe    Frank Nardiello

Michael Wincott as Top Dollar

   Michael Wincott created a fascinating villain in Top Dollar. I think Jeff Conner (co-author of "The Crow: The Movie") summed up Wincott's performance perfectly; "His sinister deadpan delivery personifies evil while walking the line between scary and humerous."
   Wincott (born 6 Jan 1959) grew up in Toronto, Canada, and attended the pestigious Julliard school of Drama in New York from which he graduated in 1986. His career has spanned both stage and screen, including television appearances in episodes of Miami Vice and The Equalizer. Wincott's film credits include many supporting roles. He can be seen in films such as Born on the Forth of July (1989), The Doors (1991), Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991), and The Three Musketeers (1993). But it was in Ridley Scott's 1492: Conquest Of Paradise (1992) that James O'Barr (The Crow's author) first noticed him. O'Barr says, "They asked me early on if I had any casting suggestions. I'd just seen Wincott steal the show from Gerard DePardieu and thought he'd make a great Top Dollar. I was really surprised when they actually got him." More recently, Wincott has appeared in productions such as Metro (1997) and Alien:Resurrection (1997). I think most people would agree that The Crow would not be the same without Michael Wincott as Top Dollar, with that trademark deep, rasping voice of his. IMDB page

David Patrick Kelly as T-Bird

"The things that inspired me to create T-Bird were based in the 'Revolt of Angels' in John Milton's Paradise Lost." says Kelly. "The concepts of light and dark, and why evil comes in, and the powers of ambition and greed, and the seven deadly sins; these evil things are completely dwarfed by the goodness that avenges them."

   In fact, it is Milton's Paradise Lost that T-bird is quoting to Shelley during one of the flashback sequences in the film, and also just before he is killed.

   David Patrick Kelly studied at the International School Of Mime of Marcel Marceau, and worked with renowned acting teacher Mira Rostova. He has built a formidable stage career, both on and off broadway, and has extensive film credits. His film debut was in The Warriors (1979) and he has since been in films such as 48 Hours (1982), Commando (1985), Wild at Heart (1990), Malcom X (1992), and on television in Twin Peaks (1990). IMDB page

Angel Davidas Skank

   Angel David has appeared in a number of New York based stage productions including 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore, a European tour of Macbeth, and the feature films Baby Boom (1987), It Could Happen To You. (1994), Kiss of Death (1995) and G.I. Jane (1997). Some of the film's more humerous moments are provided by Angel David as the not-too-bright 'speed freak' Skank - his account of how T-Bird came to be killed prompted Top Dollar's comment "Maybe we ougtta just video tape this and play it back in slow motion."... IMDB page

Bai Ling as Myca

   Bai Ling plays Top Dollar's half sister and equally sadistic lover, Myca. She was born in China in 1970 and was a soldier in the Chinese army in Tibet from the age of fourteen. She is well-known in her homeland, but it took her a couple of years in the USA to be cast in a featured role. She has appeared in the T.V. series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and the Broadway production of Sancho the Bailiff. "I've played a lot of characters," the young actress stated, "but I have never played one like Myca. She's mean; mean and evil.". I think that sums up Myca perfectly... IMDB page

Laurence Mason as Tin-Tin

   Laurence Mason is a first-generation American whose parents are natives of Trinidad. After graduating from New York's High School for Performing Arts, his main priority was the stage. He does, however have some film credits including Joey Breaker (1993), True Romance (1993) and New York Cop (1996). Mason's character in The Crow, Tin-Tin, was extremely competent with knives and knife-throwing, and Mason had to acquire some skill and confidence with knives in order to portray Tin-Tin convincingly. "Laurence had no knowledge of knife-fighting," Jeff Imada (stunt co-ordinator) explained. "I just gave him some lessons, some fundamentals, how to handle a knife, certain fancy twirls and some stances and movements. Since he's supposed to be highly trained, he had to learn some real-life techniques of how a knife-fighter would react to certain things and how he would make them a part of himself. When you watch the movie, you'll see that he's very comfortable with the weapons - he's quick with them, he elaborated even more so." Although Tin-Tin is not in the film for long, he makes a lasting impression. IMDB page

Michael Massee as Funboy

   Funboy is a .44 wielding junkie, yet another of T-Bird's 'merry men'. He lives above The Pit, a bar where he and the other members of the gang hang out. According to Costume Designer Arianne Phillips, Funboy's outfit was inspired by Iggy Pop, for whom she's designed costumes. The happy face T-shirt that he wears is taken straight from the original comics. Past roles for Michael Massee include that of a transsexual in Monika Treut's film My Father Is Coming (1991). Some of his more recent film appearances include Seven (1995) (where he is barely recognisable from how he looks in The Crow), One Fine Day (1996) and Lost Highway (1997). Michael was the one holding the gun in the accident in which Brandon Lee was shot (No charges were ever brought upon Massee over the incident). IMDB page

Tony Todd as Grange

"Grange is a corporate killer, an assassin who enjoys what he's doing. says Todd. He's not a henchman, he doesn't do it reluctantly. He likes investigating the nature of death. He enjoys it."

   Grange is Top Dollar's lieutenant and private assassin. He spends lots of time lurking in the shadows, but is an important part of Top Dollar's armoury. Tony Todd had gained previous experience in supernatural horror when he starred in Candyman (1992) opposite Virginia Madsen. He had also appeared in such films as Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986), Bird (1988) Colours (1988), Lean on Me (1989), Excessive Force (1992), The Rock (1996) and Wishmaster (1997). As for TV appearances, he has repeatedly appeared in three flavours of Star Trek - The Next Generation, Deep Space 9 and Voyager and also Homicide: Life on the Street. IMDB page

Jon Polito as Gideon

   James O'Barr based the character Gideon (yet another under Top Dollar's ultimate rule) on a mobster in the film Miller's Crossing (1990). The part of that mobster was played by Jon Polito. It so happened that Polito was working on The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) in the same studio as The Crow was filming. Polito was able to work on both films, and so fulfilled O'Barr's ultimate casting choice. Polito's career began on the stage, winning an Obie award for his role in Other People's Money. He regularly appeared on TV in series such as Homicide: Life on the Street, and has notched up an impressive amount of film credits. His films (as well as those already mentioned) include Highlander (1986), The Freshman (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Barton Fink (1991) and The Big Lebowski (1998) IMDB page

Ernie Hudson as Albrecht

"This is a movie where darkness has totally taken over. Out of death comes hope, renewal - a rebirth. I like being a part of that, being a normal person who makes a stand."

   Ernie Hudson was born on 17 December 1945 in Michigan and trained for the stage at the Yale School of Drama. He recieved a Dramalogue award for his Los Angeles performance in The Great White Hope. He has appeared in many films over a period of more than twenty years, including such titles as: Ghostbusters (1984) - plus the sequel in 1989 -, Leviathan (1989), The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1992), No Escape (1994), Congo (1995) and The Basketball Diaries (1995), as well as numerous appearances in television series including The Dukes Of Hazzard (in 1982), The A-Team (in 1983), Tales From The Crypt (in 1993) and Superman (in 1997). IMDB page

Rochelle Davis as Sarah

   The Crow was Rochelle's first film. She says Brandon was always there to help her. "He's great to work with; very lovable, very sweet." Director Alex Proyas says of Rochelle; "She is a really terrific actor. She has to take all the credit for her performance. I saw my role as trying to make her comfortable enough with the material to just do her thing, be as natural as possible. Fortunately, this seemed easy for her." Davis also has good things to say about her Director; "He helped me a lot. If I messed up he didn't have a fit. I mean, I was all upset and worked up and he just said, 'Oh, it's okay. We'll do it again, just rest for a minute'". The film owes a lot to the fact that Sarah's feelings always seem authentic - "I did one scene with him [Brandon] where he made me cry," said Davis, "I, sort of, know how to make myself cry a little bit, but it's better when it's real." IMDB page

Sofia Shinas as Shelley

   Like Rochelle Davis, The Crow was Sofia Shinas' first film. She had, however, had extensive stage and also singing experience. Her scenes with Brandon Lee are full of spontaneous feeling and convey the love that a the main theme of the film, and is what drives Eric to his revenge. "We had the script before us, but we also improvised." she says, "Brandon wanted to make sure that the audience had a tremendous amount of empathy for Eric, and Alex [Alex Proyas, Director] was very supportive of our explorations. Brandon and I were so excited and we wanted to make sure that we did this properly. Alex was very dedicated and worked really hard to help us understand exactly what he wanted, to bring forth new emotions." IMDB page