Brandon Lee
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The untimely death of actor Brandon Lee would have been a major story under any circumstances--the death of an actor by accidental shooting during the filming of a movie is both rare and shocking and so would attract a good deal of attention. However, the death of Brandon Lee at the age of 28 created more of a stir than might otherwise have been the case because of his family history, with the sudden death of his father, Bruce Lee, when the latter had achieved international stardom at the age of 32, and because of the nature of the film he was shooting, a film about a hero who returns from the dead. The story was thus played up as if there were a curse on the Lee family and as if aspects of the movie being made had come to life, with the movie also being made out to have been unlucky from the beginning. Brandon Lee was eight years old when his father died, and he spent most of his life trying to come to terms with a man he hardly knew. The death of Bruce Lee also engendered a good deal of speculation and conjecture because of its suddenness, his young age, his clearly superior physical condition, and some uncertainty as to the cause of the death. Autopsy results at the time indicated that death was caused by a brain swelling brought about by an allergic reaction to a painkiller. Most of the people closest to Bruce Lee, including his widow, accepted these findings, but elements in the press continued to make a mystery of the situation, just as they would do with the deat
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Little Tokyo was not a major hit, but it did get him into the business and also got him some notice. Rapid Fire was released in August 1992 and was Brandon Lee's first starring role. He signed a three picture deal with Twentieth Century-Fox, then plunged into a worldwide publicity tour to promote the movie. He saw this as his opportunity to escape from his father's shadow (Goodell 70-72).
The Crow was to be the actor's major breakthrough to a wider audience, and he was very enthusiastic about the film and its prospects. The film was considered a risky venture just the same:
This was a strange, cartoonish horror flick that didn't fit into any neat category no one really knew what it would do at the box office. But it did have Ed Pressman, one of the most respected independent producers in Hollywood, behind it, as well as Paramount Pictures, which had signed on to distribute the film (Goodell 71).
The screenplay was based on a comic book by James O'Barr. Lee read the script and lobbied hard for the part, but Pressman's first choice was Christian Slater. When Slater passed, Pressman took another look at Lee, who was so enthusiastic about The Crow that he signed on for two sequels. In an in
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