Brandon Lee – The Crow
The son of legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, Brandon Lee was set to take Hollywood by storm, mixing his family name with his own charm and talent. Sadly, on the set while filming his breakout role in The Crow, Lee was shot by a prop gun that had a dummy round left in the chamber. He died after six hours in surgery.
With only eight days left of filming to complete the movie, Lee’s mother and fiancé both encouraged director Alex Proyas to finish the film. To complete it, Lee’s friend and stunt double Chad Stahelski stood in for him while special effects were used to give him Lee’s face while another stunt double help finished out some of the action scenes. The result is a movie in which Lee’s role is perfect, and there’s no indication of the tragedy that befell him.
