The Story On How Brandon Lee Died During The Shoot Of The Crow
The Crow Fansite : How Brandon Lee Died
On march the 31th 1993, Michael Massee, Funboy, was supposed
to shoot Brandon with a blank during the filming of a flashback sequence.
His prop gun fired a .44 caliber bullet instead, which
struck Brandon in the abdomen. After 12 hours of emergency
surgery, Brandon died. No case has opened, it's been offically determend that
Brandon's death was an accident.
The flashback scene required Funboy's gun to be loaded, cocked and then
pointed at the camera. Because of the close-range of the shot,
the bullets loaded had real brass caps, but no powder.
After the cut, the propsmaster (not the armsmaster - he had left the set for the day)
dry-fired the gun to get the cock off, knocking an empty cartridge
into the barrel of the gun. The gun was loaded with blanks
(which usually contain the double or triple the powder of a normal
bullet to make a loud noise).
Brandon entered the set carrying a bag of groceries
containing an explosive blood pack. As Brandon entered the room,
Michael Massee (Funboy) was supposed to shoot Brandon (Eric Draven),
triggering the blood pack. Instead, the cartridge that was stuck
in the barrel was blasted at Brandon through the bag he was carrying,
killing him. The footage of the scene was destroyed without being developed.
